Genealogy Chat

I have three. The first one, my g/g uncle was 87 and his cause of death.......Fell out of a tree. What was he doing in a tree at the age of 87 I wonder? The second one, my g/grandfather choked on a fish bone. The third from 1936, a great Aunt who died of 'Wet Brain'. My daddy remembers being told she was a big drinker. I wonder if that has anything to do with it? Deb:)

My Mums Death Cert shows cause of death as 'General Deterioration,' she had been in the local hospital for 6 weeks and they still didn't know what was wrong! This was in 2003 not long after the Harold Shipman trial and I had to have a chat with the coroner regarding her care. Looking back now I can see a funny side. She was 83 and had been in pain for many years Not sure what future generations will make of the death cert.

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My GGG Gran died of
"certified old age" her poor OH wasn't so lucky he was just "old age" I guess she was the originator of our female family having young looks(ie not looking our age!!) lol

Google "annotated burials"
Notes recorded by the vicar of Westbury on Severn
on each person he buried. He let his personal prejudices slip in somewhat especially when he was burying an unbaptized bastard child, An interesting read. Thanks for tip.

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I had one who died of a crushing of the chest due to accidentally getting his head caught in a cement mixer! How does that happen?!

I've got one 'drowned in a sheep wash' - think it was a suicide

a brilliant read

From 1908
His Occupation was farmer, cause of death was, Cow fell on him. ( the mind boggles)

12 year old boy, accidental death, fracture base of skull, fracture femur, shock, he played chicken with a bus, the boy lay down in street expecting bus to stop, it didn't.

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I was looking for another thread when I came across this and it is still as funny as when I first read it !!!!!!! It's worth recycling for another laugh

Visitation of God.

Reading it again, this thread is still as funny as ever.
A brilliant laugh!!!

K

Sunday reading

A 1700's burial record for some unrelated guy in Cumberland read,

"Being out of his mind these few weeks past, locked himself in his house and set fire to it".

natural decay was one that i came across.She was aged 81.

Another drinking carbolic acid whilst drunk. accidental death

hi there,
in cemetary it reads, Died whilst head came into collison with a bridge. He was a railway driver. Yuk

Thought this should "come alive again" pardon the pun!
Dee

ALSO drunk on a railway line. He didn't see the train coming........