Birth Announcement of Margaret Belle Ainslie

On February 23, 1911, Ned and Sadie Ainslie sent a postcard announcing the birth of their daughter, Margaret Belle Ainslie to Mrs. Mary Ainslie of East Adams Street in Sandusky.

The birth announcement is a poem, which allows the parents to insert the date of birth, hair and eye color, and weight of the baby. The poem is appropriate for either a boy or a girl. Margaret weighed ten pounds, and had light hair and blue eyes. She was born on February 22, 1911.

Though we do not know the exact relationship of Ned Ainslie to Mary Ainslie, an article in the New York Times of July 6, 1933, states that Edward Douglas Ainslie was born in Sandusky, Ohio about 1873. His wife’s name was Sarah, and his children were Margaret and Edward D. Ainslie, Jr. It is most likely that Ned and Sadie were the nicknames of Edward Douglas and Sarah Ainslie. E. D. Ainslie, Sr. was the general passenger agent of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. He died in Brooklyn in July, 1933.

Mrs. Mary Ainslie of Sandusky lived to the age of 98 years. She had moved to Erie County in 1818. Her husband Samuel Ainslie died in 1851 or 1852. Two of Mary’s daughters were teachers in the Sandusky Schools, Miss Mary Ainslie, and Mrs. Susan Holland.