Two (different) christening records for the same person in Macclesfield?

[christine56]

will be able to check my records for further clues on Tuesday. thanks for all your help so far, christine

[andrewalston]

I have several families where children were baptised more than once. One family had their house registered as a meeting house of non-conformists. When they moved to town from the village, the children made a visit to the font at the CoE parish church. Additions to the family had both CofE and Methodist baptisms. I think the phrase "covering all bases" seems to fit.

One distant relative was baptised twice within a fortnight at the same church. A clergyman was visiting from abroad, and it seems some effort was made in order to give him "something to do".

[AshbrookCheshire]

I'd suggest maybe one set of grandparents were Methodist and it was done to please them. Or the family could have been on hard times and were receiving charity from the Methodists? I know of people who were totally RC, but baptised children as Methodist because they received food and boots.  Not in Cheshire, but something similar could occur?

I've just re-read and realised that her father died just before she was born. I could definitely see a newly widowed mother getting support from anyone who would give it!

[christine56]

Hi everyone
Thank you Ashbrook and Andrew for also taking the time to reply. I will certainly investigate further - as it has now left me wondering whether her mother would have to be a methodist (or convert to the faith) to have her daughter christened methodist?

Regards
Christine