I use christening exlusively as on charts I can show "c" for Christening and "b" for birth. This would become very confusing if a person had a baptism date and no known birth date as then "b" could mean either birth or baptism. If the person was actually baptised and not christened I show that in the Christening notes.
Alan Pereira -----Original Message----- From: Jenny M Benson [mailto:ge...@cedarbank.me.uk] Sent: 19 December 2011 10:49 To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Baptism and Christening On 19/12/2011 08:09, Mike Fry wrote: > Why then, do English PR records almost exclusively use the term > 'baptised' or 'baptizat' in pre-17th century records? "Christening" is the giving of a "Christian name" and is generally part of the Baptismal service, at which the child is received into the Church. I'm not sure whether adults being baptised into Christian churches where infant baptism/christening is the norm are also christened. As many people nowadays shun Christian baptism but opt for a "naming ceremony" I think it would helpful if Legacy offered 2 events in place of the one - Christening/Naming and Baptism. Users could then choose to enter data in either or both, as appropriate. -- Jenny M Benson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
