Irish baptisms: Infant's surname is different than father's surname.
Ireland, Sligo—Church Records, 1740–1880 [Part B] [MQC2-MV6]
In column labeled "Infant" there appears a given name and surname. In column labeled: "Parents" the father has a different surname.
How do I index the infant's surname?
Option 1: Infant surname goes in child's surname box
Option 2: infant given name plus surname in child's given name box, Father's surname in child's surname box
Thank you
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Option 3: Infant surname is the father's surname and the surname in the "Parent's" column is the wife's maiden name?
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Did you notice these instructions when you opened the batch?
And there is also my post from 18 months ago warning of the problem.
https://community.familysearch.org/en/discussion/147263/project-ireland-church-records-1740-1913
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Example: Infant column: Cath OBrien Parents column: Pat & Winifred Handly
Do I index Child's given name: Cath Child's surname: OBrien
Father's given name: Pat Father's surname: OBrien
Mother's given name: Winifred Mother's surname: Handly
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Yep, exactly.
The people recording these baptisms took it for granted that children got their father's surname, so they didn't bother writing it down again for the father.
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Or, if the child wasn't getting the father's name, the illegitimate status was clearly labeled - sometimes cruelly so.
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