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Putting a baby on a shelf
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Betty | Report | 24 May 2010 00:13 |
My mum had three babies who died in the 1940's and she told me stories of how if someone couldn't afford a burial plot they would be able to put the baby on a shelf in someone else's grave, has anyone ever heard of this ? and how could I find out where these babies are buried ? |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 24 May 2010 00:28 |
Betty |
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Betty | Report | 24 May 2010 00:49 |
Hi Sylvia, as far as I know the babies were not still born, but died at a few months old. I have a rough idea of the cemetery they might be in, so will try and do a search there. thanks for your reply. |
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KathleenBell | Report | 24 May 2010 01:08 |
My husband's baby brother died at 12 hours old in 1946. We found from his burial record that he was buried in the same grave as a 2 year old girl who was not connected to the family. |
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Betty | Report | 24 May 2010 01:19 |
Hi Kathleen, where would I find a burial record ? |
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KathleenBell | Report | 24 May 2010 01:32 |
We found ours at the County Records Office. The record gave us the churchyard where the baby was buried. The church used to be near to where we live but had been demolished. Another church close by had the sexton's record book for the demolished church and the vicar of the nearby church found the record in the Sexton's book for us which told us about the burial with the 2 year old girl. |
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SpanishEyes | Report | 24 May 2010 07:07 |
My brother died when only 3 hours old. Fortunately I know where he is buried and I try to visit once a year to remember him and write a message in the church book. However there isn't a headstone or any sign to indicate where he is. Because he died before he was christened the Parish priest of the ime would not allow him to be buried in consecrated ground. therefore he was buried in a tiny white coffin against a church wall. My mother was to ill to go to the funeral, something she always regretted. However there is a record of his death in the church files and a more enlightened reverend has agreed that I can put a small plaque in the church. |
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Anne-Marie | Report | 24 May 2010 10:16 |
Several years ago when I asked the local council where in the cemetery my great grand parents were buried they had no headstone. Turns out that there were three coffins in the grave, the first one being that of their adult son had two babies buried with him. There were not related and no names were recorded. At the same cemetery, my father’s baby brother aged 18 months also had another baby buried with him. I doubt if my grandmother would have known this. As to the babies being on a shelf, that wasn't mentioned. |
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