Yes private baptisms could be due to a child being sickly, and perhaps not expected to live. Private also can mean that they were baptised outside of a normal church service. Hope this helps. regards daphne daphne.guthrie@xtra.co.nz Researching areas: Medway, Kent;Wiltshire;Hampshire:Dorset; Sussex;Essex & Norfolk England. Fyfe Scotland ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philippa Garnsey" <pgar9629@bigpond.net.au> To: <ENG-WILTSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2006 1:15 AM Subject: [ENG-WIL] Private Baptism >I have two infants in my family who were recorded as being privately > baptised in the parish register. This was in 1817 in Salisbury. > > I assume that this means they were baptised in their home rather than the > parish church. They were twins so could have been premature and in danger > of > dying before they could be baptised in the parish church. > > Could anyone comment on the reason for the private baptism? > > Many thanks > > Philippa Garnsey > Sydney > > > ==== ENG-WILTSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Virus information: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/announce.html#virus > Mailing lists: http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail_country-unk.html > or http://www.genuki.org.uk/indexes/MailingLists.html > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > >

Hi, Just to let you know, I'm Suze, and I'm in Canada. Did you maybe sent this to the wrong address or maybe you forwarded it to all. Suze "daphne.guthrie" <daphne.guthrie@xtra.co.nz> wrote: Yes private baptisms could be due to a child being sickly, and perhaps not expected to live. Private also can mean that they were baptised outside of a normal church service. Hope this helps. regards daphne daphne.guthrie@xtra.co.nz Researching areas: Medway, Kent;Wiltshire;Hampshire:Dorset; Sussex;Essex & Norfolk England. Fyfe Scotland ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philippa Garnsey" To: Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2006 1:15 AM Subject: [ENG-WIL] Private Baptism >I have two infants in my family who were recorded as being privately > baptised in the parish register. This was in 1817 in Salisbury. > > I assume that this means they were baptised in their home rather than the > parish church. They were twins so could have been premature and in danger > of > dying before they could be baptised in the parish church. > > Could anyone comment on the reason for the private baptism? > > Many thanks > > Philippa Garnsey > Sydney > > > ==== ENG-WILTSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Virus information: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/announce.html#virus > Mailing lists: http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail_country-unk.html > or http://www.genuki.org.uk/indexes/MailingLists.html > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > > ==== ENG-WILTSHIRE Mailing List ==== 1881 census, IGI (free): http://www.familysearch.org 1901 census (free to search, pay to view): www.1901census.nationalarchives.gov.uk A2A database: http://www.a2a.org.uk Free BMD Project: http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

Also, some of the gentry and aspiring gentry preferred privacy. In the larger parishes, and especially on Christmas Day, there were multiple baptisms done on the same day. It would be unseemly for some of the squirarchy to be having their baptisms viewed by the hoi polloi. Jeff On Sun, 9 July, 2006 4:31 am, daphne.guthrie wrote: > Yes private baptisms could be due to a child being sickly, and perhaps > not expected to live. Private also can mean that they were baptised > outside of a normal c.hurch service. Hope this helps. regards daphne > daphne.guthrie@xtra.co.nz Researching areas: Medway, > Kent;Wiltshire;Hampshire:Dorset; Sussex;Essex & > Norfolk England. Fyfe Scotland > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Philippa Garnsey" <pgar9629@bigpond.net.au> > To: <ENG-WILTSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2006 1:15 AM > Subject: [ENG-WIL] Private Baptism > > > >> I have two infants in my family who were recorded as being privately >> baptised in the parish register. This was in 1817 in Salisbury. >> >> I assume that this means they were baptised in their home rather than >> the parish church. They were twins so could have been premature and in >> danger of dying before they could be baptised in the parish church. >> >> Could anyone comment on the reason for the private baptism? >> >> >> Many thanks >> >> >> Philippa Garnsey >> Sydney >> >> >> >> ==== ENG-WILTSHIRE Mailing List ==== >> Virus information: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/announce.html#virus >> Mailing lists: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail_country-unk.html >> or http://www.genuki.org.uk/indexes/MailingLists.html >> >> ============================== >> New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your >> ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. >> Learn more: >> http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=1459 >> 9&targetid=5429 >> >> >> > > > > ==== ENG-WILTSHIRE Mailing List ==== > 1881 census, IGI (free): http://www.familysearch.org > 1901 census (free to search, pay to view): > www.1901census.nationalarchives.gov.uk A2A database: http://www.a2a.org.uk > Free BMD Project: http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn > more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > >