LIST 3 - BAPTISMS - ST PHILLIPS SYDNEY

 
 
There were 700 baptisms recorded during this 'decade'. Between 1788 and 1800 there were 
on average 50 baptisms a year. 
 
The information recorded for each child includes: 
 date of baptism 
  date of birth
 Christian name
 father's Christian name 
 father's family name 
 father's year of arrival in the colony 
 father's ship of arrival in the colony 
 father's status upon arrival in the colony 
 mother's Christian name
 mother's maiden name
 mother's year of arrival in the colony
 mother's ship of arrival in the colony
 mother's status upon arrival in the colony
 parent's civil status at the time of the child's birth
 parent's marital status at the time of the child's birth
 parent's year & country/church of marriage where applicable 
 reference number
 
The list is presented in chronological order by date of baptism then alphabetically by 
father's surname. 
 
With regard to the fathers, identities of 94% have been found. The names of four fathers 
were not recorded and the identities of a further 44 remain unknown.
 
With regard to the mothers, identities of 95% have been found. The names of thirteen 
mothers were not recorded and the identities of a further 31 remain unknown.
 
Where the father's surname has a second name separated by a slash '/', the surname after 
the slash is how the name was spelt in the original document or if second name is substantially 
different it refers to an alias. Where the mother's surname has a second name separated 
by a slash, the surname after the slash is her married name at the time of the recording 
being made if she was married more than once. 
 
The reference number would direct the reader to the entry in the original source document.
 
It should be noted that this is considerably more information than will be found in 
the original church register, being the result of decades of research, principally 
associated with the Pioneer Register Project. Many entries in the church register list 
just the date of baptism and parents names, sometimes only the mother's name if the birth 
was illegitimate.
 
It was not until November 1791 that the date of birth of the child was routinely recorded 
along with the date of baptism. In those cases where no date of birth was recorded the 
year of baptism has been taken as the year of birth and no doubt this was indeed the case 
in the majority of cases.
 
Thirty eight baptisms took place after 1800 when older children came to baptism, the latest 
being Elizabeth McDuel in 1816 at the age of sixteen.
 
Joseph William Pitt was baptised twice, in 1797 and 1806 both times at St Phillips as 
was his sister Mary.
 
Entries on this list have the reference identifier "SPS" on List 1. To locate an entry 
on this list; firstly an alphabetical search on the name would be made on List 1 from 
which the date of baptism would be retrieved, secondly using the appropriate date, the 
baptism would be located on this list and finally an alphabetical search on the 
name would be made on the baptismal date if there should be more than one entry for that 
date. 

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