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Infant son buried
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Right said Fred | Report | 11 Jun 2008 22:33 |
I have seen in the parish registers a case where the following was said: |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 11 Jun 2008 23:03 |
In this context I would class a child under 2 or 3 years an infant, so the burial could easily be the child baptised in 1736. |
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robertpplane | Report | 11 Jun 2008 23:28 |
Infant was under 12 months, child was 13 months to 3 years |
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Jayne | Report | 11 Jun 2008 23:35 |
I'm probably being stupid Robert, but what were they called over three if it wasn't child? |
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robertpplane | Report | 11 Jun 2008 23:42 |
Their name |
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Jayne | Report | 11 Jun 2008 23:47 |
Oh right, seems a bit sad not to be classed as a child over the age of three though, don't you think. Does that mean that their age isn't recorded in parish records? As you may gather I haven't yet needed to look up a child's death in parish records and am just trying to learn all I can. Jayne |
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KathleenBell | Report | 11 Jun 2008 23:47 |
I would say that the infant was a child under 1 year old. The fact that no name was given suggests that the child was very young and had not been named by the parents, nor had he been christened. |
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Right said Fred | Report | 13 Jun 2008 15:32 |
Thank you for your replies everyone. Seems it was another son then. |