I have Harriet Marchant born 3/5/1821 in Leigh, Kent.
She is christened on 1/6/1821 at the Wesleyan church in Sevenoaks, Kent
She is christened again on 10/6/1821 at the Wesleyan church in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
Please could someone tell me why was she christened in 2 different Wesleyan churches? Is that the norm for this faith to be christened more than once?
Her family must have converted to the Wesleyan Methodist church in the early 1800’s because Harriet had 2 brothers and 3 sisters who are christened at St Marys in Leigh Kent between 1797 and 1807.
There are then 2 sisters and 1 brother who are christened between 1810 and 1818 in Wesleyan Churches. They are all christened in Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks but 1 brother and 1 sister are christened in Maidstone as well.
There is about 5 miles between Leigh and Tunbridge Wells and 5 miles between Leigh and Sevenoaks but Maidstone is a good 15 miles from Leigh so quite a jaunt in those days.
She is christened on 1/6/1821 at the Wesleyan church in Sevenoaks, Kent
She is christened again on 10/6/1821 at the Wesleyan church in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
Please could someone tell me why was she christened in 2 different Wesleyan churches? Is that the norm for this faith to be christened more than once?
Her family must have converted to the Wesleyan Methodist church in the early 1800’s because Harriet had 2 brothers and 3 sisters who are christened at St Marys in Leigh Kent between 1797 and 1807.
There are then 2 sisters and 1 brother who are christened between 1810 and 1818 in Wesleyan Churches. They are all christened in Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks but 1 brother and 1 sister are christened in Maidstone as well.
There is about 5 miles between Leigh and Tunbridge Wells and 5 miles between Leigh and Sevenoaks but Maidstone is a good 15 miles from Leigh so quite a jaunt in those days.
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