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  • Unusual Baptism entry

    From Jenny M Benson@21:1/5 to All on Sun Oct 10 13:03:14 2021
    I've just come across what seems to me a rather odd entry in a Baptism Register.

    Mary Ann Smith was privately baptized in the parish of Broad Blunsdon, Wiltshire on 23 November 1840. Under the usual details of parents etc.
    is written "Admitted Febry 26th 1841" which is not unusual, except that underneath the word "Admitted" is the word "dead".

    Has anyone seen this before?
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    Jenny M Benson

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  • From J. P. Gilliver (John)@21:1/5 to All on Sun Oct 10 16:36:58 2021
    On Sun, 10 Oct 2021 at 13:03:14, Jenny M Benson <[email protected]>
    wrote (my responses usually follow points raised):
    I've just come across what seems to me a rather odd entry in a Baptism >Register.

    Mary Ann Smith was privately baptized in the parish of Broad Blunsdon, >Wiltshire on 23 November 1840. Under the usual details of parents etc.
    is written "Admitted Febry 26th 1841" which is not unusual, except that >underneath the word "Admitted" is the word "dead".

    Has anyone seen this before?

    (No, I've not seen it.)

    Was it clear whether the child was "admitted" (presumably into the
    church) on a later date (even if not stated, compare dates of preceding
    and following entries) than the date of the private baptism?

    Not that either yes or no to that will tell _me_ anything; just curious.
    --
    J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

    If vegetarians eat vegetables,..beware of humanitarians!

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  • From Kate Spencer@21:1/5 to Jenny M Benson on Wed Oct 13 17:10:35 2021
    On 10/10/2021 23:03, Jenny M Benson wrote:
    I've just come across what seems to me a rather odd entry in a Baptism Register.

    Mary Ann Smith was privately baptized in the parish of Broad Blunsdon, Wiltshire on 23 November 1840.  Under the usual details of parents
    etc. is written "Admitted Febry 26th 1841" which is not unusual,
    except that underneath the word "Admitted" is the word "dead".

    Has anyone seen this before?

    According to what I can find online
    A child was privately baptized if he/she was too weak to be baptized at
    Sunday service. Perhaps a few weeks later the child had thrived and
    could then be taken to the Sunday service and was fully admitted into
    the Church.

    Regards

    Kate
    Sydney, Australia

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  • From Graeme Wall@21:1/5 to Kate Spencer on Wed Oct 13 08:26:22 2021
    On 13/10/2021 07:10, Kate Spencer wrote:
    On 10/10/2021 23:03, Jenny M Benson wrote:
    I've just come across what seems to me a rather odd entry in a Baptism
    Register.

    Mary Ann Smith was privately baptized in the parish of Broad Blunsdon,
    Wiltshire on 23 November 1840.  Under the usual details of parents
    etc. is written "Admitted Febry 26th 1841" which is not unusual,
    except that underneath the word "Admitted" is the word "dead".

    Has anyone seen this before?

    According to what I can find online
    A child was privately baptized if he/she was too weak to be baptized at Sunday service. Perhaps a few weeks later the child had thrived and
    could then be taken to the Sunday service and was fully admitted into
    the Church.


    Presumably if the child died in the meantime it was an acknowledgement
    that the child was baptised and could go to heaven rather than limbo.


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    Graeme Wall
    This account not read.

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