Kathy Yes by all means include into the family tree. Having had a child that died at birth, it was included..and others withing the overall family have said to please include within the family tree. and no doubt with all ancestors of the 19th, or 18th or even the 17th centuries and before hand would have said yes, and no doubt they would have commerated the birthday in some form or other. And yes the parents of the still born child would never forget the child, and no doubt they would have as the years passed by wondered how that the child would have developed both phyiscally and mentally, how it would have looked and acted for example when the child was say 10 years. 20 years, 30 years old or what ever year. Sorry to have raved on Murray -----Original Message----- From: Kathy & Peter Osborne <posborne@netspace.net.au> To: AUSTRALIA-L@rootsweb.com <AUSTRALIA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, 3 January 2001 21:11 Subject: Still born children >Dear All, > >This is a general question. >Do we include in out family tree children who died at birth eg. still born. > These children are given full burials these days! > >I just wanted to know what everyone thought. > >Kathy >The Patch >Victoria >Australia. > > >==== AUSTRALIA Mailing List ==== >Australia's First and Biggest Genealogy Server >Announces ... Your Very Own, Free Webspace .. go to >http://www.southernx.com.au/webspace/personal_page.html > >============================== >Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! >http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 >