Thank you Pat, that is a possible. Has anyone else come across it ? Tom > > St Just & Sennen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Banks" <tencreek@tpg.com.au> To: <cornish-gen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 2:20 AM Subject: Re: [CORNISH-GEN] abbreviation > Hi Tom > > I can only suggest that it means the Baptism was 'opposed' but it doesn't > say 'By whom'??? All children needed to be baptised so that the > authorities > would know to which Parish the child belonged, in case of future need. > Perhaps the mother was married but the father was opposed to the child > being > baptised in the Church of England so only the mother presented at church? > > Cheers > > Pat > > -----Original Message----- > From: cornish-gen-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:cornish-gen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Tom Hill > Sent: Friday, 11 June 2010 3:46 AM > To: Cornish Diaspora > Subject: [CORNISH-GEN] abbreviation > > I came across the letters opp. next to a christening in a case where only > the mother of the child was named. Anyone know what it stands for ? > > Tom > > St Just & Sennen > ------------------------------- > Listmom: ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com > > Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information > http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > Listmom: ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com > > Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information > http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.829 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2929 - Release Date: 06/10/10 07:35:00

I have a noticed number of baptisms that not always is the father or mother mentioned in registers notes,I think Pat is on the right track - that one of the parents does not necessarily want any part of it. Cj - Aus ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Hill" <tphill@btinternet.com> To: cornish-gen@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, 11 June, 2010 4:54:38 PM GMT +10:00 Brisbane Subject: Re: [CORNISH-GEN] abbreviation Thank you Pat, that is a possible. Has anyone else come across it ? Tom > > St Just & Sennen