Parents of Eliza WHITTINGTON (born 1835) (General)

by lesleyr , London, Friday, October 16, 2009, 20:11 (5591 days ago) @ slowhands

Hello
Thanks for the information slowhands.
I remember something from my own childhood - our local parish priest refused to baptise an infant with the name chosen by its parents because it wasn't a 'Christian' name. I'm wondering if the reason that Eliza's mother did not use the name Harriet at the baptism of her three children was that Harriet is not a saint (please correct me if I'm wrong - I'm not very well informed on religious matters). It looks like James and Harriet might have become religious after the birth of their fourth child (Elizabeth) and had her baptised (21 August 1841 English Bicknor) and then baptised the rest of them along with their next child in 1843.
But no proof of course...
Lesley