In a Catholic registry you might read "Ceremonies Supplied" or something like that. The Sacrament of Baptism is never done twice. Mary Finley ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adrian Bruce" <abruce@madasafish.com> To: <lancsgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 11:39 AM Subject: Re: [LAN] P marked beside baptism > <<snipped>> > If Margaret was not expected to live, it is likely that she was baptised > privately on the day she was born. However, I wonder why she would be > baptised a second time? > <<snipped> > > Normally the case is that the child is baptised privately and then (if > they > survive) goes to church to be "received" / "admitted" into the church > before > the full congregation. Theologically, it was _not_ a case of a second > baptism - rather the later ceremony covered the bits of the full service > that weren't in a simple private baptism, which, often of necessity, was > very much abbreviated. > > Adrian B > > > > > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list. No > fees! > > The list's administrator can be contacted at LancsGen-admin@rootsweb.com > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LANCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >