Bob, that is what I do. It works just fine for me until I can find a birth date. It is better than nothing, but then again when parents have 3 ch. bp on the same day, it can be confusing. Hmm... come to think of it, that is what my folks did with me and sibling on either side of me. All bp Aug 1, 1948. Of course I do know our birth dates! Kathy, who also fears bp vs chr discussion ----- Original Message ----- Subject: [FO] Baptism and birth dates > Why not just use the Baptism fact, > and for the Birth Date ... put "before (date of baptism)"? > > Bob Stimmel, who fears we are headed for another bout > of baptism versus christening discussion ..... >