I have came across a baptism of an individual and ithas his fathers name and below his name it say's (son in law of .........., have you any idea why the father in laws name is listed instead of the wife? Angela

Angela, I have had a similar experience with the expression "son in law". In my case it meant the stepson (you can see the logic) so don't assume the modern meaning - take it more literally. Regards Michael -----Original Message----- From: Angela McMurtry [mailto:palmtreeqld@optusnet.com.au] Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 12:19 PM To: ISLE-OF-WIGHT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IoW] BAP QUESTION I have came across a baptism of an individual and ithas his fathers name and below his name it say's (son in law of .........., have you any idea why the father in laws name is listed instead of the wife? Angela