Cause of Death Illness ??

[Guest]

On the United Kingdom and Ireland obituary collection
this tickled me
Mary William 5/1/2009 cause of death Illness ??

[Astro Lady]

On the United Kingdom and Ireland obituary collection
this tickled me
Mary William 5/1/2009 cause of death Illness ??

PMSL Val !! :D:D Nice one !

[Tom Tom]

One of the certs I have gives the casue of death as "Old age and various diseases" LOL :D

another one (an 1840s one) doesn't give any cause of death at all. It is just left blank.

[Guest]

I have seen a couple that say worn out of old age ?????????? a blank isnt good is it ??? wonder why ?

[JuneR]

I had one that said visitation of God.

[Olde Crone Holden]

Until 1875 it wasn't necessary to supply a cause of death, and even when it was supplied, it was very often just a best guess.

(Can you imagine the conversation:

Registrar: So, what do you think he died of then?

John Clod: I dunno! 'E juss dropped down ded.

Registrar: Ah. I'll put Rising of the Lights, then.)

OC

[Guest]

lol OC

[Durham Lady]

:D OC :D
Visitation of God seems to have been a popular cause in the 1800's, I've a few like that, seems to me to be kinder than 'Senile Wear and Exhaustion' and 'Senile Dementia' on some of the other certificates I have.

[Mary from Italy]

One of mine died of "senile decay". He was 51...

[kylejustin]

most of mine just say old age. well most of the aussie ones anyway, but those ones are usually in their 80's or 90's at death.

i actually find english deaths more informative than the births or marriages for people. i have heard of quite a few that say something about god's will, but i havn't encountered any yet!! so far i havn't encountered any "funny" deaths, but i do remember an aunt died in 1904, she was only 6, and the cause was, "smothered by oats". poor little mite. i cant imagine how it happened.

[Kit]

Maybe she fell in a silo. Horrible way to go from what I've seen on t.v. shows.

[Uncle John]

I saw one on BBC teletext this morning. Man from London in a wheelie bin in Brighton. Bin was emptied and he was crushed to death in the dustcart. Found at the tip an hour before he was reported missing.

[Southwick]

"Visitation of God" is usually a Stroke, where it gets it's name from "Stroked by the hand of God"

[Christine in Herts]

most of mine just say old age. well most of the aussie ones anyway, but those ones are usually in their 80's or 90's at death.

i actually find english deaths more informative than the births or marriages for people. i have heard of quite a few that say something about god's will, but i havn't encountered any yet!! so far i havn't encountered any "funny" deaths, but i do remember an aunt died in 1904, she was only 6, and the cause was, "smothered by oats". poor little mite. i cant imagine how it happened.

Do you think "oats" might be "cats"?

Christine

[Southwick]

I,m really sorry but I cant help it, you will have to strike me off, but I'm sure it was a cereal killing..... I am so sorry!

[kylejustin]

christine- ?
southwick, tsk tsk. i guess it is funny, but i shouldn't be laughing.
kit- i had thought of that too. either that or she was helping the family cart bags to somewhere and dropped it on herself, or a stack of them fell on her.
there is an inquest report in the indexes, but i dont know how id order it. it was in vic too, not england.

[Olde Crone Holden]

Not in my tree (I'm actually quite sorry really)

"Smothered in a cart load of feathers" (an adult woman)

"Drank boiling water from a kettle" (adult man)

"Fell into a ditch and refused to get out" (adult man)

OC

[Sue from Southend]

Almost in the same vein - One of my ancestors committed suicide by drowning and the place of death on the certificate is recorded as "Water Butt at 15 Rose Street" which I'm ashamed to say always raises a giggle:o

[kylejustin]

Not in my tree (I'm actually quite sorry really)

"Smothered in a cart load of feathers" (an adult woman)

"Drank boiling water from a kettle" (adult man)

"Fell into a ditch and refused to get out" (adult man)

OC

a makes me go
b makes me think
c makes me :D :D
but then i feel :o

[Guest]

LOL Sue I am giggling