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Member Since: May 2010 Posts: 1 Send Message	Andrew	Report	29 Sep 2020 07:59
Member Since: May 2010 Posts: 1 Send Message	I have come across a family of 8 siblings all baptised on the same day in 1930. They were all adults with ages up to 52 and all had their birth surname. Three of them were female. Should I assume these girls never married or would they have been baptised using their maiden names? The church concerned was Congregational
Member Since: November 2003 Posts: 28,261 Send Message	KathleenBell	Report	29 Sep 2020 08:10
	Welcome to the boards Andrew. I don't know the answer to your question for certain but I would think that the females were unmarried if they used their maiden name. Have you found likely marriages for the 3 females? Did the family possibly change religion and the siblings were baptised into their new church together? Hopefully someone with more knowledge of such events can give you a more definite answer. Kath. x
Member Since: March 2011 Posts: 17,432 Send Message	JoyLouise	Report	29 Sep 2020 11:41
	Just a thought which may get shot down. Could it be that the siblings were all baptised under their father's surname if their mother was unmarried at the times of their births?