Are both the father and the witness(es) named in the record? I notice you say "witnesses" in the plural - more than one by the same name? Absent something unusual, the witness would not have been the father. Or put more accurately, the father would not also have been a witness [the witness /could/ have been the father but we won't go there . . .] Could there have been a grandfather/great-grandfather also with the name? Perhaps they were the witnesses. On 4/22/2013 7:02 AM, Edith Talbot wrote: > HI, > > > > I have a few bapt records from the opr's for angus, > > > > There are witnesses who are named the same as the father of the child, could > this have been the father, and was this a regular occurrence or would it > have possibly been a close relative a uncle for example with the same > chritian name > > Any help please > > > > Edith talbot > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ANGUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Thankyou Wallace, The record reads ''hercules tarbat had his son bapt named john witnesses Hercules tarbat and xxxx is this any clearer Thanks edith -----Original Message----- From: angus-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:angus-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Wallace Fullerton Sent: 22 April 2013 12:22 To: Angus Roots Web Subject: Re: [ANGUS] HELP PLEASE WITH BAPTISM RECORDS Are both the father and the witness(es) named in the record? I notice you say "witnesses" in the plural - more than one by the same name? Absent something unusual, the witness would not have been the father. Or put more accurately, the father would not also have been a witness [the witness /could/ have been the father but we won't go there . . .] Could there have been a grandfather/great-grandfather also with the name? Perhaps they were the witnesses. > HI, > > > > I have a few bapt records from the opr's for angus, > > > > There are witnesses who are named the same as the father of the child, > could this have been the father, and was this a regular occurrence or > would it have possibly been a close relative a uncle for example with > the same chritian name > > Any help please > > > > Edith talbot > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ANGUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ANGUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message