Baptism fees and charges prior to 1871 (2012 values) (General)

by Antipodean , Saturday, June 16, 2012, 13:59 (4546 days ago) @ slowhands

Very interesting, thank you. I think bench-marking to the value relative to current wages is the most useful.

The financial cost of having a child for the devout appears to have been relatively high - paying for both the churching of the mother and then also the Baptism. I assume it would have been common practice to have both ceremonies performed.

Were records kept of the churching of women? This would be another interesting lead into birth dates.