Janet The sponsors at a  baptism  are also known as godparents. Heather Sent from Samsung tablet -------- Original message -------- From: Janet Hasler via <northumbria@rootsweb.com> Date:2015/01/20 11:18 (GMT-06:00) To: northumbria@rootsweb.com Subject: [NMB] BAPTISM RECORD Hi I wonder if anyone could explain something to me on a baptism record for 1792 it says at the bottom the SPONSORES were. Could you tell me what sponsores means Thank you to anyone who may be able to help me Jan .. Please quote the minimum necessary to put your reply on context. Please introduce yourself at the top of every post. The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sponsors are also confirmed church members who sponsor a candidate for confirmation. I think that there are usually two, but I had just one friend to sponsor me when I was confirmed. Trevor (Melbourne) On Wednesday, January 21, 2015, punshon@sasktel.net via < northumbria@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Janet > The sponsors at a baptism are also known as godparents. > Heather > > > > > Sent from Samsung tablet > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Janet Hasler via <northumbria@rootsweb.com <javascript:;>> > Date:2015/01/20 11:18 (GMT-06:00) > To: northumbria@rootsweb.com <javascript:;> > Subject: [NMB] BAPTISM RECORD > > Hi > I wonder if anyone could explain something to me on a baptism record for > 1792 it says at the bottom the SPONSORES were. > Could you tell me what sponsores means > Thank you to anyone who may be able to help me > Jan > .. > Please quote the minimum necessary to put your reply on context. Please > introduce yourself at the top of every post. > > The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at > http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com <javascript:;> with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > .. > Please quote the minimum necessary to put your reply on context. Please > introduce yourself at the top of every post. > > The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at > http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com <javascript:;> with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message