The cemetery at Marykirk Scotland had more than a few gravestones which tells a very sad story about child mortality in the 1800s. The records will show that many children died in the first few days, weeks and months of their lives. It must have been heartbreaking for the parents. Where would we be without modern medicine.
The Gravestone reads:
Erected by
Alexander Young
Engineer in Bombay and
ElizabethScott
His wife
In the memory of their children
Elizabeth Ann
Who died at Arbroat
21st September 1859
Aged 3 years
James
Who died at Bombay
13 August 1863
Aged 10 days
John Scott
who died at Bombay
13 April 1865
Aged 1 year and 7 month
Alexandria
Who died at Arbroath
4 October 1867
Aged 8 days
