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From: "George Spooner" <>
Subject: Re: how long between birth & baptism?
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2001 13:39:39 +0800
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As John says, somewhere between one and two months, occasionally up to three
months was typical. However, one on my wife's forebears was baptised at four
and a half years or age and another was almost *fifteen* years old when
baptised.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "john.causton" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 4:09 AM
Subject: Re: how long between birth & baptism?


> In my experience baptism within a month or two was usual but I have come
> across batch baptisms where several children were baptised at once. Three
> is the most I have found and therefore the eldest child was three or more.


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