1832 Cholera Epidemic in Dumfries

[ScottishAncestry]

Hi Gadget,

I am actually transcribing the BMD’s in the same newspapers at the moment. I only have 3 issues though there are only a few entries. I have just finished he death of which there are 199 in the three issues. There are a few Dumfriesshire people so you never know you might find your ancestor. What was his name? I’ll have a look for you.

I am going to put them all on our website for people to view once I have finished transcribing them all. There is also a list of Scottish Bankrupts as well as crimes etc. so it could prove quite interesting.

Emma

[Gadget]

Hi Emma

He was Samuel Burgess, b. in 1780s. I thought I'd found him once, living with a staymaker called Grace in Sanquhar but his age at death and 1851 census were way out. Other things fitted but his wife, Euphemia and their children, went off to Canada and she described herself as a widow 

Grateful for anything that might help find what happened.

Gadget

[ScottishAncestry]

Sorry Gadget, I haven't found anything but then it is only 3 months of deaths and it seems to be the upper echelons of society that have made it into the newspaper. If I come across him at all I will let you know.

I think I should start a list of “missing people” to keep by my desk! I seem to be collecting a lot of people that I can’t find. I have one John Smith who keeps moving around!!!

Emma

[Luella]

This is reminiscent of a similar incident which took place in
North Dumfries,Ontario Canada,in 1832-33.
Many families, in order to escape the horror of this epidemic,immigrated to Canada,but alas,only to bring the dreaded disease with them.
Luella,Ontario,Canada

[Gadget]

Thanks for looking, Emma. I was hoping    By the way, I think there are some Smiths in the family as well - a daughter baptised Annie P Smith Burgess 

Luella - I hope they weren't mine  They first went to Toronto and then spread out over Western Ontario and up to the Muskokas (?sp).

Gadget

[Boongie Pam]

I've merged these 2 threads together so we have the paper and the memorial together.

All the best,
Pam
 

[mosstrooper]

I copied a page from the Galloway Courier of the period, it conveys the terrible state of the town and the people. There are some names here and I found my family (Kerr) you may be lucky too.

Read the left column first down the two images, then cross to the right to continue.

[ScottishAncestry]

Hi,

I know this has taken me a long time but I have now added the Chambers' Historical newspaper to our website. The entire article about Cholera that I posted a few months ago is no on-line along with the rest of that edition of the newspaper. I have also added some more local resources. Anyway hope somebody finds it all useful.

http://www.maxwellancestry.com/ancestry/Resources.htm

Emma

[jeanann]

I am looking for Rodgersons who lived in Dumfries at that time. They eventually emigrated to Australia. Jeanann