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Offline LyndseyB

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An epidemic in Furneux Pelham in 1787?
« on: Monday 29 January 07 19:30 GMT (UK) »
Does anyone know of an illness in the area of Furneux Pelham in 1787?

I’ve just discovered that my 4xGt. Uncles Joseph and Thomas Bayford (twins) died at 6 months old from ‘an illness’. Their father Ralph apparently died with the same illness 3 months later.

Was there an epidemic of some illness around about that time?

Hope someone might be able to throw some light on this!

Many thanks

Lyndsey

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Re: An epidemic in Furneux Pelham in 1787?
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 30 January 07 23:07 GMT (UK) »


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Re: An epidemic in Furneux Pelham in 1787?
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 30 January 07 23:22 GMT (UK) »
Hi Keith

Thanks for the suggestion. I had never heard of the event to which you refer so I did a bit of Googling - it was in 1783, just a few years before. I can't believe I'd never heard about it before, apparently it killed 23,000 people in Britain!

Lyndsey

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Re: An epidemic in Furneux Pelham in 1787?
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 20 March 07 21:32 GMT (UK) »
I can't believe this information and also did a google, wow and they reckon it could happen again!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6276291.stm
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Re: An epidemic in Furneux Pelham in 1787?
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 21 March 07 07:16 GMT (UK) »
I was very surprised when I first found out about it recently and couldnt understand why I had never heard about it before!

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