Hello Charani, Thank you for the information. So, it doesn't seem so unusual for a child to be baptised around the time of the death of a parent. Will keep searching. Many thanks Carole Noden, Kent UK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charani" <charani.b@gmail.com> To: <derbysgen@rootsweb.com> Cc: "Noden" <jderek@noden99.freeserve.co.uk> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 11:16 AM Subject: Re: [DBY] Richard CROMPTON - Glossop 1819-1848 > Noden wrote: > >> Strangely, two of his children were baptised in Parish Church, Glossop on >> 30th January 1848 - three days after he died! >> 1.Can someone tell me why this might have happened so soon after their >> father's death? > > Today, 30 Jan, in 1848 was a Sunday when many/most baptisms took place. > It was most likely the baptisms were already arranged. > > I had a similar situation with a family. It was because the father was a > non conformist and the mother wasn't of the same persuasion. So, as soon > as he'd been buried, she took the first opportunity to have the children, > in her eyes, properly baptised in the right church. I didn't know he was > even married until he was buried! > > On more than one occasion, I've seen the burial of a parent take place on > the same day as the baptism of the child. > > -- > Charani (UK) > OPC for Walton, Ashcott, Shapwick, > Greinton and Clutton, SOM > http://wsom-opc.org.uk >