Cause of death pre-1837

[GingerVicky]

Hi there is there a way to find out the cause of death for someone who died pre-1837 before death certificates? Just wondering if anyone knew.
Thank you
Vicky

[KGarrad]

I have never seen this on a Parish Register?

[giggsycat]

Sometimes the Vicar will add a comment if the cause of death is something out of the ordinary.

Record_ID:   760
Entry_Number:   6
Year:   1813
Month:   April
Day:   27
Surname:   RUSE
Forenames:   Llewellin
Residence:   [not stated]
Age_at_death:   15
Officiating_Minister:   James Witherell Curate
Event:   Burial
Cause_of_death:   
Memoranda:   Found drowned in the Severn means by opposite Brimpspill
Notes:   
Register_Reference:   P30 IN 1/10
Page_No:   1
Parish_Chapel:   Awre
Soundex:   R200

From: http://forest-of-dean.net/joomla/index.php

Giggsy

[groom]

As Giggsy said it is very occasionally entered in the parish records, but unfortunately that doesn't happen very often, so the answer to your question is, generally no. 

[GingerVicky]

Ok thank you for your replies. I thought that but thought I'd ask anyway.
Vicky

[sugarbakers]

Unless it was the sort of death that required an inquest and/or was reported in the newspaper.