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General => The Common Room => Topic started by: mulberry-rose on Tuesday 09 September 25 20:57 BST (UK)
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Whilst researching my Catholic ancestors (particularly in Glasgow) I’ve noticed a few cases of where a female and male sponsor of a child end up getting married at a later date. I’m curious if anyone has come across this before? Is it some sort of tradition-be a sponsor before marriage? ???
For example;
Ellen Rooney bap at St Paul, Glasgow in April 1867, the daughter of Michael Rooney & Mary O’Hara. Her sponsors were Bernard Rooney (Michael’s brother) & Bridget McKenna.
Bernard and Bridget then got married a few months later, 15 July 1867 at Hutchesontown.
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3 month's before we married my husband & I were god parents to one of his brothers children.
One of my bridesmaids & her fiancé were god parents to her sisters daughter 6 months before they married
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I think the tradition was that there was a strong preference for relatives to act as godparent(s). Now if said godparent was engaged then he/she might then naturally be selected as the other godparent.
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I have found several cases like this amongst my C of E relatives.