baby Wilmot

The Anglican Church has fantastic records. In their list of burials in book 3-B-3 on page 67,  there is the following entry: Wilmot, age 1, died buried 1891 in the Milton Cemetery. Based on the entries above and below this entry, it would make sense that this baby was buried between February and March 1891.

Who is this baby? Was the baby a boy or a girl? Who are his or her parents? There is no mention of this baby in the Milton Cemetery transcriptions by the Pittsburgh Historical Society. The spot where the baby's first name is blank and it does not mention the parents names. There was a census in 1891. Was this child included on the census?

Based on the families that I know were having children about this time, I can only guess who the baby might have belonged too.

The baby could have belonged to Peter Graham Wilmot and Susanna Maud Whitney. Their child, Henry Graham was born in May 1889, and then the next child, Benjamin Earl was born in Jun 1892. A baby born in mid to late 1890 would fit there.

The baby could be the daughter of John Alexander Wilmot and Annie McVeigh. Their daughter, Emily, was born 12 Sep 1891 and died on 3 October 1891. The birth date isn't consistent with the burial record birth date but I don't know my sources for those dates so maybe my dates are wrong and this is their baby Emily. The child just older than Emily was Margaret Edna who was born in July 1889. It's also possible that there could have been a child born in late 1890 between Margaret and Emily.

Henry Fredrick Wilmot and his wife Annie Gillespie had a baby in May 1891. Because of that I think that this baby is not their baby. But if this baby been born in early 1890, it could be their child.

Based on the other relatives marriage dates, I think this is all the possibilities. I feel so sad for the parents of this baby. Nothing makes me wonder more about members of my family tree than the death of their children. While I do feel sympathy for them, I hope I never have empathy for what they may have felt like by the premature passing of one of my own children. It makes me so grateful for my babies that I can have them with me everyday.

I'm trying to keep these blog entries by family, but this baby is special since his or her family is unknown. Until his or her family is found, I hope this is good enough.