Genealogy Chat

Good to see this bumped up! Shame some of the postings have been deleted...Makes some of the replies look a little strange :( Still makes me laugh 'tho :)) Chris

My Favourite ' Struck down by the hand of God & Nothing Else'

So funny nudging for later

I have a great aunt, aged just 27 yrs cause of death Shock from a sudden fright (9 days) Collapse Someone actually frightened the life out of her!!! Mind you, bit of a delayed reaction!!

The other day on telly they were saying that the most common reason for womens deaths in Victorian times (after childbirth) was burning. When you think about it, open fires, solid fuel ranges to cook on etc., long skirts trailing about - had to happen, didnt it.

For the newbies

Heather, was that on an episode of QI, by any chance? Will add more in a minute, hopefully - I know of some online parish records I want to look over. From the parish of St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, I found these curious ones - Thomas Bailey - 'lying in bed 18 years with hip complaint' Isaac Smith - 'dropped down dead'

...and in the 1920s and 30s, over 1000 women a YEAR, died while ironing!!! Always knew it was dangerous. (They electrocuted themselves, because early electric irons had to be plugged into a light socket) OC

Just goes to prove O.C. much safer for us to sit here all day than doing any H **** work

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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