Minister as witness

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searcher 52
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Minister as witness

Post by searcher 52 » Sun Aug 19, 2007 5:46 pm

I have a relative christened in Drumblade parish Aberdeenshire in December 1810. The OPR entry makes mention of "Mr Munro, Minister Huntly" as one of the witnesses.

I am presuming (perhaps wrongly) that this may suggest that the christening was done by the parish minister and that this Mr Munro was also in attendance.

Any thoughts?
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DavidWW
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Re: Minister as witness

Post by DavidWW » Sun Aug 19, 2007 6:52 pm

searcher 52 wrote:I have a relative christened in Drumblade parish Aberdeenshire in December 1810. The OPR entry makes mention of "Mr Munro, Minister Huntly" as one of the witnesses.

I am presuming (perhaps wrongly) that this may suggest that the christening was done by the parish minister and that this Mr Munro was also in attendance.

Any thoughts?
It depends!

According to the Fasti, who was the minister of Drumblade at the time?, and where was the Rev. Munro's charge, if not in Drumblade?, - Huntly if one believes this entry, which implies a close family connectuion.

David
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