1832 Cholera Epidemic in Dumfries

[Boongie Pam]

If you suspect relatives died during the Cholera epidemic in Dumfries you may like to see the memorial at St Michaels.

Pam
 

[suzi600]

Pam

 would there be a register of these people ?
 S

[Boongie Pam]

Hiya,

Not that I know of? There maybe mention of people in the OPR for St Michaels or surrounding parishes. 

Pam
 

[Luella]

Hi Pam,
Is this Dumfries Scotland,or Dumfries,Waterloo County,Ontario,Canada.

[Boongie Pam]

Hi Boogie,

This is the county town of the beautiful verdant county of Dumfriesshire (now Dumfries & Galloway) in bonnie Scotland.

Home to Rabbie Burns, red brick, freestone quarries, luuurrrvvvvley creamy ice cream, and breath taking sunsets.

Do I sound biased?

Pam
 

[Luella]

Hi Pam,
Cholera struck the village of Galt,North Dumfries Tsp.
Waterloo,Ontario,in 1834.It claimed the lives of 20% of the population.
My ancestors settled in this area.They were from Selkirkshire,Roxboroughshire,and Dumfrieshire.

[Boongie Pam]

That's a very interesting coincidence!

I don't know the %age loss in Dumfries Scotland, see if I can find the 1831 headcount.  In 1769 there was 5600 souls.

Pam
 

[ScottishAncestry]

Hi,

I remember seeing a few questions about the Cholera outbreak in Dumfries so when I cam across this I thought I would put it on the board for everybody to see (I just hope I manage to attach the image ok!). It is from the Chambers’s Historical Newspaper November 2nd 1832. It doesn’t give many names but every little helps.

Hope it is useful to somebody,

Emma

[Gadget]

Hi Emma 

Thanks for jogging my memory about it. Most of my ancestors left the area in 1832-33. I'm now starting to wonder if 3 x grt grandfather's elusive brother died of it. He somehow disappears around then and his wife and family were left destitute. They eventually went to Canada.

Gadget