X00118 More about Charlotte Emily Tew (1872-1873)

I posted previously about X00118 and Charlotte Emily Tew. She was born 16 June 1872 in Meath, Ireland and died 16 September 1873 in Hamilton, Ontario.

The only confirmation that I had of her death was the gravestone in Hamilton Cemetery, but I have since heard back from the Cemetery. According to their records she was originally buried 18 September 1873 in a single, unmarked grave, but then removed and re-interred in the current location 25 September 1875.

So, the original burial date of 18 September 1873 would agree with a death date of 16 September 1873. As well, the re-interrment was around the time that her sister had died in September 1875, so I figure that the family bought the plot around that time and had her re-interred there.

X00118 Charlotte Emily Tew (1872-1873)

Charlotte Emily Tew was born 16 June 1872 in Meath, Ireland [D01026] and is the daughter of John Armstrong Tew and Charlotte Elizabeth Arthur. I have found her gravestone in Hamilton Cemetery noting that she died 16 September 1873 [D02952].

Transcription:

Charlotte E. Tew
died Sep 16 1873
aged 1 yr & 3 mos

Catherine M. Tew
died Sep. 7 1875
aged 6 years & 4 mos

daughters of John A. Tew

The date of death on the stone agrees with the date of birth found in her birth certificate. I have tried to locate an Ontario death registration for her, but have not been succssful. I suspect that this is a death that may not have ever been registered. I've also checked the Hamilton Spectator for a listing, but it doesn't appear to have been listed, unlike her sister Catherine, who's death did appear appear in the Spectator.

Short of checking for a burial record, the gravestone may be the only evidence of her death that exists.

On the plus side, it does nail down a range of when the family came to Canada: they must have arrived between June 1872 and September 1873.

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Sources:
[D01026] Ireland GRO Ireland, Irish Civil Regsitration, Births, 12: 783, 407, 75. Rec. Date: 4 Feb 2018. Cit. Date: 4 Feb 2018.

[D02952] Hamilton Cemetery (Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario), Section: CC-C. Rec. Date: 19 Dec 2020.