How did you do?
Last month we showed you three documents – none of which were written in English and set you some challenges. How did you get on?
Document A
Thomas Bull, baptism, Sardinian Chapel, London
I What was the name of Thomas’s godmother?
Roman Catholic baptismal registers usually record the names of two godparents or sponsors. Here the words ‘Patrini fuere’ can be translated as ‘The godparents/sponsors were’. Thomas’s godfather was Michael Moynihan and his godmother was Catharine Lynch.
II Where was Thomas’s mother born?
Charles and Catherine Bull were living at an address in
