Cheers Slowhands !

Looking at your 1851 & 1891 Census' returns, rechecking FoD PRs for a Fredrick/Fred Rogers born abt 1846/7 Pauntley/Pool Hill Newent, guess this is him at last ?.
[I never liked "variable" names like Alfred... ;-) ]

Record_ID: 249085
Entry_Number: 213
Year: 1845
Month: Aug
Day: 24
Parents_Surname: ROGERS
Child_Forenames: Alfred
Fathers_Forenames: Thomas
Mothers_Forenames: Elizabeth
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Pauntley
Occupation: Labourer
Officiating_Minister: T.M. Sherwood
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: Sponsors William & Mary Symonds Pauntley - Pool Hill. Thomas Rogers Pauntley - Pool Hill.
Notes:
Register_Reference: P246 IN 1/6
Page_Number: 27
Parish_Chapel: Pauntley
Soundex: R262

His Marriage Record from 1871 stated aged 26, suggesting born abt 1845. QED?.
Well done, we got there in the end !

Finally, please can you explain what "sponsors" means, is that like Godparents ?