Genealogy Chat

I've got one 'drowned in a sheep wash' - think it was a suicide

I had one who died of a crushing of the chest due to accidentally getting his head caught in a cement mixer! How does that happen?!

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Google "annotated burials"
Notes recorded by the vicar of Westbury on Severn
on each person he buried. He let his personal prejudices slip in somewhat especially when he was burying an unbaptized bastard child, An interesting read. Thanks for tip.

My GGG Gran died of
"certified old age" her poor OH wasn't so lucky he was just "old age" I guess she was the originator of our female family having young looks(ie not looking our age!!) lol

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My Mums Death Cert shows cause of death as 'General Deterioration,' she had been in the local hospital for 6 weeks and they still didn't know what was wrong! This was in 2003 not long after the Harold Shipman trial and I had to have a chat with the coroner regarding her care. Looking back now I can see a funny side. She was 83 and had been in pain for many years Not sure what future generations will make of the death cert.

I have three. The first one, my g/g uncle was 87 and his cause of death.......Fell out of a tree. What was he doing in a tree at the age of 87 I wonder? The second one, my g/grandfather choked on a fish bone. The third from 1936, a great Aunt who died of 'Wet Brain'. My daddy remembers being told she was a big drinker. I wonder if that has anything to do with it? Deb:)

One little girl in my tree - Rachel Artley 1778-1780 Death - Cause: suffocation due to falling with her head into a tub of chamberley. Poor little mite. Gill

Thanks to all contributors to this thread - its so funny!

Well we started this thread 3 years ago but we resurrect it now and then for new members to enjoy. Theres also a great one called the 13 commandments - true difficulties we have encountered in our research. Ill see if I can bring that one up too - we all like a larf.

Just got copy of 3x Granfathers DC the cause of death was '17 days of diahorrea', poor old so n so, he S@#% himself to death LOL L

I have just spent my whole lunch hour reading this thread. I have never laughed so much! I haven't got anything to add, but I would love to know what 'decline' on a death cert means. I have a few with it on..presumably it means someone had been ill for quite sometime and death was the result?? Amazing that this thread has been going since 2004! Brilliant!! Can't wait for more.

how about died under a bed. Thats given as cause had some kind of attack whilst installing a new bed he had made for a client

Bumping For Heather/Stu... Kind regards, Judith

One of my contacts told me she has a two year old in her tree that fell down the privy and drowned poor thing. Jenny

Why haven't I got any funny ones:-( All mine died from pthisis, cancer or ininition (sp) apart from one who died from syphilis. (as she was never 100% compos mentis I do hope she enjoyed herself while contracting it)

from an 1841 certificate for a 65 year old 'decay of nature'

Not a cause of death (well, not often) but did you know that over 500 people a year suffer serious injuries in the home, caused by sofas? OC