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Title: Two baptisms - a long way apart!
Post by: Suffolkgal on Friday 07 July 23 16:49 BST (UK)

I have a baptism for  James Horatio Budds in Great Yarmouth, Suffolk, on 30 December 1830, son of William, a sail maker, and his wife Thomasin.  William and Thomasin had twelve children between 1814 and 1834, all baptised in the same church although the six oldest were also baptised at the local Wesleyan Chapel in 1842.  Three of the children, Frederick Charles Budds, James Horatio Budds and Ellen Eliza Budds were also apparently baptised in Earsdon near North Shields - all on the same day that they were baptised in Yarmouth. I have seen the original baptism entries for Yarmouth but the Earsdon ones are only transcripts (on both major genealogical websites).  Even today you'd hardly make the trip in time for two baptisms.  What's going on here, do you think?

Title: Re: Two baptisms - a long way apart!
Post by: rosie99 on Friday 07 July 23 16:58 BST (UK)

Do the transcripts originate from familysearch.   I have seen a few instances where records on the same film are allocated to the wrong place

Title: Re: Two baptisms - a long way apart!
Post by: Suffolkgal on Friday 07 July 23 20:07 BST (UK)

Thank you.  I guess that has to be the answer