Genealogy Chat

Glancing thru Google, I saw this in a Pheonix newspaper: Donald Ellison, a homeless and mentally ill vietnam veteran who succombed to heat prostration on the street.

Roflmao lol - like that John lol

This boards quiet this morning, have we a sudden increase in death's by laughter?, J.C.

I'm very new to this site and this is the first time I had looked at the message boards. I am in Canada researching my England roots. Just reading this thread reminded me about British humour!! Thanks one and all...I thought my GGGrandfather being struck on the head by a falling piece of wood was bad enough, but your rellies sure havetaken the biscuit.....enough of the pies though and Sweeney Todd as my family name in Lovett!!!!

I HAVE SENT OFF FOR 3 OF MY RELLIES DEATH CERTIFICATES, I WILL LET YOU ALL KNOW , IF ANY DIED OF TEETH OR PIES. CANT WAIT TO FIND OUT , I BET THERE NOT AS FUNNY AS WHAT HAS BEEN ON HERE THOUGH.

For the first time since the thread started its now disappearing into page 2. Just nudging it up in case more people need a good laugh. There have been some great contributions. Wish I had more death certs LOL> Pat x

Certified just meant that a doctor had been aware of the condition. nell

I always felt sorry for poor old St Alphage - beaten to death with beef bones. You don't suppose he made pies, do you? Brenda

It was usual to write under the cause of death, how long the person had suffered from the cause. I have things like 'four days' and 'six months'. also have ones which are 'certified' and others 'uncertified' - which seems to leave a lot open to question!! Anne

I don't usually look at the Tips board but I think will from now on, this is the funniest thread I've ever read. Just one question, one of the earlier messages mentioned "Debility a few hours" - does anyone know what that means. Di

Nothing to do with an ancestor but I heard a funny one on the radio the other day. Two men found dead in a prison cell. The newsreader said, "It's suspected that it was either a suicide pact or that one hanged himself then killed himself" LOL!! Lynne

Lin - wonder if he knew my gt granda - he was the same! lol

A 4xGrangfather died from Old Age - he was forty Two. Blooming eck, mind you he probably looked older after producing 19 kiddies and wed 4 wives - the little devil. Lin

the cause of death for one of hubbys rellies was diarrhea exhaustion!!! lol i can just imagine him sitting on the loo and gradually deflating lmao also another one was softening of the brain....(im sure thats hereditary)lol susie

Went quiet for a while then. Hope I have not affended anyone, just my sense of humour I'm afraid! J.C.

I have a rellie who was a miner. As he died quite young (40) I decided to get his DC to see if he'd died in a mining accident. The cert says ' Accidently killed by a pit prop striking against his jaw whilst engaged in knocking out a small prop to let down coal, the coal falling on the far end of the prop & forcing the near end up against his jaw.' Not funny, I know, but it makes a change from phtisis and pertrussis. One of my hubby's ancestors was a licensed victualler who died of the DT - his wife died a month later of 'natural causes'. Helen

Carole, I don't really mean anything by it. I'd blame the person who gave the couple there last stiff drink , and I'll say no more on that !!. J.C.

Lyla, maybe that is what happened to the couple celebrating their wedding anniversary..

I don't know what you could possibly mean, J.C! Maybe they'd had a head of lettuce at their celebration party, or too many pies - they weren't in Tilbury were they? Carole

I thought phthisis'd is what you became after a heavy drinking session