Genealogy Chat

Hi All Here's one which I think is sad but nice. On a visit to an Aunt of mine who lived in warden assisted housing. Neighbours who were celebrating there diamond wedding anniversary, both the wife & husband died after the celebrations. Now that's what I say is a nice way to go. ( I know what some of you could be thinking, keep your thoughts yourself PLEASE !!) Regards J.C

Nudge it has given me a good laugh shouldn't but did

pthsisis I always thought was some sort of wasting disease like TB? Kim

Phthisis is an old-fashioned term for tuberculosis of the lungs. Just be careful none of you dies laughing! nell

Looking at this thread has brought a few laughs, but I suspect that "Death by teeth" is probably that their teeth were so rotten that they were poisoned by them. I had a couple of 2nd ggrands who both died of Pthisis which seems to be some form of pneumonia. Hardly surprising as they lived at Cold Bath Street, Greenwich. Lol Jim

Don't know whether these are amusing or gruesome, but they are father and son "Blood poisoning after removal of the Tongue for Epithelioma." (no wonder the family didn't like hospital)and his son died of "Failure of respiration due to bronchitis and acute congestion of left lung with oedema of both lungs accelerated by administration of chloroform and ether mixture for necessary operation AND FROM MISADVENTURE ! Put the widows off ever having any operations I would think! Kim

One from the good old bonnie colne book, died of 'lunatick'

The mind boggles!!!!! Imagine 100 years from now someone will log on to deaths in 2004 what will they come up with ????? Pat x

I wonder how he managed to get hit by the cart if he was supposed to be driving it?

How about "Found dead on road having been run over by the cart he was driving". And they think speeding is dangerous nowdays!

Jan, That's hilarious, does that mean the coroner also saw the same visitation from God??? Sam

When looking for dead rellies came across Cause of Death A visitation from God confirmed by the coroner. Jan

oh anne - that would be brill if we were all related lol - I am still chuckling about gt grandad - and all his life , all these children - he lived next door to his mammy. He must have liked her cooking lol

email the full board and we dont have to search no where else yes we are all related, isnt it great no more brick walls............ Pat x

IVE JUST BEEN READING YOUR STORIES THE ONE ABOUT THE GRANDA FATHERING 20 CHILDREN ITS NO WONDER WE CANT FIND OUR RELLIES THEIR PROBABLY ALL RELATED. LOL

My GGgrandmother died in 1880 aged 87. The cause of death, which was certified by a doctor was.... accident old age! Did she accidentally reach 87?! Anne

Hi everyone Thanks for the best laugh in ages. I have just got a death certificate for my GGGG Granddad and he died of Softening of the Brain, sounds really horrid i think it had something to do with him being a vet I think he may have sniffed to much laughing gas Keep the laughs coming in Chris

Lyla - heheheh - I thought it was something else for your gt gran - along the lines of dying in raptures

Ouch !!!!

This one isn't that amusing, but it's the most interesting death in my family so far. One of my 3rd great grandfather's died from blood poisoning. He died after accidental crushing of four fingers of right hand by shaft end of lever of pit Machine at Murton Colliery. He lived 17 days after the accident. An inquest had to be held.