On Sunday February 11, 1810 as they were preparing for the morning service, the tower of the church Our Lady and Saint Nicholas collapsed, killing 25 people.[1] St. Nicholas is where most of the children of Robert and Elizabeth had been christened, up to that point. Their next child, born after the collapse, was Robert. He was born in December of 1810, and christened in January 1811 at St. Peters.
I found this piece of history interesting because it explains why Robert and Elizabeth had the rest of their children christened at St. Peters, with the exception of Henry, who was christened at St. Nicholas in 1815.
[1] Church of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas, Liverpool, Wikipedia.com, accessed 8 March 2013.
That is a interesting and tragic bit of history you found. Our lives turn on a dime!
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