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Offline jmackenzieNZ

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Cause of Death
« on: Sunday 07 January 18 06:00 GMT (UK) »
Hi all,
Can someone please transcribe the attachment for me?
It says Senile Decay something? I only need the last word thanks.

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Re: Cause of Death
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 07 January 18 06:07 GMT (UK) »
Asthma  :-\

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Re: Cause of Death
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 07 January 18 06:17 GMT (UK) »

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Re: Cause of Death
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 07 January 18 10:23 GMT (UK) »
Yes, Asthma.
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Re: Cause of Death
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 07 January 18 11:10 GMT (UK) »
Or possibly   asthenia = general weakness and debilitation.    :-\


That is what I read it as first before seeing your other replies.

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Gaunt, Ransom, McNally, Stanfield, Kimberley. (Tasmania)
Brown, Johnstone, Eskdale, Brand  (Dumfriesshire,  Scotland)
Booth, Bruerton, Deakin, Wilkes, Kimberley
(Warwicks, Staffords)
Gaunt (Yorks)
Percy, Dunning, Hyne, Grigg, Farley (Devon, UK)
Duncan (Fife, Devon), Hugh, Blee (Cornwall)
Green, Mansfield, (Herts)
Cavenaugh, Ransom (Middlesex)
 

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Offline Geoff-E

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Re: Cause of Death
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 07 January 18 12:01 GMT (UK) »
Asthenia, debility and general weakness.
Today I broke my personal record for most consecutive days alive.

Offline Billyblue

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Re: Cause of Death
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 07 January 18 14:27 GMT (UK) »
I thought Asthma at first then realised it was too long a word to be that, so then thought Asthenia.

Fits with the previous line, too

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Re: Cause of Death
« Reply #7 on: Monday 08 January 18 12:39 GMT (UK) »
Another vote for asthenia.
Bradbury (Sedgeley, Bilston, Warrington)
Cooper (Sedgeley, Bilston)
Kilner/Kilmer (Leic, Notts)
Greenfield (Liverpool)
Holyland (Anywhere and everywhere, also Holiland Holliland Hollyland)
Pryce/Price (Welshpool, Liverpool)
Rawson (Leicester)
Upton (Desford, Leics)
Partrick (Vera and George, Leicester)
Marshall (Westmorland, Cheshire/Leicester)

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Re: Cause of Death
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 30 January 18 02:39 GMT (UK) »
Great, thank you guys. I'll count the votes!
Much appreciated.