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Preraphaelite
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Ok, apologies for ths slightly macabre topic!
One of my gggg grandmothers - Charlotte Harvey (nee Wareham) - died in 1844 in Canford, Dorset. According to her death certificate, the cause of death was "Inflamation on the chest caused by swallowing a plum stone" 
I imagine that, with less advanced medical knowledge the further one goes back in history, the "causes" of death stated on certificates would consequently become increasingly unusual.
I would love to hear what other people have discovered from family death certificates. What is the most bizarre or shocking cause of death you have found in your research?
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Belfast: McQuillan
Londonderry: Holmes
Surrey (Guildford, Camberwell): Turton
Kent: Mulinder
Middlesex (St George): Wilson, Fulcher
Essex: Noakes
Dorset (Canford): Budden, Harvey, White
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angelfish58
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Who is Norman Carne & why do we have his photo?
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The one which knocked me sideways was "crushed by wagons in Thornley pit" and another rellie died of injuries recieved in a train derailment.
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Watson, Snowball, Pyburn, Heppell, Ferry, Holmes, Clennett, Co.Duham & Northumberland
Stockton, Watson N. Yorks
Brown & Anstey, Devon
Challnor/Challoner, Moore, Mansell, Shropshire
Davies or David, Glamorgan
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kerryb
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I had a great x 3 grandfather who was run over by his cart. Also a 3 year old who died of accidental burning. 
Kerry
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.ukSearching for my family - Baldwin - Sussex, Middlesex, Cork, Pilbeam - Sussex, Harmer - Sussex, Terry - Surrey, Kent, Rhoades - Lincs, Roffey - Surrey, Traies - Devon & Middlesex & many many more to be found on my website .... www.kerrysfamilyhistory.co.uk |
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charlotteCH
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"Gored by a bull" for one of mine...
charlotte
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HARGREAVES, HANSON, BAILEY, BURTON, HEWITT, JAGGER, LOCKWOOD, UTTLEY, RUDD, TAYLOR, HOLDEN, SHAW Halifax / Sowerby/ Southowram 18C+
GILL, Accrington, Blackburn, West Derby, Lancs, migrated USA 1891 to RI: GILL in SC: HOTCHKISS in RI: PELOQUIN in RI
HUMPHRIES, HILLIER, ALLEN, LYDBURY Nunney/Frome 18-19C
HUMPHRIES, JOYCE, HEWITT, ROBINSON, McMULLEN, SUFFEL, CARNEY, MARRON, COMPTON, FREEMAN Ont. Canada 1830+
PILSEN, Sask.
82nd Regt of Foot 1808-1825
1st WRY Militia 1780-1800
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stonechat
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my grandmother's cousin died in train crash in New York
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Douglas, Varnden, Joy(i)ce Surrey, Clarke Northants/Hunts, Pullen Worcs/Herefords, Holmes Birmingham/USA/Canada/Australia, Jackson Cheshire/Yorkshire, Lomas Cheshire, Lee Yorkshire, Cocks Lancashire, Leah Cheshire, Cook Yorkshire, Catlow Lancashire NOTE I have moved my website to http://www.cotswan.com |
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charlotteCH
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Learned an awful thing today about one of my lot... he died of epilepsy in an Asylum for the Insane in late 19th C.
Apparently epileptics were "treated" in asylums... if the fits were intermitent, imagine what his life must have been like in between the fits if there were mad people around him..
charlotte.
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HARGREAVES, HANSON, BAILEY, BURTON, HEWITT, JAGGER, LOCKWOOD, UTTLEY, RUDD, TAYLOR, HOLDEN, SHAW Halifax / Sowerby/ Southowram 18C+
GILL, Accrington, Blackburn, West Derby, Lancs, migrated USA 1891 to RI: GILL in SC: HOTCHKISS in RI: PELOQUIN in RI
HUMPHRIES, HILLIER, ALLEN, LYDBURY Nunney/Frome 18-19C
HUMPHRIES, JOYCE, HEWITT, ROBINSON, McMULLEN, SUFFEL, CARNEY, MARRON, COMPTON, FREEMAN Ont. Canada 1830+
PILSEN, Sask.
82nd Regt of Foot 1808-1825
1st WRY Militia 1780-1800
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Preraphaelite
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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What a lot of very dramatic exits! And many that are particularly sad. Limited funds have meant that I haven't collected too many death certs, and the ones I have all feature fairly "normal" causes of death (with the exception of the "plum stone" incident, which is just a little odd).
Thank you for sharing everyone, and keep them coming - I don't know about anyone else, but I am finding this absolutely fascinating! I think I ought to send off for some more death certs for my lot now - heaven knows what I might discover, but I think it'd be difficult to top the being "gored by a bull"!!
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Belfast: McQuillan
Londonderry: Holmes
Surrey (Guildford, Camberwell): Turton
Kent: Mulinder
Middlesex (St George): Wilson, Fulcher
Essex: Noakes
Dorset (Canford): Budden, Harvey, White
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charlotteCH
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Death certs can be full of unexpected info- I don't mean cause of death but who the informant is and their relationship to the deceased... I did some homework - checking last census and then marriage regs-on one cuch that arrived and discovered that the informant was the niece of the deceased- and bingo a whole new family was there. So keep eyes open.
charlotte
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HARGREAVES, HANSON, BAILEY, BURTON, HEWITT, JAGGER, LOCKWOOD, UTTLEY, RUDD, TAYLOR, HOLDEN, SHAW Halifax / Sowerby/ Southowram 18C+
GILL, Accrington, Blackburn, West Derby, Lancs, migrated USA 1891 to RI: GILL in SC: HOTCHKISS in RI: PELOQUIN in RI
HUMPHRIES, HILLIER, ALLEN, LYDBURY Nunney/Frome 18-19C
HUMPHRIES, JOYCE, HEWITT, ROBINSON, McMULLEN, SUFFEL, CARNEY, MARRON, COMPTON, FREEMAN Ont. Canada 1830+
PILSEN, Sask.
82nd Regt of Foot 1808-1825
1st WRY Militia 1780-1800
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