Whether they actually attended or not, and as a religious ceremony, I would have thought that the godparents were more important, the vicar would certainly be interested in finding out who the father was.
I'm not very good about the rules under the New Poor Law, but settlement would depend on the father's place of settlement, and I imagine that even with the Poor Law Unions, the vicar was at the front line to ensure that there were no unnecessary mouths to fill.
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