Thanks Bart but the child was not illegitimate and the father was an employed waterman. So, I can't imagine any reason why they would baptise their child in a pub! Ruth > To: [email protected]> Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 16:57:59 +0200> Subject: Re: [LON] All Saints Poplar - query in Baptism Register> From: [email protected]> > https://books.google.co.za/books?id=ZZ7VAAAAMAAJ&q=Public+House+baptisms&dq=Public+House+baptisms&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Pz7rVI-eEIPfOPy3gIAL&ved=0CBoQ6AEwADgU> > [In the space for the sponsors' and witnesses' names is the succinct > comment, "illegitimate," and it is noted that the baptismal rites were > conducted at a "public house." Baptisms and marriages were not uncommonly > held in places other than the church in those days.]> > -----Original Message----- > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> Please use PLAIN TEXT only when replying to the list, and trim away any excess.> > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: [email protected]> -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks, I was more along the lines of [baptismal rites were conducted at a ‘public house’]. I also am not sure baptisms would take place in a P.H., marriages did. Maybe ‘Parish House’ ?. Bart. ====================