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Baptismal registers

Scope note

Registers which record the administration of the sacrament of baptism; often substituted for birth records that are unobtainable. GAHLM

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300027976

Term used for

registers, baptismal

Equivalent Terms used

baptismal register

Created

13yrs ago

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