I found a 1946 death record for Bernard A. Barnett but of course I don't know if this is the Bernard Barnett I'm looking for. The death record indicates zero for the age. Its the first record I've seen like that. Does this mean the age was not available or does this mean it was a newborn who died ? -- Kindest Regards, Ann Florida USA

See what everyone else thinks, but I think it is just the absence of information. If it was a newborn baby, you could find a birth within a few days. Most of the death listings say how old the baby was. Here's something I found in my family: A baby was born and died, and was listed as H.Ida__. The H was the husband's initial and the Ida the wife's name. I saw the same situation for my aunt's baby who died: A.Miriam__. Linda Wolfe Kelley California On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 2:59 PM, Ann Linder <[email protected]> wrote: > The death record indicates zero for the age. > >

It means the baby died before it was a year old. In Chicago, lots of babies went unnamed for a short period of time in the early 20th century. Sometimes doctors didn't register them more than once a month and then in groups. It was a common practice to use the father's initial and the mother's first name as a temporary assigned name. My father was named J. Ida & Bernstein. Perhaps the U.K. had a similar practice. Jackye Sullins > See what everyone else thinks, but I think it is just the absence of > information. > > Here's something I found in my family: A baby was born and died, and was > listed as H.Ida__. The H was the husband's initial and the Ida the wife's > name. I saw the same situation for my aunt's baby who died: A.Miriam__. > > Linda Wolfe Kelley > California

It means he was under 1 year old when he died. Sherry (Viersat, France) > The death record indicates zero for the age. Its the first record > I've seen like that. Does this mean the age was not available or does > this mean it was a newborn who died ?