1,441 baptisms at West Hartlepool Christ Church from Jan 1882 to early April 1891. Most list the child’s birth date, and some baptisms occurred long after the person’s birth. For example:

• 1 Jan 1882 Ferguson Docherty, of 18 Hart Rd., born 18 Sep 1879, child of Thomas Docherty (boilermaker) & Phoebe
• 4 Mar 1888 John Smith, of 99 Brougham Tce., born 10 Nov 1831, child of Samuel Smith (engineman) & Sarah