This record can be displayed from the Baptism Index, a Marriage record, a Family
record, or a Death(cemetery) record.

<-- prior baptism record Click the red arrow to display the prior baptism (as
recorded in the baptism register). Does not appear for pseudo-baptisms.

[n-nnn-nn] The reference key of the record displayed.

next baptism record --> Click the red arrow to display the next baptism (as
recorded in the baptism register). Does not appear for pseudo-baptisms.

Name: The person's full name.

Born: Date of birth. Usually not in the records until the mid 1890s. When
approximated, the year is preceded by "@". Note that the month and day is shown
as "xx-xx" for dates after 1935.

Baptised: Date of baptism, often three to six months after birth. When
approximated, the year is preceded by "@". Note that the month and day is shown
as "xx-xx" for dates after 1935.

>> pseudo baptism << appears if the baptism is a "pseudo" item, that is, if it
is implied by a marriage or death record, but is not present in the baptismal
registers.

What is a "pseudo" Baptism?

A pseudo-baptism record is a record that is not found in the parish registers,
but is indicated by other sources and is needed to connect other records or to
provide more complete information. Pseudo-baptisms are assigned to "Book 0" of
the parish records (there is no real "Book 0").

Baptisms are needed to connect Death(register) records, so pseudo-baptisms are
created where needed.

In addition, any baptism before 1835 would not be in the records.

When a pseudo-baptism is created other than to connect a child to parents, a
remark is added to identify the origin of the information.

Pseudo-baptisms do not include next/prior record pointers.

The reference key for a pseudo-baptism is not meaningful except that it makes
the record unique. These keys are assigned loosely sequentially as needed, and
are not in any chronological order.

[adult] appears if the person is identified as an adult convert in the register.

Town: If present, the town where the child's family resided. This was not usually
included in the baptism entries until the mid 1890's. Where possible, missing
information is added from other sources, with the source noted in brackets "[ ]".
If there is no information available, "-unspecified-" appears.

Parents: The parents of the person baptised.

Sponsors: The names of the baptismal sponsors (up to four).

Clergy: The name of the clergyman who wrote the entry in the baptismal register.

Remarks: If present, one or two lines of marginal notations that appeared in
the register and/or additional comments. These notations were generally very
small and cramped, and, when present for a baptism, were mostly mentions of
marriages that took place outside the parish. Notations regarding legitimacy
are not transcribed. Words enclosed in quotes are from the registers; words
not in quotes are added for clarity or to provide additional information. An
ellipsis ("...") indicates additional marginal notations that were not transcribed
(or were not readable). A single dash ("-") indicates an unreadable middle initial
is missing; two dashes ("--") indicates an unreadable name in a place where it
might not be obvious that it is missing.

family (parents and siblings) n-nnn-nn If present, click the red item to display
the Family record showing this person as a child in the family of his/her parents.

marriage n-nnn-nn If present, click the red item to display this person's first
(or only) Marriage record.

death(register) n-nnn-nn If present, click the red item to display this person's
Death register record.

baptism index (click) Click the red item to go to where this person's name
appears in the Baptism Index.