The child was born prematurely due to an accidental haemorrhage of the mother. The death was certified to in writing by J.P. Richards, father, Comet Vale. Witnesses to the burial were D. Meagher and W. Richards. The parents were married at Kalgoorlie on 5 September 1917. Their daughter, Cecelia Jean, was born at Creswick in Victoria in 1918.