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Offline chrisruthsmith

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Pointers for finding a deceased child (suspected infant death)
« on: Thursday 09 April 20 19:49 BST (UK) »
On the 1911 census my grandmother states that she has given birth to 5 children born alive of which only 3 were still living. I've managed to trace one of the children that had died as she was interred in the same grave as my gmother and gfather but oddly the other child wasn't listed.
 
I'm struggling to find the other child as I don't have a first name, birth or death date. I have the parent as Thomas Jackson and Mary Ellen Jackson (nee Brown) and a time period of between 1901 to 1911. As the child died prior to 1911, the indexes  do not have the mother's surname and the baptism records for the church aren't digital.

By looking at the death indexes I have come up with approx 150 potential names which fit the potential registration districts, and time period Can some one point me in the right direction as my next steps to narrow down the list.


Jackson
Leigh
Brown
Bell

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Re: Pointers for finding a deceased child (suspected infant death)
« Reply #1 on: Friday 10 April 20 03:13 BST (UK) »
https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp
 - if you use this search you can look for the mother's maiden name in births before 1911.  It is a bit restrictive in search range but that should allow you to really narrow down the field to hopefully one or just a couple options.

Since the surnames are very common you might still end up with two or three possibles, but better than than 150!
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Re: Pointers for finding a deceased child (suspected infant death)
« Reply #2 on: Friday 10 April 20 03:18 BST (UK) »
What town - county - COUNTRY are you looking in?
Milligan - Jardine – Glencross – Dinwoodie - Brown: (Dumfriesshire & Kirkcudbrightshire)
Clark – Faulds – Cuthbertson – Bryson – Wilson: (Ayrshire & Renfrewshire)
Neale – Cater – Kinder - Harrison: (Warwickshire & Queensland)
Roberts - Spry: (Cornwall, Middlesex & Queensland)
Munster: (Schleswig-Holstein & Queensland) and Plate: (Braunschweig, Neubruck & Queensland & New York)

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Re: Pointers for finding a deceased child (suspected infant death)
« Reply #3 on: Friday 10 April 20 04:06 BST (UK) »
I am assuming it is the family in Manchester, with births registered in Prestwich?

There is a possible Ethel born 1905 who appears to have died later the same year.

Looking at the date of births for the other 4 children - there is a gap between 1904 (Edith) and 1909 (John), so the missing child is likely to have born in that time frame.
Milligan - Jardine – Glencross – Dinwoodie - Brown: (Dumfriesshire & Kirkcudbrightshire)
Clark – Faulds – Cuthbertson – Bryson – Wilson: (Ayrshire & Renfrewshire)
Neale – Cater – Kinder - Harrison: (Warwickshire & Queensland)
Roberts - Spry: (Cornwall, Middlesex & Queensland)
Munster: (Schleswig-Holstein & Queensland) and Plate: (Braunschweig, Neubruck & Queensland & New York)


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Re: Pointers for finding a deceased child (suspected infant death)
« Reply #4 on: Friday 10 April 20 14:09 BST (UK) »
Many thanks for your help, I'm going to check Ethel out and also look for possible alternatives between 1904 and 1909 using the GRO Online Index

Jackson
Leigh
Brown
Bell