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Title: Births of children that didnt survive??
Post by: Karen01 on Monday 20 August 12 16:58 BST (UK)

Hi there,
I have just found out through the 1911 census that my gt grandparents had a number of children between 1889 and 1900 that were born alive but didnt survive - is there anyway possible that I can find out about these children without knowing any names? The parents were James Garner Wright and his wife Alice (formerly McJannett). They married in 1889 London, Leytonstone. The first child i have was Walter born in 1900, died at 3 mths. Then came Stanley 1902 died 1919, then Edward 1908-1936 and finally John 1912-1996.
Any help or advice would be much appreciated.
thanks
Karen

Title: Re: Births of children that didnt survive??
Post by: CaroleW on Monday 20 August 12 17:14 BST (UK)

Hi

May be difficult with a surname like Wright

Use the Registration District in which they were living to search for births on freebmd

Print off or make a note of the names/years/quarters etc and then use freebmd to check for deaths in the same RD

It's not a guarantee that you will find the right ones as they may be unconnected Wright births and deaths in the same period in the same RD

Have you also checked the IGI for possible baptisms?

Title: Re: Births of children that didnt survive??
Post by: aghadowey on Monday 20 August 12 17:44 BST (UK)

Do you know where Walter and Stanley are buried?
My mother-in-law's aunt lost 8 children (stillborn and days/months old) around this period and I found all of them in records for the cemetery. Had been told 'a few died' but didn't realise how many and the stillborn ones wouldn't appear in the births or deaths indexes.

Title: Re: Births of children that didnt survive??
Post by: Karen01 on Monday 20 August 12 17:51 BST (UK)

Thank you, not sure where Walter and Stanley are buried, perhaps need to look in that. Will also try the bad registers although as you say Wright is a very common name :(

Title: Re: Births of children that didnt survive??
Post by: dawnsh on Monday 20 August 12 22:01 BST (UK)

Related topic here

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,611727.0.html

Dawn

Title: Re: Births of children that didnt survive??
Post by: [Ray] on Tuesday 21 August 12 16:47 BST (UK)

Hi

Estimate for the size of the task you face?

Simple FreeBMD search for deaths of
"Wright", 1889-1910 (22 years) and "West Ham" only,
Death ages 0 thru 11 = 236, 61, 19, 32, 5, 7, 9, 2, 3, 5, 1, 4

. . . . . and it needn't be (just/only) "West Ham".
. . . . . and ignoring the "stillbirth" non-reg question.


Ouch.

Title: Re: Births of children that didnt survive??
Post by: carol8353 on Tuesday 21 August 12 18:01 BST (UK)

You have the 1891 and 1901 censuses to look at too.
Are there any children on either of those who don't appear later?

See where there are possible gaps in the others ages.

Alice sounds Scottish,so they may have named some of them after grandparents as they tend to do in Scotland.

Carol

Title: Re: Births of children that didnt survive??
Post by: Karen01 on Wednesday 22 August 12 20:33 BST (UK)

Thanks
Alice is not Scottish, 1911 census says that James and Alice had total 9 children born alive, children still living 2, children who have died 7. It's a big task :(

Title: Re: Births of children that didnt survive??
Post by: carol8353 on Wednesday 22 August 12 22:25 BST (UK)

So have you found the family in the 1891 and 1901 censuses yet?