Genealogy Chat

Any one else,had a person born in one place and baptized in an other place.
I have Ernest Edward Ashby,born Brighton Sussex,in 1878,on the birth indexes,son of James Ashby,painter decorator,of Watford Herts,living with parents 1881 Census,for Brighton and christened in Watford Herts. 25 Sept 1878.

Would have thought that happened fairly often

Have you checked to see if there is a Watford connection to either family?

They may have wanted him baptized in family church .

My grandson was born in Wiltshire but was baptised in Kent at the church our daughter & SIL married and which my hubby still attends Sunday mass

Name: Ernest Edward Ashby
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1878
Christening Date: 25 Sep 1878
Christening Place: Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Father's Name: James Ashby
Mother's name: Emily Jane

Hi Nick,
Yes I have.
In the ones that I found, parents returned to their home parish in order to baptise a child.
I have also found the SAME couple being married twice in different parishes in completely different years!
The reason stems from the fact that they when they moved from their home parish, to another, they became members of a new church/denomination under which, their original marriage forms were not recognised and were remarried under the new forms.

Anne

As his father, and three of his siblings were born in Watford, I don't think it unusual that he was christened there - it was quite common to have children christened in the parents' home parish.

As GB has stated it was a fairly common phenomena.

I discovered only recently that my mother and her siblings (1911~1920) were all baptised at the church where my maternal grandmother was baptised and where my maternal grandparents were married. This despite the fact that all the children were born at addresses at least over 20 miles away.

My G grandmother´s sister was born in Leith Scotland, but taken back to Chelsea wher her parents were married, to be baptised. Her father was in the navy when she was born. All her siblings were baptised Chelsea, even though the family lived in Mile End.

My own sons were born in Buckinghamshire but baptised in Northern Ireland - in their grandmother's church.

Yes; an ancestor was born in Essex but baptised in Suffolk, her mother's home parish.

My neighbours grandson was born in U.S.A. brought to Ireland for Baptism and First Holy Communion.
My S-I-L was married to my brother (reg. office) here in Ireland, married in Church in her home town in New Zealand.Divorced in Austrilia.

Thank You. I just wanted to make shure I had the right person

you can even find a child born and baptized somewhere where the parents do not live ..... and that can send you off on a wild goose chase!


That might be due to the mother going home to her mother for the birth



sylvia

I HAVE ALL THE CHILDREN SPANNING 12 YEARS AND BORN DIFFERENT TOWNS ALL SIX DONE THE SAME DAY ELDEST 12 YOUNGEST TWO,,