Florence Annie Fradd 1875

Florence Annie Fradd 1875

Florence Annie Fradd was born on the 6^th September 1875 in Homerton; a metropolitan suburb and a chapelry, in Hackney parish, Middlesex, England to Edwin and Maria Fradd nee Horton; and was 1 of 7 siblings.

1. Birth Registration October Quarter of 1875

 Baptisms in the 1800's

Whilst it was common for a baptism to be carried out relatively close to birth, perhaps within a few days or a couple of weeks, there are plenty of instances where this was not the case. Sometimes parents waited several years and then baptised several children at once and occasionally people were not baptised until adulthood.

Some were baptised at the same time as a later sibling, some just before marriage, and some just after the death of a parent or sibling, or in Florence’s case, one day before her death, indicating that she was not expected to live.

Florence died on 30^th June 1887 in Homerton, London, England aged 20 months.

 

2.Baptismal Record 1877

After the introduction of the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834, some Workhouses had the children in their care baptised en masse; apparently following the principle that it was better to be done twice than not at all.

Whether a person was baptised in the past was often dependent on where they lived. It was more likely you would baptise your child if you lived in a small village where everyone knew everyone. It could be very different if you lived in a large town or city.

Another reason was how poor they may have been; it was a custom in many places to offer refreshments on baptism day. Some parishes had a few days each year where the Vicar would put on refreshments and had mass baptisms! There are also instances of a baby being baptised over its mother's coffin (so mother was held to be present).

3.Death Notice Royal Cornwall Gazette Friday 06 July 1887

Marriage was a sacrament, and therefore (making the person a member of the church community) …baptism was required before a marriage was conducted.