Church of Ireland Godparents

Jellybaby1

Every child baptised in the CoI must have had Godparents, however, they are not recorded on the baptisms. Does anyone know if they may have been recorded separately somewhere?

tenterfields

Have you been researching the original registers at the RCB? My experience with CoI baptismal registers is, admittedly, limited to those for a couple of parishes in Kilkenny but I found that godparents' names were recorded and, indeed, there were often three of them.

pinkypinky

I've seen original registers for Dublin in the RCB, and they do not record godparents. They are identical to those on irishgenealogy.ie.

Jellybaby1

On my various visits to the RCB library I have never seen the Godparents recorded anywhere. Seems daft doesn't it? At a baptism the parents are asked who will stand for the child and they have to give the names, so why aren't they recorded? My reason for asking is that I know who my Godmother is, but did I have a Godfather? I never heard anything about a Godfather.

tabbey

I have only looked at about half a dozen CoI parishes in the RCB, but I do not recall seeing any sponsors recorded. It is one of the few good points of RC registers.

Jellybaby1

Yes, its wonderful to see who the sponsors were as it may give more leads to other branches.

pinkypinky

The CoI records are extremely similar to what is recorded on an actual birth cert - consider that you nearly always get the father's occupation. The only difference is the (usual) omission of the mother's maiden name.

Jellybaby1

Thanks all. I'll ask on the Christianity forum and see if any information turns up.