Baptism of Mary Ann Horsfield
29 Sep 1834


BAPTISMS solemnized in the PARISH CHURCH of LEEDS,
in the County of York, in the Year 1834

When Baptised 29 Septr
Born 22 March 1834
No. 1987
Child's Christian Name Mary Ann
Parent's Name Christian Thomas
Susanna
Surname Horsfield
Abode New Road [Later New Briggate]
Quality, Trade, or Profession Packer
By Whom the Ceremony was performed Jas L B??? Curate

The father, Thomas, is said to be a Packer, as was Susanna's father.

Perhaps Susanna gave her own father's name as father of the child at her baptism, to avoid her being put down as a bastard.


Source: West Yorkshire Archive Service; New Reference Number: RDP68/3A/9
Source: Ancestry.com. West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910