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From: "Angus Watt" <>
Subject: Re: [NF-ROOTS] Baptized before Birth
Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2002 18:02:05 -0500
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Hi Y'all,
My mother told me that if it was a mixed marriage - even if it was 2
denominations, not just 2 different religions - the boys would go to the
father's church and the girls to the mother's church.
Stephanie Dawes-Watt
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From: "Janice" <>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 8:37 AM
Subject: RE: [NF-ROOTS] Baptized before Birth


> At least in the Fortune Bay area, when there was a "mixed" marriage, ie C
of
> E and Catholic, one parent would take the children into their church. In
> Terrenceville, James Miles' daughters (English) married Irish men from PB,
> McCarthy and Hickey (around 1820's or so). James wasn't too happy
according
> to the clergyman that happened by. But my Hickey family who descends from
> him is Catholic. I know this intermarriage of religions was not desired
but
> it happened. Think this could cause some of the changes in religion
through
> the generations???
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: J. Oakes [mailto:]
> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 7:55 PM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [NF-ROOTS] Baptized before Birth
>
>
> Given the lack of ministers/priests
> > or even a lay person could a baptism take place months even a year or
> years
> > after the birth of a child? Was there any standard in having a baptism?
>
> Hi Carol C,
> I can't speak for NFLD but it is my understanding that
in
> the UK round these times, it was difficult if not impossible to be married
> unless a baptised member of the C of E my own G G grandfather were
> christened/baptised at age 17 for him and about 20 for her. There were
> strong anti catholic feelings and I think I read somewhere that catholics
> and Jews would get christened and married in the C of E then undergo a
> secret ceremony according to their own beliefs. In fact I believe that
this
> may be the reason for a "religious difference in my own direct line. As
far
> back as I have traced, we are protestant, however, a recently discovered
> cousin who descends from the brother of my G.G.G. grandfather is devoutly
> catholic as were all his branch of the family, so it looks like my side
may
> have decided on a more convenient religion <grin>
> I hope this is of interest and I'm sure that there are others more
informed
> than I on the subject who will point out any errors in my statements.
> Regards
> Blinky Bill in Australia
>

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