Baby girl MOFFATT June 19- July 02 1871

Another serendipitous little angel... 

I first found her birth notice at New Zealand BDM records, registered simply as a female born to John and Margaret MOFFATT, 1871. I took a gamble to order the certificate. Further information recorded her birth in Dunedin, her mother as ‘formally RAFFEEN/REFFEIN’. 

                                 

For the following reasons I believe it is reasonable to conclude she is the child of my MOFFET ancestors:
1. This is the closest match to the mysterious REFRAIN family name I was originally given for Margaret when I first started researching the family history about 45 years ago. ***excited***
2. Names match, Year, and Place of birth is Dunedin the known residential area of parents at the time.
3. This birth date fits nicely into the ‘gap’ in the birthdates of known siblings Frances 1868 and Alice about 1873.

Noting the informant was an undertaker, a further search located her death certificate registered on the same date and by the same undertaker - Baby girl died due to 'low vitality' aged 2 weeks- (19 June- 02 July 1871). 



God Bless her, this very short existence on the earthly plane would explain why she was previously unknown.

No more little angel... you are now included in our family history from this day forward.



To date, I am still unable to locate the burial site.

Father is noted as John MOFFATT, shepherd, Dunedin.