Thanks, Beryl. I hadn't thought of that scenario! Murphy's Law does indeed apply to me, and to many many others, no doubt! Happy St.Patrick's Day Mags ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beryl O'Gorman" <bezbri@optusnet.com.au> To: <irl-limerick@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 11:31 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-LIMERICK] IFHF and missing records etc > People also baptised babies themselves if they were gravely ill. This was > permitted in the Catholic Church. The baptism should then have been > ratified > by the church and entered in the register of course but I'm sure there > were > many who didn't get around to it. My husband's great grandfather baptised > a > couple of his own children, but this has been noted in the Church > register. > Cheers > Beryl > > PS Also on St Patrick's Day you must remember Murphy's Law. If there's 1 > child out of 13 that wasn't registered, it will be the one you descended > from! <G> > > Beryl O'Gorman > Greensborough Victoria Australia > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Margaret Butler" <magsbutler@mrnoisy.plus.com> > To: <irl-limerick@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 12:25 AM > Subject: Re: [IRL-LIMERICK] IFHF and missing records etc > > >> Hi Maureen, >> I was interested to read what you said re.'Heritage centre...has most of >> her siblings, so I can't figure out why not her', and that you think she >> may have had a different first name. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-LIMERICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > -- > This email has been verified as Virus free. > Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1332 - Release Date: > 17/03/2008 10:48 >