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Independent Islands => Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, Sark => Topic started by: margaret103 on Monday 30 January 17 17:29 GMT (UK)
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Hi,
Does anyone know exactly where the burial Ground was for the victims of Cholera and/or Leprosy in Guernsey. Would it be somewhere near Maladerie Road, St. Sampsons?
Regards,
Margaret
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When was the cholera outbreak in Guernsey.
Ringrose
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Hi,
There was one in 1832 and another about 1849.
Regards,
Margaret
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That's interesting because my gggrandfather returned to St Oeter Port to visit his family with his Channel Island wife in the 1840s and died there.The record office when I went on a visit only had his death recorded but no certificate.Hus wife returned to London with young son.
Ringrose
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There is a list of all the people who died in the cholera outbreak in Guernsey, I found my great great grandmother on there Henrietta Sophia Kaines. I do have a newspaper clipping with the announcement of her death which was recorded as consumption which it says she'd suffered with for many years.
My guess is that the cholera mixed with her consumption was not a good match and she died. I suppose that it was less painful to admit she'd died of a long term illness than cholera. She was only in her 27 when she died and left four young children behind her.
I think I found the list on the Jerripedia site, here is all their information regarding cholera in the islands https://www.theislandwiki.org/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&search=cholera&go=Go
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I tried the link but cannot find a list of names.What am I doing wrong .
Ringrose
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Let me see if I can find the exact page and link you to it. brb
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https://www.theislandwiki.org/index.php/Cholera_epidemic
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Many thanks .....no luck as it's 1832 .
Ringrose
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Sorry the 1849 link just takes me to the same list and I can't find any other list.
I did find that official record keeping at the Greffe (Government Offices/Town Hall) didn't start until some time in 1840. I am having problems with my own tree and don't seem to be able to go beyond that point with any Guernsey relatives. There's a few newspaper cuttings and sometimes you can find death announcements, but before then I don't think there was any official record keeping.
Good luck with your searching.
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Letthemeatcakes,
Thanks for the info. I will have to go to the Greffe and ask to look through their archives. IF they will let me make a search - probably not, knowing them! No harm in asking though!
Kind regards,
Margaret