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Subject: Re: [FHU] FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS Digest, Vol 2, Issue 26
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 17:10:57 EST


In a message dated 15/01/2007 22:02:28 GMT Standard Time,
writes:

>Andrew Jolly wrote "Back to normal question, I hope:
>
>What is the difference between a baptism and a christening?
>
>Why the 2 separate field?
>
>Is there anything wrong in standardising on one throughout - e.g. baptism."

I was unsure about this too when I started using my Family Historian
software, so I made the decision that I would input the information in the baptism
field as when looking at Parish Registers they are actually described as
Baptism Registers and not Christening Registers.

I hope this helps.

Regards

Rachel Anderson





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