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Title: Strange beginning to a baptism entry
Post by: andygmandrew on Monday 04 August 25 22:49 BST (UK)

From the registers of the church of St. Nicholas Newcastle 1 March 1697/98. Can anyone help to decipher the words before the child's name? There is also a strange mark at the end of the entry, what does it mean, perhaps short for Uxor?

Title: Re: Strange beginning to a baptism entry
Post by: maddys52 on Tuesday 05 August 25 04:14 BST (UK)

I think it means - Received, Private Baptism. William was previously privately baptised, and was now received into the Church. (Happy to be corrected if I am wrong!)

Title: Re: Strange beginning to a baptism entry
Post by: horselydown86 on Tuesday 05 August 25 05:40 BST (UK)

The letters at the end are ux with an indication of contraction (the upwards curving line).

The meaning is as you thought.

For the record, written at the beginning is:     Rec Pri: Babt

Title: Re: Strange beginning to a baptism entry
Post by: andygmandrew on Tuesday 05 August 25 08:11 BST (UK)

Thanks, that sounds likely.