I'm still trying to understand whether non-conformists would baptize their children in Church of England churches.
I have a (possible) ancestor. Her birth is registered in Dr William's Library, as is her father's. She was born 1810, St Michaels Crooked Lane. Her father was son of a weaver.
Her spouse may have had Quaker heritage on his mother's side, but he was baptized Church of England in 1808.
Her 8 children are born between 1833 and 1853, in Shoreditch, Bethnal Green and Stepney.
All were baptized (tho not necessarily in a timely fashion, except #1) in Church of England churches.
But on the Royal Artillery attestation papers of the son born 1845, the words make Oath are crossed out, and written above is declare. Seems to indicate he was a non-conformist?
So, were non-conformist children baptized in Church of England Churches in the mid-1800s? If so, why?
I have a (possible) ancestor. Her birth is registered in Dr William's Library, as is her father's. She was born 1810, St Michaels Crooked Lane. Her father was son of a weaver.
Her spouse may have had Quaker heritage on his mother's side, but he was baptized Church of England in 1808.
Her 8 children are born between 1833 and 1853, in Shoreditch, Bethnal Green and Stepney.
All were baptized (tho not necessarily in a timely fashion, except #1) in Church of England churches.
But on the Royal Artillery attestation papers of the son born 1845, the words make Oath are crossed out, and written above is declare. Seems to indicate he was a non-conformist?
So, were non-conformist children baptized in Church of England Churches in the mid-1800s? If so, why?
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