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Offline KazNZ

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Death registry corrections
« on: Monday 04 September 23 06:57 BST (UK) »
Can anyone help with this I have figured out where he is buried trying to figure out where and when and cause. any help is appreciated (1st time user here )

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Re: Death registry corrections
« Reply #1 on: Monday 04 September 23 19:28 BST (UK) »
Cause of death
Disease of the heart.
Not known how long
disease continued.
James Dicksons Surgeon,
Baillieston examined
body of deceased ... after
death, & afterwards made
a post mortem examination
of it.

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Re: Death registry corrections
« Reply #2 on: Monday 04 September 23 19:36 BST (UK) »
I agree with that - and the missing word is soon.

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Re: Death registry corrections
« Reply #3 on: Monday 04 September 23 19:55 BST (UK) »
North British Daily Mail, Thursday 16th April 1874:

BAILLIESTON. - SUDDEN DEATH. - On Tues-
day morning a collier named William Crawford,
residing in Camp Row, Baillieston, was found
dead in bed. Deceased, who was 45 years of age,
was in good health the previous night. The cause
of death has not been ascertained.

Description of Old Camp and Camp Row from 1858-61 Ordnance Survey Name-book (scroll down for transcription):

https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/ordnance-survey-name-books/lanarkshire-os-name-books-1858-1861/lanarkshire-volume-49/61

The 6" Ordnance Survey map. Camp Row and Old Camp are just above the word "Baillieston":

https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17.0&lat=55.85173&lon=-4.11388&layers=257&b=1
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