Hi Peter Thanks for taking the time to look at the entry. The reference to the pub was intended to be a joke - PH is an abbreviation found on Ordnance Survey maps for Public House! Not sure about your remark about Matilda - I had her name as Malindia in my original message. Regards Ruth Sent from my iPad > On 21 Feb 2015, at 23:18, [email protected] wrote: > > Dear Ruth > > It certainly is PH and there is another such annotation on the next page. It could well mean private house. It is implausible that it would be in a hotel except if the father was a publican. Yours is a waterman > > Also I think the second name is Malindia. Compare that to the entry for Matilda above it which looks very different > > Regards, Peter in Melbourne > > > > >> On 22/02/2015, at 10:03 AM, Ruth Appleby via <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Thanks for the suggestion. However, the information is from the original register, and not a transcription. It definitely says "P.H." ..... Perhaps they were christened in the local pub?.... >> >> Ruth >> >

Ruth, All I can suggest is that it might stand for "Private - Half", as in half-baptised and received into the church at a later date. But I can't say I've ever seen a private baptism abbreviated in exactly that form. HTH Judy London, UK > > > >> On 22/02/2015, at 10:03 AM, Ruth Appleby via <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Thanks for the suggestion. However, the information is from the original register, and not a transcription. It definitely says "P.H." .....

Thank you Judy. All contributions gratefully received! Ruth > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > CC: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [LON] All Saints Poplar - query in Baptism Register > Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2015 11:45:04 +0000 > > Ruth, > > All I can suggest is that it might stand for "Private - Half", as in > half-baptised and received into the church at a later date. But I can't say > I've ever seen a private baptism abbreviated in exactly that form. > > HTH > > Judy > London, UK > > >