Turnbulls in Roxburghshire

[M Carter]

I have been to the Churchyard at Eckford.    The gravestone is gradually being covered by lichen but is still legible and does read 'also Walter George and William who died in infancy' despite Walter George living long enough to be sadly killed in WW1.
M Carter

[aghadowey]

I have been to the Churchyard at Eckford.    The gravestone is gradually being covered by lichen but is still legible and does read 'also Walter George and William who died in infancy' despite Walter George living long enough to be sadly killed in WW1.
M Carter

Possibly there was an earlier child called Walter George who died in infancy and parents re-used the name for another son.

[terianne]

yes - this is very common especially if its a family name, but sometimes the middle name is changed to highlight the difference

I have several instances in my family when a child dies in infancy