Why would a 45 year old get baptised? she died not long after.
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I have a great-great grandmother who was from a non-conformist family. She was registered the same day as all her siblings at the Independent Chapel, but was baptised into the CofE at 21 - I think so she could work at the local rectory, where she was recorded on census night. She married a non-conformist and most of her descendents stayed with non-conforming churches.Diane
Sydney Australia
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My grandfather was baptised when in his 40's - he wanted to be confirmed. As there was no record of an infant baptism in the parish register for his place of birth, and he had no memory of having been baptised, he was bp one week and confirmed the next. (I only know about the confirmation aspect because my Mum could remember both events and told me about them.)
I have several instances of not being able to find a bp for just one child out of a large family, despite searching the registers of surrounding villages and of other denominations.
JayJanet in Yorkshire
Genealogists never die - they just swap places in the family tree
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If you come to faith as an older person it is quite reasonable to be baptised as a consequence. I do tend to wonder if knowing death was aproaching it was a case of "hedging her bets"Sue x
Looking for Hanmores in Kent, Blakers in Essex and Kent, Pickards in East London and Raisons in Somerset.
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