Mabel May WHITFORD

[Lucy2]

Baptism record - WHITFORD

Mabel Mary (sic) WHITFORD

Born - 22 March 1891
Baptised - 29 April 1891
At the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Christchurch.
(Ref:  CBS2-24769)
Parents:   Albert Charles WHITFORD
                 Maggie (Margaret)  (nee FLEMING)
Residence:   Amberley
Sponsors to Baptism:    Patrick Joseph ARCHER and Maggie Angela HICKEY
Minister :    A. AUBREY, SM
         
                                    ----- / / -----

[Lucy2]

Will just re-check on what other WHITFORD info I have  ... don't think I have their marriage ?     May have the baptism though for Albert Charles WHITFORD and a sibling ??

Lu

[GailS]

Hi Lu,

Here I am thinking I would be lucky if I got 1 post    And you come up with a mine of information.

I have to say I know nothing about paupers graves, so you may well be right concerning Maggies grave.

Thank you for all your hard work.

Kind regards,
Gail.

[Lucy2]

Hi Gail

Hmmm ... "pauper" (horrid word)  ... but not sure what else it might be called ?    I mean a grave which might have been paid for by a charitable institution if the deceased was an impoverished person and family was unable to meet the cost of burial.   

Always worth though, following up on those who are buried in same plot - there could still be a family link ?
Same thing with following up on baptism sponsors - often they're family members. 

Lu

[GailS]

Hi Lu,

Can you please tell me about baptism sponsors? Its a term I have never heard before.

In your first post you said you had WHITFORD baptism records, can I be cheeky and ask if you have any records for the second lot of WHITFORD children born?

Charlie, Stanley, Alice, Mary and Eva.

I know nothing really about this family, and I feel I should considering that Alice is my Granny. And anyone that might have information (first hand) has probably died by now, my Mum never spoke of her Mothers family, I find it completly frustrating as she often spoke of her Fathers family.

Family lore said that Albert Charles father was a baker also and that he helped bake the cake for Queen Victorias coronation, I have no idea if this is true or not, I have no idea who Albert's parents are.

Gail.

[Lucy2]

Hi Gail

Will be with you shortly   ... just digging up some further info which may assist.       [I'm terribly disorganised at present  .. doh !]

Lu

[Lucy2]

Can you please tell me about baptism sponsors? Its a term I have never heard before.

Baptism "sponsors" are essentially what we term today, "godparents".

Try a "Google" search ... which will give you a better explanation than I can offer here.   

Lu

[Lucy2]

Baptism Record - WHITFORD

Margaret*  WHITFORD     (* "Madge')

Born - 29 July 1887
Baptised - 19 September 1887 (* Ref: RCBP2 - 360)
Parents:  Charles WHITFORD / Margaret (nee FLEMING)

Hi Gail

Just an update :

Burial Place of Madge WHITFORD - died 1888

I've just checked another (family) baptism record  I have, and the code RCBP refers to "Roman Catholic (Church) Banks Peninsula" :

As a burial record hasn't been found elsewhere, I'd say it's very likely that Madge was buried at a cemetery on Banks Peninsula ... or possibly at the RC (or other) cemetery at Lyttelton.   

BP and Lyttelton cemeteries are not online but you can make an enquiry about burials via a link at the Christchurch Library website.   (If it was a Catholic cemetery, then Catholic Archives may have a record).

Seems Madge died late December 1887 (or early in 1888) ?

Lu

[Lucy2]

In your first post you said you had WHITFORD baptism records, can I be cheeky and ask if you have any records for the second lot of WHITFORD children born?

Charlie, Stanley, Alice, Mary and Eva.

Hi Gail

Unfortunately the only baptism records I have, are the ones I've given you.   (I understand too, that the WHITFORD records I received (ex. ChCh Library) are the sum total of what was available from the index cards there.)

*  Do you know the birthplaces of these children from the second family ?   

Lu

PS  -  Have found lots more WHITFORD info for you ... sorting through it now and hope to post it here, later this evening.