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Baptism - Lying in Hospital ? LDS site
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~Looby Loo~ | Report | 16 Oct 2009 15:29 |
Hi Carol and Peter, |
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Peter | Report | 11 Oct 2009 22:55 |
Lou, |
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Carol | Report | 11 Oct 2009 22:36 |
Looby Loo |
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~Looby Loo~ | Report | 11 Oct 2009 20:08 |
Hi Kate, Thanks for the interesting info I didn't know that. Thanks very much. |
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Kate | Report | 11 Oct 2009 20:02 |
He could have been, although he might not necessarily have been ill - a lying-in hospital would be a bit like a maternity hospital now, as the period around childbirth was called "lying-in" (because you were meant to stay in bed for a fortnight or month). I think women who could afford it would hire a midwife or monthly nurse - maybe both - to attend them in their own homes but everyday women might have gone into a lying-in hospital. |
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~Looby Loo~ | Report | 11 Oct 2009 20:01 |
Hi Quinsgran, That's what I was thinking. But was also wondering whether it would be possible to get a copy of the parish record. |
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Battenburg | Report | 11 Oct 2009 19:59 |
Perhaps the baby was sick and they thought the baby would die so had it baptised there |
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~Looby Loo~ | Report | 11 Oct 2009 19:49 |
It's probably a silly question but I've found the baptism of my ancestor on the LDS site and it states - Lying in Hospital, Endell Street, Holborn. Does this mean he was actually baptised in hospital and I won't find him in any parish record? |
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