Death of illegitimate child

[Jane56]

Hi,

We found out sometime ago that my ancestor Jane, had a son called George (illegitimate) and he died at 6days old in New Pentland Scotland.

Does anyone know whether I would be able to find his grave? Would he be buried in 'unconsecrated' ground due to the fact he more than likely was not baptised?

His mother committed suicide a few days later and we assume she would be in 'unconsecrated' ground?

I'm not sure if this is the right word.

Jane. x

[Jeuel]

I don't know about Scottish graves, but I would guess you'd need to contact the relevant local council and ask them about cemeteries etc. If the baby died at 6 days old he would probably have been weak from birth and baptised immediately. Babies unlikely to live were generally baptised straight away.

[strawberrymivvy]

Hi Jane

My great grandfather committed suicide and we always assumed he had no grave, and couldn't find burial records.

However, when I contacted the church in the parish where he lived, he had indeed been buried in a "consecrated" spot, so perhaps worth contacting any likely churches or chapels?