The child's parents were married at Cooma in 1879 (Marriage Registration 2839/1879, Cooma) - his mother's name listed as Harriet Clark. The child died at birth, followed the same day by the death of his mother, whose story appears in this website. The child's two older sisters were Mary Jane born 1879 (Birth Registration 12009/1879, Cooma) and Rebecca E.E. born 1881 (Birth Registration 20523/1881, Cooma).