On 2013/10/20 05:02, Ron Ferguson wrote: > Shirley, > > I am sure that you meant 1837! But that aside, one thing to be careful about > is multiple baptisms - especially in rural areas. > > It was quite common for parents to sort of save kids up, if only on cost > grounds, and then have a batch baptism. > > So, do not assume twins.when there is only a joint baptism.
That wasn't what prompted my note! All the 'Child' events that didn't have a birth date associated with them, occurred before the first dated event. Multiple baptisms on a single day shouldn't affect this and don't worry me. In transcribing records for FreeREG, I came across an extreme example of this 'job lot' baptising. It involved 13 kids and their parents! Also, there was a marriage to go with them :-) -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg (g) 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
