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Title: Completed with Thanks - Own Child's Godparents
Post by: geoff_43 on Saturday 18 October 14 22:14 BST (UK)

Will not mention names as may still be a living person but on a baptism record I've found it appears the parents are also the godparents. I am pretty sure it is them due to the mother's combination of forenames. We are talking late 1920s.

This is a first for me, and was wondering if any one would know of the Church "ruling" on this? Could it be an error on the PR?

Thanks

Title: Re: Own Child's Godparents
Post by: wiseowljj on Saturday 18 October 14 22:40 BST (UK)

Hi Geoff,
I know that in the Church of England you can be a Godparent to your own child as long as you have another Godparent.
wiseowljj

Title: Re: Own Child's Godparents
Post by: conahy calling on Saturday 18 October 14 22:42 BST (UK)

link with info about godparents

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godparent

Title: Re: Own Child's Godparents
Post by: geoff_43 on Saturday 18 October 14 23:05 BST (UK)

Hi wiseowljj and conahy calling.

Thanks for the info. I've since discovered some more baptisms from the family. Some with just one of the parents as godparent and one with no godparents at all. Guess as the link stated, it is up to the individual clergy.

Title: Re: Own Child's Godparents
Post by: mumjo on Sunday 19 October 14 12:18 BST (UK)

My parents were my godparents, along with a great aunt.

Title: Re: Own Child's Godparents
Post by: geoff_43 on Monday 20 October 14 16:19 BST (UK)

Thank you all who have replied.

I've learnt a lot from this, and I'm a godparent myself. Am going to mark this as compete.