Carol, Generalisations – again!! It is not true to say that non-conformist denominations never had child baptisms. I have in front of me my own ‘Baptismal Card’ which certifies that I was baptised in 1939, the year of my birth, at Patricroft Congregational Church (in England).
This was, of course, a matter in which I had no choice but I never found the need to take any further action. My siblings were all baptised in the first year of there lives in non-conformist churches/chapels. Ron Ferguson http:www.fergys.co.uk/ From: cr brassfield Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 5:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Baptism and Christening The correct term has always been baptised. The official church records are baptismal records. 'Christening' is purely a colloquial/slang term. Non-conformist denominations never had child baptisms so the term 'christening' was never carried over to baptisms for those denominations. Carol > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Baptism and Christening > Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:09:40 +0200 > > On 2011/12/19 09:12, cr brassfield wrote: > > > The term 'christening' refers generally to child baptims in the > > Anglican/Episcopalian and Catholic churches in U.K. . So any old records > > would > > show that most ancestors would carry that term if they were from those > > denominations or U.K origin. > > Later records for individuals might show 'confirmation' dates. This would be > > roughly equivalent to 'baptism' in non-conformist denominations. > > Why then, do English PR records almost exclusively use the term 'baptised' or > 'baptizat' in pre-17th century records? > > -- > Regards, > Mike Fry > Johannesburg Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
