arranged Roman Catholic marriages

[curveycat1]

I was just wondering.
I have a few Roman catholic baptism records for members in my family tree.
Written next to the entry is the name of their future sposes.
On checking the marriage records I have found that these baptised children do marry the future spouse named.
Was this a common thing for arranged marriages within Roman Catholic families.
from Maxine

[dickiesam]

Hi Maxine,
I have come across a couple of similar baptisms and they all related to 'late conversions' to RC, adult baptisms usually about 6 months before the actual marriage. The priest would have known about the impending marriage hence the conversion and baptism.

[Blue70]

These were not arranged marriages the note was added when they married.

Blue

[curveycat1]

thanks for the quick reply
Maxine

[MaryA]

It surprised me when I first noticed this in an RC Parish Register, but then I realised that when a marriage took place the baptismal certificate was requested and the information about the marriage was often noted beside the entry in the Baptismal Register.