I am ashamed to say that my knowledge of Scottish social history is virtually nil!
Can anyone tell me - what is the likelihood of someone born in the late 1700s NOT being baptised? I do know that in England and Wales, is was virtually impossible NOT to be baptised - the Church chased you, and baptism was something which gave you certain rights within a parish - without a baptism, you were on your own if you got into any financial trouble.
I know that Scotland did not have Rights of Settlement, the same way that England did - but what was the norm?
I have a death cert for 1867 of a man born 1805, which names his mother in full, but his father only as "surname Urquhart". Using the PRs, I have found the marriage of the mother to a Donald Urquhart in 1794.
But there are no baptisms of any children to this couple, either together, or separately. I do know they remained in the same parish all their lives.
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Can anyone tell me - what is the likelihood of someone born in the late 1700s NOT being baptised? I do know that in England and Wales, is was virtually impossible NOT to be baptised - the Church chased you, and baptism was something which gave you certain rights within a parish - without a baptism, you were on your own if you got into any financial trouble.
I know that Scotland did not have Rights of Settlement, the same way that England did - but what was the norm?
I have a death cert for 1867 of a man born 1805, which names his mother in full, but his father only as "surname Urquhart". Using the PRs, I have found the marriage of the mother to a Donald Urquhart in 1794.
But there are no baptisms of any children to this couple, either together, or separately. I do know they remained in the same parish all their lives.
OC
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