-----Original Message----- From: Edith Talbot [mailto:e.talbot@tinyworld.co.uk] Sent: 14 October 2014 14:43 To: 'angus@rootsweb.com' Subject: WITNESS AT GLAMIS BAPTISM Hi, Would it be a usual occurrence for a father to be a witness at his own sons baptism ? or would this have possibly been a grandfather etc, Thanks edith

A baptism entry usually mentions only the parents and the child. Occasionally, especially with RC records, though sometimes with others too, particularly modern ones, the Godparents will also be named (patrinus and matrina in RC Latin registers). There are not normally "witnesses" at baptisms - unless it is a Quaker one, where the whole congregation may be listed as witnesses. Geoff Nicholson -----Original Message----- From: Edith Talbot via <northumbria@rootsweb.com> To: northumbria <northumbria@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 9:20 Subject: [NMB] FW: WITNESS AT BAPTISM -----Original Message----- From: Edith Talbot [mailto:e.talbot@tinyworld.co.uk] Sent: 14 October 2014 14:43 To: 'angus@rootsweb.com' Subject: WITNESS AT GLAMIS BAPTISM Hi, Would it be a usual occurrence for a father to be a witness at his own sons baptism ? or would this have possibly been a grandfather etc, Thanks edith .. 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