My thoughts: One is actually the birth register ? Do you have a death for young William? Possibly he was ill/dying so he was Baptized again? I have many certificates and never came across this. Good luck with your search. Nancy Nancy Langdon Webb New York USA ----- Original Message ----- From: Judith To: eng-buckinghamshire@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 9:10 AM Subject: [ENG-Buck] Duplicate Baptism query My first foray into Parish registers has left me scratching my head and I'm hoping someone may have an idea about the following.