I always understood that the church did not charge for baptisms,that all were welcome to the house of god. Richard Myhill richardmyhill43@btinternet.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Rogers" <brad@fineby.me.uk> To: "Suffolk ML" <suffolk@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2010 2:50 PM Subject: Re: [SFK-UK] REEVE lookup request > On Sat, 11 Dec 2010 14:19:09 -0000 > "Margaret North" <famwizard@googlemail.com> wrote: > > Hello Margaret, > >> I don't think they were twins as Robert William's birth was registered >> in 1879 and Alice Maud's in 1882. I would like to know exactly what >> is written in the register for each of these children please. > > I can't say what's in the Registers as, Like you, I'm too far away to do > a look-up myself. However, it's not uncommon for families to baptise > their children in 'batches'. There can be many reasons for this, ranging > from lack of time (and then forgot) to baptise the first to having to > save up to pay the fees and taking in a "special offer" by the > incumbent: Buy one get one free, for example. > > -- > Regards _ > / ) "The blindingly obvious is > / _)rad never immediately apparent" > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SUFFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The church has always charged for baptisms I found out. Di On 11/12/2010 18:59, richard wrote: > I always understood that the church did not charge for baptisms,that all > were welcome to the house of god. > Richard Myhill > > richardmyhill43@btinternet.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brad Rogers"<brad@fineby.me.uk> > To: "Suffolk ML"<suffolk@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2010 2:50 PM > Subject: Re: [SFK-UK] REEVE lookup request > > >> On Sat, 11 Dec 2010 14:19:09 -0000 >> "Margaret North"<famwizard@googlemail.com> wrote: >> >> Hello Margaret, >> >>> I don't think they were twins as Robert William's birth was registered >>> in 1879 and Alice Maud's in 1882. I would like to know exactly what >>> is written in the register for each of these children please. >> I can't say what's in the Registers as, Like you, I'm too far away to do >> a look-up myself. However, it's not uncommon for families to baptise >> their children in 'batches'. There can be many reasons for this, ranging >> from lack of time (and then forgot) to baptise the first to having to >> save up to pay the fees and taking in a "special offer" by the >> incumbent: Buy one get one free, for example. >> >> -- >> Regards _ >> / ) "The blindingly obvious is >> / _)rad never immediately apparent" >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> SUFFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SUFFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Di It depends on what you understand charge to mean Since 1872 fees for Baptism, either the sacrament or registration were abolished However there is nothing to stop a charge being made for a Baptismal Certificate or a request made for a donation Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > The church has always charged for baptisms I found out. > > Di