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From: "Roy Day" <>
Subject: Re: how long between birth & baptism?
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 09:57:27 +0100
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For those people with a serious interest in this subject I suggest they
purchase Local Population Studies No 65 Autumn 2000. This can be obtained
from the University of Hertfordshire and contains an article on Baptism
Delay. Whilst it covers the Kentish Weald I am sure that it is applicable
on a general basis.

The letter of the law stated " defer not the baptism of their children
longer than the first or second Sunday after their birth, or other Holy day
falling between, unless upon a great and reasonable cause, to be approved by
the Curate". I think baptism became compulsory, at least in theory, in
about 1660.

Roy Day

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Lamb" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 6:48 AM
Subject: Re: how long between birth & baptism?


| Hello,
| I have read many replies to the question and the subsequent one headed
| "Question for the list", but although Glynis Morris and one other reply
| mentioned non-conformists, no one (so far) has suggested that the parents
| could have been baptists, in which case they wouldn't have their children
| christened. (I must stress though that it is wrong to say, as some people
| do, that "Baptists only baptise adults". Rather, they believe that
baptism
| is a sign which follows belief, so the person asking to be baptised would
| have to be old enough to be a Christian believer, but not necessarily an
| adult).
|
|
| Regarding the original question from Lina, the other sources to try to
| establish the age/ birth year of Sophia include census returns, marriage
| certificate and death certificate, but of course these would only give an
| approximate birthdate.
|
| Regards,
| David Lamb (Paignton, Devon, UK)


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