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