Completed with Thanks - Own Child's Godparents

[geoff_43]

Will not mention names as may still be a living person but on a baptism record I've found it appears the parents are also the godparents. I am pretty sure it is them due to the mother's combination of forenames. We are talking late 1920s.

This is a first for me, and was wondering if any one would know of the Church "ruling" on this? Could it be an error on the PR?

Thanks

[wiseowljj]

Hi Geoff,
I know that in the Church of England you can be a Godparent to your own child as long as you have another Godparent.
wiseowljj

[conahy calling]

link with info about godparents

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godparent

[geoff_43]

Hi wiseowljj and conahy calling.

Thanks for the info. I've since discovered some more baptisms from the family. Some with just one of the parents as godparent and one with no godparents at all. Guess as the link stated, it is up to the individual clergy.

[mumjo]

My parents were my godparents, along with a great aunt.

[geoff_43]

Thank you all who have replied.

I've learnt a lot from this, and I'm a godparent myself. Am going to mark this as compete.