Epidemic in Northampton 1854?

[Newfloridian]

Just wondered if anyone had a pointer to a possible epidemic in Northampton town in October / November 1854. I've looked at the previous topic on Infectious Diseases started ny mgeneas but can't see anything specific here.

The case in point seems to have wiped out a whole family (except the father):
All buried at All Saints Church

Mary Ann Morgan (3 years) October 25th
Marshall Morgan (4 years) November 1st
John Morgan (13 months) November 1st
Frances Morgan (26 years) November 15th

Certainly looks as if it was infective in nature.

Many thanks

Alan

[medpat]

Just found this go through it and you could find your area

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=578330.27

[Milliepede]

It may have been something they contracted from each other but you would need the individual deaths to be certain.  They could have all died from something different.  Tragic so many at one time though 

[PrawnCocktail]

There was cholera all round Towcester and Silverstone August / September 1854.

Last case died in October.

But there's no sign in the Northampton Mercury that I could find of anything infectious doing the rounds in Northampton in November

[seahall]

I just looked at the 1851 Census and Frances is noted as Nancy in the index and Marshall is 12.

Looking at the Parish registers there is a funny mark like a cross with dots around it against Frances name and a person further down on the page. It may not signify anything.

Sandy

[seahall]

On the 1861 Samuel is in Narrow Toe Lane with a new wife named Sarah.

Sandy

[Newfloridian]

Hi Sandy

The FindMyPast version of the 1851 census is somewhat clearer than the An***try version. Neither is very clear but it isn't any wonder that Frances has been transcribed as Nancy - and the son Marshal Morgan was born in 1850, so presumably he was 11 months old when the census was taken  - not 11 years.

Anyway, nothing is ever what it seems in my research projects. This marriage is an example of two brother marrying two sisters. Frances was 1st cousin to one of the female leads and niece to the other in my most recent Finedon "magnum opus"   

Cheers Alan

[seahall]

I saw Great Easton straight away and thought there must be some connection .

I read the article earlier very interesting.

Sandy

[KGarrad]

I just looked at the 1851 Census and Frances is noted as Nancy in the index and Marshall is 12.

Looking at the Parish registers there is a funny mark like a cross with dots around it against Frances name and a person further down on the page. It may not signify anything.

Sandy

The mark like a cross with dots denotes a reference/change which is shown further down the page.
It's a fairly standard reference mark.