Actually, there is a scenario in which that "premature baptism" might be found. The first baby with that name may not have lived long and then the parents gave the same name to a later baby, especially if it was being named after the father, grandfather, etc. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rob Doe Sent: August-20-12 2:01 PM To: Joe Austen; [email protected] Subject: Re: [SFHG] the IGI not supported by PRs Hi Joe IGI entries are often regarded as not 100% reliable ... but then so should Parish Records (and transcripts of PRs) be in my view. I have an example in my family where the Parish Record claims a baptism took place two years before the child was born according to the birth certificate.