Genealogy Chat

Nell LOL, but what is rising of the lights? Oh hang on, just thought, lights are something yuk inside like giblets aren't they?

The thread above about dying of teeth (?) reminded me that in my book about the Great fire of London there is a reproduction of the Bill of Mortality for a week. As you'd expect it includes as cause of death the plague, as well as cancer, consumption, fever but also: lethergy teeth thrush vomiting griping in the guts found dead in the Street stopping of the stomach rising of the lights rupture sore legge starved at nurse wind worms (18 people died of this) nell

One I remember was a man who said his father didn't die from anything serious!! Another from a relative writing from Canada in mid 1800's, to the family in Britain telling of the death of a child, and they said we buried her comfortable.

As most of you know, I'm still fairly new to all this and haven't got too many ancestors at the moment. This one isn't hilarious but it's slightly funny. My great-grandmother's death certificate said 'Exhaustion & Syncope' and with some help from this site, I found it on the paulsmith website. It means she was tired and dropped down dead. Mandy :)

Thanks, you have given me a good giggle....keep them coming!

In a book called 'Bonnie Colne' there's a list of curious deaths, e.g. Margaret Rushton - died of teeth. Shouldn't laugh but there was Ellen Higgin who died of riotous living at 56! WHAT A WAY TO GO!!!!!

Don't think I'd be amused if I was poisoned. nell

Hi Lyla, I thought he was a rellie, but he wasn't, still have the cert but as he was unmarried probably no decendents who know. "Died of a fit while eating his breakfast" he was in a public house! Bless him Amanda, London

Has anyone got a favourite cause of death for their ancestors? Here's mine........."Collapse the result of Ptomaine poisoning caused by his eating a portion of a meat pie"