I have a general query regarding baptisms...
Has anybody ever heard of or found anyone in their research that has been baptised twice?
My reason for asking is as follows:
In my tree I have an Andrew Wortley b. abt 1642
IGI gives a baptism date of 19 Jun 1642 in Castor, Northampton and his parents were John and Elizabeth Wortley.
I've had cause to search the parish records for Gainsborough (at Gainsborough Library) as part of my hunt for Wortleys and found in their records Andrew Wortley was baptised 4 March 1642 and his father was John Wortley no mother mentioned.
Either this is coincidence and there were two Wortley family's, they both had sons Andrew baptised within a reasonably short space of time, both with a John Wortley as father or they are the same person....
One explanation I suppose being he was baptised first where the father came from and secondly where the mother came from.
I haven't had chance to check the IGI record against the parish record as yet.
Sorry for the lengthy explanation, just wondering if anyone had come across a "double" baptism or am I completely barking up the wrong tree........
A very confused (for the minute anyway!)
BourneGooner
Has anybody ever heard of or found anyone in their research that has been baptised twice?
My reason for asking is as follows:
In my tree I have an Andrew Wortley b. abt 1642
IGI gives a baptism date of 19 Jun 1642 in Castor, Northampton and his parents were John and Elizabeth Wortley.
I've had cause to search the parish records for Gainsborough (at Gainsborough Library) as part of my hunt for Wortleys and found in their records Andrew Wortley was baptised 4 March 1642 and his father was John Wortley no mother mentioned.
Either this is coincidence and there were two Wortley family's, they both had sons Andrew baptised within a reasonably short space of time, both with a John Wortley as father or they are the same person....
One explanation I suppose being he was baptised first where the father came from and secondly where the mother came from.
I haven't had chance to check the IGI record against the parish record as yet.
Sorry for the lengthy explanation, just wondering if anyone had come across a "double" baptism or am I completely barking up the wrong tree........
A very confused (for the minute anyway!)
BourneGooner
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