Isnt Johannes latin for John? so sponser must be male Regards, Fintan ----- Original Message ---- From: Ray Marshall <raymarsh@mninter.net> To: John L. Sweeney <sweelab@enter.net>; Kerry List <IRL-Kerry@rootsweb.com> Cc: Trish Jensen <trishj@tpg.com.au> Sent: Saturday, 1 March, 2008 6:40:40 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] Correction Thanks for the nice words, Jack, but I think we both fell into the trap of reading too fast. Trish was looking for the sex of the sponsor, not the baptizee. In that case, I would look at the Baptism records of others that have the same "penmanship" (is it still OK to use that word?) and assume that the priest or parish clerk who filled out the records would use the same pattern each time. Men first, etc. If all you have is the transcription, you would have to get the actual record from the LDS or the Irish parish. Ray Making a correction -----Original Message----- From: John L. Sweeney [mailto:sweelab@enter.net] Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 10:43 PM To: Ray Marshall; 'Trish Jensen'; irl-kerry@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] Names Hi List Folk: That guy from Minneapolis is a very bright, to the point, fellow. Glad I made his acquaintance eight or nine years ago. Time for bed now, so, good night. Love, Jack Sweeney in dark, snowy and cold Palmer, Pennsylvania. > > Trish > > It should say "filius", son, or "filia", daughter, on a baptism > record. > > > Ray > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: irl-kerry-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:irl-kerry-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Trish Jensen > Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 8:19 PM > To: irl-kerry@rootsweb.com > Subject: [IRL-KERRY] Names > > > Could any one tell me is Johannes a male or female. > I find a Johannes O'Connor sponsor to one of John Courtney O'Connor > children in New Zealand and I am hoping he or she is a member of > Maurice O'Connor's family. > > Thanks Trish in Sydney > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ___________________________________________________________ Rise to the challenge for Sport Relief with Yahoo! For Good http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/forgood/