Baptised twice, Flaxley and Abenhall, Owen GRIFFITHS 1870s (General)

by Juliette Shackleton , Wednesday, April 09, 2008, 00:17 (6081 days ago)

I think my great grandfather Owen Silvanus GRIFFITHS, born 1870 at Green Bottom in the Forest of Dean was baptised twice. Initially at Abenhall, in 1870, then again, with his brother William Thomas (b 1873) on Christmas Day 1873 at Flaxley.

Does anyone know if this is common? Is it possible to tell if either of the baptisms were at home?

Owen's grandparents William GRIFFITHS and Elizabeth EDWARDS were married at Flaxley in 1835 but their children, including Owen's father William Thomas were all baptised at Abenhall.

Owen's parents were William Thomas GRIFFITHS (also known as Thomas) and Mary Sophia WORKMAN, daughter of Thomas Swanton WORKMAN and married Dec 25th 1867 another church, Cinderford St. Johns.

I am interested to know why my ancestors used so many different churches, there also being some records of burials for Drybrook, the forest church.

Juliette