Baptised twice?

[Vasquez109]

Evening all!

Just wondering if anyone has come across anyone being baptised twice? I believe William Durnell baptised in 10 Jun 1753 was baptised again on 27 Aug 1755 in Kemble, Wiltshire. I initially thought that the second William was another child, but checking the burial register there are no entries for a William Durnell (inc. the myriad of spellings).

Which makes me think, was he born in Jun 1753 and not expected to live and then rebaptised when he was a little older? The handwriting is the same, so assuming the vicar knew that William was baptised again? Maybe not...

Wondering what all your opinions are on this?

Thanks.
David.

[louisa maud]

I believe that often if a baby has been baptised twice the first often shows  " P" private was because the child might not have been expected to live  then I think the 2nd baptism might show " received into the church" , please correct me if I have this the wrong way round..LM

[Norfolk Nan]

Yes, I have an ancestor who was baptised twice.  The family had been removed to another place of settlement and the second baptism was arranged by the workhouse.  No idea why, perhaps the parents couldn't prove the first baptism but it's there in the record for all to see. 

[PatLac]

Unless this burial date was transcribed incorrectly?

Name   William Durnel
Event Type   Burial
Event Date   19 Jul 1751
Event Place   Kemble, Wiltshire, England
Document Type   Bishop's Transcripts

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6D91-VCLP?lang=en

[Vasquez109]

Oh thats a good spot! 19 Jul 1751 in the register is Sarah, daughter of Richard Darby!!!

[LizzieL]

It does seem odd that the vicar didn't notice the second baptism of a two year old, especially as the 1753 and 1755 baptisms are on left and right pages facing each other (assuming just one William). From number of baptisms and burials, Kemble doesn't seem to have a large population. Maybe William (1753) died, but his burial wasn't recorded. I have read that sometimes deceased infants got slipped into someone else's grave if there was a convenient one to hand. 

[Jebber]

Some errors occur because the PR entries are not always written at the time of the event, sometimes just noted on a piece of paper of paper and entered later. When that happens it can lead to errors. It just depends on how the Incumbent and/or Parish Clerk work.

[martin hooper]

I have someone who was baptised in one church and then two days later baptised in another church a mile away. No idea why.

Martin

[coombs]

I have found a few instances of an ancestor or ancestor sibling baptised twice. In 1806 an eldest child was baptised a week apart in Shoreditch and Bethnal Green.

My great gran was baptised as a baby in 1895 in Oxford, and again at a church in Stamford Hill, London in early 1910, but she had left home by then and was in a convent training for domestic service, so I guess she was unsure if she had been baptised as a baby or it was the house rules.