THE 1824-1825 BAPTISMAL REGISTER OF HARVINGTON HALL, WORCESTERSHIRE

Harvington’s Chapel was used as mission for the Catholics in the area. The register is now in the Birmingham Archdiocesan Archives. This image is from Findmypast’s England Roman Catholic Parish Registers record set.

Baptism dates

‘Die 22 Novembris’ means ‘day 22 of November’.

Married parents

‘Conjugum’ is followed by the parents’ names.

Other relatives?

The child’s godparents are named here. ‘Patrinus’ means godfather and ‘patrina’ means godmother.

Priest’s name

‘A me Joanni Brownlow’ means ‘by me John Brownlow.

Latin

The Latin used here is fairly straightforward to translate.

Latin names

‘Fillia Jacobi’ is ‘daughter of James’. ‘Fillius’ would mean ‘son of’.

Maiden name

‘olim Mills’ indicates that the mother’s maiden name was Mills.

Entries in English

Use these to help you translate the Latin entries.

Irish surnames

Many Irish families came to England in the 18th century. They are often in Catholic records.