Scottish Parish records (again)
While waiting for a response to my first query, I have tries the following batch
These are baptismal records. As with a lot of Scottish records the mother's name is given as maiden name. The guidelines say do not assume child's name surname from other people therefore I would assume that the child's surname would be blank since child could be illegitimate. The example given only includes child's given name and there are no boxes for the child's surname. Does this mean that the surname box should be blank?
I know it sounds as if I am new to indexing but have been doing this for years here and in local archive. Since this is a new project there may be some wrinkles that still need to be ironed out.
P.S Having looked at all the examples I am wondering if the previous query is actually related to a baptismal record. Help! 🤨
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Thank you @SPierce7 for your question regarding UK, Scotland, Lanarkshire—Church Records, 1823–1967 [M3KP-4V5].
You are correct that the Child's Surname field should be marked blank. Thank you for looking at the Project Instructions examples and the Field Help for Child's Surname, which does say to not assume the surname from the surnames of others mentioned in the document.
A researcher, when led to the image, can make their own determination regarding the child's surname.
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Thank you for confirming this. Scottish records can be idiosyncratic as I know only too well.
Sheena🙂
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I have a batch that includes baptism records listed as Communicant's Register in the middle of the second page of records. Do I index them as baptism too? or not? Batch is M3KP-4KD. https://www.familysearch.org/indexing/batch/f61a0e6c-024e-4c67-8e72-f04ffad86ef0
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As far as I am aware a Communicants' register is when someone joins the church and is not the same as baptism but you need an instruction from a moderator.
Sheena
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The problem with not indexing the Communicant's Registers, as I see it, is that these individuals on this image were born in Nov 1859 and baptized in Nov 1859. In some faiths, the rites of Baptism and Confirmation (Chrismation) are/ and were done at the same time and tiny babies may then receive Holy Communion (the blood of Christ) at their baptism.
This image is a good example of how baptisms might be missed, simply because they are referred to as Communicant's Registers, and should be further investigated.
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