*Arc tbc* ---Charlotte Bennett

[kdw]

Cant get into BCC at the mo to add info for Charlotte

[Northern Lass]

back on now

[peterd]

there actually two extracted christenings for joseph on igi

JOSEPH BENNETT
Christening: 24 JUL 1836 Halesowen, Worcester,

Parents:
Mother: CHARLOTTE BENNETT


and


JOSEPH BENNETT
Christening: 21 JUN 1837 Halesowen, Worcester,

Parents:
Mother: CHARLOTTE BENNETT

[Maths girl]

there actually two extracted christenings for joseph on igi

JOSEPH BENNETT
Christening: 24 JUL 1836 Halesowen, Worcester,

Parents:
Mother: CHARLOTTE BENNETT


and


JOSEPH BENNETT
Christening: 21 JUN 1837 Halesowen, Worcester,

Parents:
Mother: CHARLOTTE BENNETT

I suspect it will always remain a mystery as to whether this is:

1 Joseph son of Charlotte baptised twice
2 Josephs, sons of same Charlotte
2 Josephs, sons of Two different Charlottes

[Northern Lass]

There may be something extra in the notes
on the actual regisiters

I wonder if william Rudge acknowledged the birth
it is surprising the extra info in the PRs that isn't on IGI

I have connected up Charlotte here

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =324491831

just waiting for someone to add the parents for Charlotte

Kaye!!

[Maths girl]

As written in parish reg
P Charlotte do Prudence Bennett
Bap. 17 Feb 1793
St Johns Halesowen
Not sure what the P stands for unless that is also illegitimate.

Prudence dau of Joseph and Prudence Bennet Bapt ye 4th July 1773

Marriage for Joseph and Prudence
Joseph X Bennet otp Bach and Prudence X Fletcher otp Spin by P W (Vicar)
Wit: Esther Tayler and Joseph Chandler
3 Dec 1759 St Johns Halesowen

I was once told they put P if it was private for some reason - often if they feared the child would die imminently - if they then lived they sometimes then had them baptised again!

In this case it could have been private due to the nature of the illegitimacy to avoid further embarassment

[linell]

According to the notes in the Parish Register the 'P' stands for Parchment, entry written on Parchment.

Linell.

[Maths girl]

According to the notes in the Parish Register the 'P' stands for Parchment, entry written on Parchment.

Linell.

Would that match up with "Private" if it meant written on "Parchment" ie paper away from the book and then transferred to the book when the priest/vicar got back to the church?

[kdw]

Have added info here
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =973694838
Unless anyone wants to add anything else this can be archived

[Northern Lass]

Thanks Kdw
will now flag to archive