Harold Arthur Pruden
Death Certificate confirms what I had been told that this poor wee man died due to poisoning. Received cert in mail today 12/03/2014. Copy added below but for those that find it hard to read here are the details.
given names: Harold Arthur (note BDM historical records show birth as Arthur Harold 1900/2339)
family name: PRUDEN
Date of Death: 8 November 1902
Cause of Death: Ammonia Poisoning
Heart Failure
certifying Doctor: G A Harrison
Date last seen
alive by Doctor: 8 November 1902
Sex: Male
Age and D.O.B: 2 years Not Recorded
Place of Birth: Matapu
occupation: Infant
Date of Burial
or cremation: 11 November 1902
Place of burial Eltham Cemetery
Mother: Hannah
PRUDEN
Maiden Name: BLOOMFIELD
Father: Arthur Frederick
PRUDEN
I did look in the Eltham Cemetery and still could not find the record. Tried under both Arthur Harold and Harold Arthur. Was it a habit to reverse names? If so it is really confusing
yes it was anafred,
in fact, they were usually called by their second name. So if Arthur Harold was so registered then he was probably called Harold or vice versa :( bit strange
Well I am more than sure they did that just to confuse me. It is so frustrating trying to find this grave. I would love to at some stage put some small memorial there for him. Now to researching what on earth they would have been using Ammonia on, only thing i can think of is cleaning cowsheds or washing with so many little ones in the house this is a possibility.