I have a family living off Raby Street and some of the children were baptised at St Michael's and others at St Silas. Wyn In 1881 the Horsman family were at Thompson Street, Byker; and by 1891 they were at 138 Raby St, Byker (where they stayed until at least 1911). Could anyone suggest which church the children may have been baptised at, so that I can check them out when I am up in June. Sue ..
Sue: Wyn's reply confirms my own gut reaction to your question. Where there were several churches nearby, in a continuously-built-up area like Byker, people would probably not even be aware of parish boundaries and, even if they were, matters such whether the church, if C of E, was "high church" or "low church", or whether they liked the Vicar, would be much more important than literally which was officially the "proper" parish for the baptism. Also, many people, like those seeking a church for a wedding today, would not be regular churchgoers and so wouldn't be bothered even which denomination a particular church was, just whether it was convenient. That is, the "church or chapel at the end of the street" would always win out over the one "at the top of the hill, about a mile away", especially at this time of year! Geoff Nicholson -----Original Message----- From: wynandfrank <[email protected]> To: S Horsman <[email protected]>; northumbria <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:20 Subject: Re: [NMB] Which Byker church I have a family living off Raby Street and some of the children were baptised at St Michael's and others at St Silas. Wyn In 1881 the Horsman family were at Thompson Street, Byker; and by 1891 they were at 138 Raby St, Byker (where they stayed until at least 1911). Could anyone suggest which church the children may have been baptised at, so that I can check them out when I am up in June. Sue .. .. Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any reply...... Thank you! The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- 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