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Edna Abercrombie

Birth
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Death
21 Jan 1943
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Burial
Harold's Cross, County Dublin, Ireland Add to Map
Plot
A62 323
Memorial ID
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Age at death: 6 hours
Cause of death: Marasmus

This child is one of over 200 babies and children who died at the Bethany Home in Dublin Ireland, between 1922 and 1949.

In 2010, a professor from Griffith College in Ireland traced children registered with the home to unmarked graves at Mount Jerome Cemetery.

On April 2, 2014, a monument listing all 222 children who died at the home was dedicated.

These words are inscribed on the monument:
In memory of 222 children from the Bethany Home whose lives were cut short aged a few days to three and a half years.

On the base of the monument these words are inscribed:

May They Rest In Peace And Rise In Glory


Source - Irish Independent

NOTE
The information for plot numbers, age and cause of death is from a document published in The Journal, dated April 2, 2014       


Age at death: 6 hours
Cause of death: Marasmus

This child is one of over 200 babies and children who died at the Bethany Home in Dublin Ireland, between 1922 and 1949.

In 2010, a professor from Griffith College in Ireland traced children registered with the home to unmarked graves at Mount Jerome Cemetery.

On April 2, 2014, a monument listing all 222 children who died at the home was dedicated.

These words are inscribed on the monument:
In memory of 222 children from the Bethany Home whose lives were cut short aged a few days to three and a half years.

On the base of the monument these words are inscribed:

May They Rest In Peace And Rise In Glory


Source - Irish Independent

NOTE
The information for plot numbers, age and cause of death is from a document published in The Journal, dated April 2, 2014       

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  • Created by: Donna
  • Added: Mar 11, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143609607/edna-abercrombie: accessed ), memorial page for Edna Abercrombie (21 Jan 1943–21 Jan 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 143609607, citing Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium, Harold's Cross, County Dublin, Ireland; Maintained by Donna (contributor 47740791).