Half baptized??

[Sussex Maid]

I've just come across the following entry for Sarah Butcher, daughter of John and Sarah and was wondering what it means. I noticed that there are two other entries on the page - for different dates - which also show 'half baptized'

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/browse/view.aspx?dbid=1558&iid=31419_A104198-00001&pid=6452235&ssrc=&fn=Sarah&ln=Butcher&st=g

There is another baptism, 20 May 1832, for a Sarah Butcher, daughter of John and Sarah, with a birth date of Jun 19 1829 which could be the same person but I couldn't see any mention of a previous baptism.

Does anyone know what this means please

[Merry]

I don't know, but the last entry on the page says "Halfbaptised, service concluded Jan 24th 1830" and "By the same" (as in "concluded by the same person") in the end column.

[kiterunner]

I wonder if it means a private baptism, and the concluded part is when they were received into the church?

[kiterunner]

Ah yes, I've found a definition which says that's what it means:

http://www.somersetlarders.com/pages/glossary.php

[anne fraser]

I think we had this before. If a baby was not expected to live they could be given a short baptism by a vicar so they could be buried in consecrated ground. A full baptism involved appointing god parents who offered to bring the baby up as a christian. Sorry I have just read Kite's link which fortunately says the same thing.

[Olde Crone]

To be absolutely pedantic, anyone who has been baptised can baptise someone else in extremis - a midwife for instance could baptise a newborn who was not expected to live, but actually any member of the church, not necessarily a Vicar.

OC

[HarrysMum]

To be absolutely pedantic, anyone who has been baptised can baptise someone else in extremis - a midwife for instance could baptise a newborn who was not expected to live, but actually any member of the church, not necessarily a Vicar.

OC



When we were kids, we'd baptise all the unbaptised local kids so we'd all be friends in heaven.....lol

The joys of childhood...

[Sussex Maid]

Thank you all for your replies and the explanation - have saved the link for future reference.
regards