Hello All,
Once again, I seek assitance at the font of wisdom. I found my great-grandfather's baptismal record, and I can manage the Latin, but there are some abbreviations that I cannot suss out. The highly scripted cursive does not help, either.
As near as I can tell, it reads:
"14th Bapt. Michaelem J.L. Mauritii (Maurice)
Scanlon et (illegible, possibly Elizabetham) Walsh sus
Joanne Tobin Alicia Sislam/Sislem
Coolishal 2/6 AP Burke"
Michael's middle name was Joseph, so the "J." could be shorthand for that, or it could be something else (e.g. "F.L." - Filius - Son). Does that have significance? The "L." escapes me, as well.
I can't fathom the "Sus" which I suppose could be "Tes" (Testis) for witnesses or refer to sponsors/godparents.
The 2/6 appears on another Baptism just above that one, so could that be the actual date of birth?
Again, thanks for any clues to what this means...
Howard
Howard:
I'm sure there will be other comments but here is my take:
Michael (the F.L. is shorthand for filium (son)) of Maurice Scanlon and Bridget Walsh sponsors John Tobin and Alice Drislane?
The 2/6 was the offering of 2 shillings and six pence which was fairly standard in baptismal registers.
Roger McDonnell
Hello Roger,
Thank you so much. That makes much more sense. Every time I clear a hurdle, it's like something slowly taking shape through fog.
Many warm regards,
Howard
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