You are unlikely to find any 15th century baptisms. Registers were not required to be kept until 1539, but these are extremely rare. After 1558 you are more likely to find a record, but from this date until the late 1600s, records are still fairly scarce, and there are gaps during the Civil War period. Ruth On 07/04/2016 14:54, Bill Snipes via wrote: > I'd like to ask a couple of questions concerning research in the 15 and 16th centuries. In those days, were newborns Christened right away, or could Christening/Baptism be put off for several years? > Also, when listing a father on a Parish document, could they be referring to the godfather? > And, is it likely that children were born, but for some reason birth records were not kept? > Bill Snipe/Snyppe > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to YORKSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message