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Topic: An epidemic in Furneux Pelham in 1787? (Read 224 times)
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LyndseyB
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Does anyone know of an illness in the area of Furneux Pelham in 1787?
I’ve just discovered that my 4xGt. Uncles Joseph and Thomas Bayford (twins) died at 6 months old from ‘an illness’. Their father Ralph apparently died with the same illness 3 months later.
Was there an epidemic of some illness around about that time?
Hope someone might be able to throw some light on this!
Many thanks
Lyndsey
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Keith Bateman
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When was the "cloud" from the volcanic erruption?
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LyndseyB
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Hi Keith
Thanks for the suggestion. I had never heard of the event to which you refer so I did a bit of Googling - it was in 1783, just a few years before. I can't believe I'd never heard about it before, apparently it killed 23,000 people in Britain!
Lyndsey
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JanetteO
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I can't believe this information and also did a google, wow and they reckon it could happen again!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6276291.stm
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I was very surprised when I first found out about it recently and couldnt understand why I had never heard about it before!
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