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This photo original is only passport size, but ideal to attach family tree. Could some good folk fix the creases, particularly in the hair/head.

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John

My ancestor married at St Martins in the Field in 1846, his residence was College St. A son was born in 1849, his residence was then 3 Great Tufton St. occupation Mason. The family of 3 surviving sons Husband and Wife moved to Australia in 1854 as assisted migrants. He was then variously a Mason, Builder and Farmer in Sydney Australia until his death of Consumption in 1869.

What was his likely employment at this time in Westminster, I am working on the hypothesis that this could have been a time of construction on the House of Parliament or some other State Building, and that tradesman lived near to construction sites. By todays property values it is an unlikely area of residence for a tradesman the son of a Pinmaker from St Catherines Gloucester.

Google Earth has a nearby residence listed as the home of Lawrence Of Arabia, not a likely neighbour of a tradesman.

I am tracing an Alfred Wilkes b. Gloucester abt 1831 and m. Mary Ann Howle 20 sep 1850 at St Phillips Birmingham Warwick.

He is on the Gloucester Census of 1871 as a widower With Kate E dau 18, Mary A dau 15, and Samuel A son 9.

An 1861 census entry of Alfred and family would help. Also 1841, 1851 entries for Mary Ann Howle and or family connections would help the puzzle.

John

I have a female died of Renal Failure.

She was a female died at age 43 in 1950, she was married 2 years and married at 41 (first marriage).

Cause of Death 1. Uraemia 2. Post operative renal failure. Length of illness 2. 15 days.

Anecdotal evidence from family members was that she died from some growth (pregnancy), given her age and lateness of marriage could a problem associated with pregnancy and renal failure be one of the same. My other thought is that pregnancy had nothing to do with it and Diabetes or overuse of pain killers could be the problem.

Comments and opinion please.

John

I have an ancestor born 1910 died 1937. Cause of death was; 1. Broncho Pneumonia for 10 days, 2. Epilepsy. This person spent many years in a mental hospital till time of death.

This was not unusual as there were few facilities for the disabled needing constant care. My problem is with the Epilepsy term, I beleive from anecdotal evidence that he was severely disabled and problably described as developmentally disabled.

Was it more likely that he had cerebral palsy as this closer fits my take on the anecdotal evidence.

Would the history of cerebral palsey diagnosis more closely fit my belief.

The definitions I have found of Epilepsy seem to be short term fits and convulsions whereas this person was of constant disability by way of mobility and mental capacity.