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Sponsor Age for Baptism

  • 13-12-2016 7:07am
    #1
    nikonuser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 136 ✭✭


    Yesterday when searching through the St Audeon's Baptism records in the Dublin Diocesan Centre for an 'Elizabeth Meroe' (probably born about 1862/3/4, I came across her name as a Sponsor (Godmother, I assume) to her niece in 1874.

    Was there any set age for when a person could have 'stood for' a baby at a Baptism? Elizabeth would have been 12 or 13 at best. Unusual? Or would this have been the norm?

    J


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  • #2
    Peregrinus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,998 ✭✭✭✭Peregrinus


    In the Catholic church, to be a sponsor at baptism you are supposed to be confirmed yourself. It's entirely possible that Elizabeth would have been confirmed by the age of 12 or 13.


  • #3
    nikonuser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 136 ✭✭nikonuser


    Peregrinus,
    Thanks for the reply. As Elizabeth married in 1882 & her age was 'Minor' the time frame is narrowing for her being born, 1861/62/63. Back to trawling the Church Records. No sign in either St Audeon's, St Nicholas'.
    J


  • #4
    pinkypinky
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,709 Mod ✭✭✭✭pinkypinky


    Multiple discussions on this in the past:
    http://www.boards.ie/search/submit/?subforums=1&forum=1288&query=sponsor+age

    Genealogy Forum Mod



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