Thanks David and Trish. Yes, this certainly sounds like a reasonable explanation. I'll look out for more examples of the same sort. Yours, John At 22:30 31/08/2011, you wrote: >Hi John, >Like David, I have come across the same situation on a number of occasions. >It seems to have occurred in the ones I've seen where the vicar of a parish >has died or is ill, and someone else handles ceremonies on his behalf. For >some reason, I've never found out why, it gets recorded in both the primary >parish and the visiting minister also records it in his own registers when >he returns home. >Cheers >Trish >Nowra NSW > >I think this is more likely a single event recorded twice - carried out by >the Rector of Thurlton in Norton and rightly recorded there, but then also >written up by him in his own register. I have seen this sort of double >recording where priests conducted marriages in parishes other than their >own. >David > >I would be interested to know if anyone else on the list has come >across similar occurrences, or can suggest a reason for the double baptism. >John Francis > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message