I have the record of my husband's G ? father's children being baptised. "November 23rd my wife delivered of a daughter whom I named Marion Baptised Nov 1843 and 2nd Donald the same day." Clearly second Donald was not an infant. Susan

In the various branches of my ancestry in both Scotland and England (several different counties in each case) there was no consistency in baptism practices. Most had baptisms within a few days or weeks, but some waited up to 6 months (or more). In the late 1700s there was a tax payable on baptisms and in a few branches baptisms were held several years until the tax was repealed. One branch, in Suffolk, delayed years and often "did" the kids in batches, including some in their mid-to-late teens. They did this before, during and after the taxable period, and in at least two generations. They were town folk, so the only reason I can think of is that they were not great church-goers and/or just couldn't be bothered. Ken Harrison North Vancouver, Canada -----Original Message----- From: sct-islay-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sct-islay-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of sinclair via Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2015 12:35 AM To: sct-islay@rootsweb.com Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Non Infant Baptisms I have the record of my husband's G ? father's children being baptised. "November 23rd my wife delivered of a daughter whom I named Marion Baptised Nov 1843 and 2nd Donald the same day." Clearly second Donald was not an infant. Susan ------------------------------- Quoting the entire text of a previous message in a reply is poor netiquette. Please don't do it. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-ISLAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message