Whitsun, or Whit Sunday is the 7th Sunday after Easter. Also known as Pentecost. When I was young the Monday after Whit Sunday was a public holiday but has been superceded by the fixed date "Spring Bank Holiday" in UK...well England at least...and in Ireland too, though the Irish holiday is a week later than the Engllish one. Jon Malings County Wexford, Ireland >From: "Bill Watson" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [BAN] SPENCER and FRANKLIN >Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 21:36:59 -0600 > >Yes, >Mary Ann (the mother), ___ Grant, Mary Lock, & Emma Franklin were present >at >Thomas' private baptism. He must have been doing poorly when born. Thomas >got better and was received into church on Whitsunday (whatever holiday or >date this is) 1872. That is what is noted on his entry. 10 years later??? a >year after his sister was baptised (not private, so must have been in >church) > >This is the first time I've seen the names listed. The clerk must have >wanted to know who witnessed the baptism for some reason. > >Bill > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Bren" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 6:40 PM >Subject: Re: [BAN] SPENCER and FRANKLIN > > > > Fantastic Bill, just great. Thank you so much for talking the trouble to > > look all of this up. So the two older boys were indeed Franklins...but > > they > > were noted as Spencer on later census and so likely their families have > > that > > name today. > > > > This I don't understand: > > > > 1 Oct 1862 " Thomas s " Mary Anne " > >> privately. present - mother, ? GRANT, Mary LOCK, Emma FRANKLIN. >received > >> Whitsunday 1872 > > > > Are you saying that Thomas Spenceer son of Richard and Mary Ann was > > privately baptised in 1862...and that present at the baptism was a _____ > > Grant and the Aunt, Mary Lock, and that Emma Franklin was received on > > Whitsunday 1872? Mary Anne had a sister Emma Franklin born abt. 1818. > > Does > > "received" mean a late baptism or a confirmation or??? > > > > What a great help, thank you for all that..more than I expected to > > receive. > > > > Sincerely, > > Brenda > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Bill Watson" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 3:06 PM > > Subject: Re: [BAN] SPENCER and FRANKLIN > > > > > >> Hi Brenda, > >> > >> 25 May 1856 Richard SPENCER full age bach lab Middleton Cheney s. >Matthew > >> baker > >> Mary AnnFRANKLIN full age spin Middleton Cheney d > >> Richard > >> lab > >> > >> OFHS 1861 Middleton Cheney RG9/919 folio 38 > >> SPENCER Richard Head Mar 34 Railway Lab NTH Middleton Cheney > >> " Mary A Wife Mar 38 " > >> " > >> " > >> " William Son 14 Ag Lab " > >> " > >> " > >> " Samuel Son 7 Scholar " > >> " " > >> " Richard Son 4 " " > >> " " > >> " Charles Son 1 " > >> " " > >> LOCK Mary Aunt Un 70 " >" > >> " > >> > >> OFHS 1851 Middleton Cheney HO107/1734 folio 253 > >> SPENCER Matthew HD w 73 Pauper OXF Adderbury > >> " Richard SO u 30 Ag Lab NTH Middleton Cheney > >> LOCK Mary LG u 59 Pauper " " " > >> > >> bapt; > >> 17 Mar 1821 SPENCER Richard s Matthew & Bety baker priv. - rec'd 12 Jun > >> 17 Feb 1824 FRANKLIN Mary Anne d Richard & Mary lab " " 2 Jan > >> 1825 > >> 13 Sep 1846 " William s Mary single woman > >> 24 Dec 1854 " Samuel s Mary Anne single woman > >> 28 Sep 1856 SPENCER Richard s Richard & Mary Ann lab > >> 30 Oct 1859 " Charles s " Mary >" > >> 1 Oct 1862 " Thomas s " Mary Anne " > >> privately. present - mother, ? GRANT, Mary LOCK, Emma FRANKLIN. >received > >> Whitsunday 1872 > >> 30 Oct 1870 SPENCER Charlotte d Richard & Mary railway lab > >> > >> HTH, > >> > >> Bill Watson > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Bren" <[email protected]> > >> To: <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 8:00 PM > >> Subject: [BAN] SPENCER and FRANKLIN > >> > >> > >>> Hi all. Just discovered a new branch in the family....Mary Ann >Franklin > >>> married Richard Spencer June quarter 1856 Middleton Cheney (registered > >>> Banbury) > >>> > >>> Is anyone researching Spencers in this area and would anyone have this > >>> Richard or their children on their radar?))) > >>> > >>> Brenda > >>> > >>> avast! 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