My great-grandmother was baptised in Oldham, Lancashire when she was about 21 months old. A brother, 6 or almost 6, was baptised as well. The oldest child, age 7 was not. Or at least that is what I can see in FamilySearch.

The records show that Elizabeth and Joseph Ford were the children of Joseph and Mary Ann Ford. Elizabeth was born in Oldham in May 1854 and Joseph in Halifax in 1850.

The "problem" with this family is that Joseph disappeared sometime between the registration of Elizabeth's birth in 1854 (June) and 1861 when Mary Ann is listed with the children in Huddersfield, Yorks. as a widow.
The family story is that Joseph Ford Sr. left for "America" and never returned - whether he planned to send for the family I don't know. I have not been able to track him down. No death record appears for him in the Oldham district.

My question - if the father is dead when a child is baptised, is it mentioned? I don't recall seeing this although I have looked at lot of baptisms over the years.