Tuesday 2 April 2013

Mona Johnson Dec 1909 - Sept 1911

My Mum used to talk of two of Martha's  babies who died in infancy. Their names were Mona and May.
I have found Mona's birth and death records but have struggled to find anything about May.

Mona died just 21 months old. She was listed in the Births record in Dec 1909 and Death record in 1911. She was the 2nd child of Martha and Edward after Ida (Martha Elizabeth Ida) who was born in 1908 Then  Vera was born in 1912.

Can anyone help find more information about May?

I don't remember Grandma ever mentioning either Mona or May but Mum said that she remembers Grandma telling her that when the babies were laid out in the parlour that she (Martha)came downstairs and cuddled them. How sad and how touching. I asked Uncle Ted a while ago about the 2 babies and he didn't remember, but he was born a lot later and  maybe Martha didn't really talk about it.

I'd like to think that when we remember Martha's children that we include Mona, I'm sure Martha never forgot her even if she found it difficult to talk about her. Maybe we can also find a record of May.