In a message dated 18/12/2007 10:08:25 GMT Standard Time, MaggieMole@aol.com writes: It would appear from the IGI that within the same Josa. Barker family are two births just 4 months apart, so something's wrong - Maggie..............remember that the registers are Baptismal records, not birth registers; some families delayed for years having children baptised and then did them in batches ! Unless the register also states the DoB, you can never be quite sure David..................also having problems with Josiah/Jonas/Joseph !!

From: Davidandmaggie@aol.com > In a message dated 18/12/2007 10:08:25 GMT Standard Time, > MaggieMole@aol.com writes: > > It would appear from the IGI that within the > same Josa. Barker family are two births just 4 months apart, so > something's wrong - > > > Maggie..............remember that the registers are Baptismal records, > not birth registers; some families delayed for years having children > baptised and then did them in batches ! Unless the register also > states the DoB, you can never be quite sure> Quite right. A baptismal date often means little with regard to a birth date. I have seen numerous cases of couples baptising three or four children at once. This can mislead beginners into thinking they have a case of multiple births - not so! I have also come across cases of people being baptised as adults, though this is usually recorded in the registers if so. -- Roy Stockdill Professional genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE