Forest of Dean FHT Forum - Duplicate baptism records

Duplicate baptism records (reply)

priest — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:35:32 +0000

Jean,
Thank you that explains all!
Alison

Duplicate baptism records (reply)

jcholak — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:27:32 +0000

Another explanation for the duplicate records may be that the Bream registers were occasionally taken to Newland. I found the following three such references as I transcribed the Bream baptisms:

Dec 1813 "Registers taken to Newland"
After an Apr 1822 baptism, there was not another Bream baptism until Nov 1825 with the explanation given as, "The Church was slated for repairs, and not re-opened late 1825 - during which period the Registers will probably be found at Parkend or Newland."
Oct 1828 "The Registers taken to Newland"

Jean

Bream and Newland (reply)

priest — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 07:07:50 +0000

Thanks that explains it, seems a lot of extra work for someone to have done!

Bream and Newland (reply)

slowhands — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 06:45:33 +0000

Bream is/was a chapelry in the parish of Newland; so my understanding is the Baptism was recorded in Bream and then maybe some one has updated the records in Newland :-)

Duplicate baptism records

priest — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:14:26 +0000

Can anyone explain why some people seem to have two baptism records? For example
Jane Preest 5th August, 1769 has two baptism records one for Bream and one under Newland with different register references but clearly the same person.
This has happened for a number of people mainly with the Bream and Newland duplication, am I missing something simple and which one do you use for tree?
Any advice would be appreciated.