Bit confused as to the cause of death for a g-g-auntie:
"Catherine McGlan, married to Michael McGlan, labourer, died 15th Feb 1867, 7.30 pm, Burnside Lochee, aged 29 years, dau of James Donnelly, mason (deceased) and Bridget Donnelly, maiden surname McGowan (deceased), Cause of death: Heart Disease, 2 days, no medical attendent, informant, Andrew Donnelly, brother (signed his mark), James Kinniston, registrar, witness, at Lochee February 16th 1867."
I'm finding it hard to work out what she died of, a 29 year old suddenly getting 'heart disease, and dying within 2 days of it, doesn't fit with my modern understanding of this term. Does anyone have a clue what this may instead have meant then?
"Catherine McGlan, married to Michael McGlan, labourer, died 15th Feb 1867, 7.30 pm, Burnside Lochee, aged 29 years, dau of James Donnelly, mason (deceased) and Bridget Donnelly, maiden surname McGowan (deceased), Cause of death: Heart Disease, 2 days, no medical attendent, informant, Andrew Donnelly, brother (signed his mark), James Kinniston, registrar, witness, at Lochee February 16th 1867."
I'm finding it hard to work out what she died of, a 29 year old suddenly getting 'heart disease, and dying within 2 days of it, doesn't fit with my modern understanding of this term. Does anyone have a clue what this may instead have meant then?
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