Why would anyone be bapised twice (General)

by auntiema , Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 18:29 (5496 days ago) @ e clarke

Sometimes if a newborn child was very ill they were baptised at home (seen as baptised privately) as soon as possible after birth & then if they survived they were "welcomed into the church" which can be seen as a second baptism. From family comments I have found that it was not always recorded as 1) private & then 2) welomed etc.
Hope this is of some help,
with regards, auntie Ma