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Title: Cause of Death and Year
Post by: J4MRU on Thursday 27 September 12 12:47 BST (UK)
Struggling with this one, any one fancy a guess???

Title: Re: Cause of Death and Year
Post by: cati on Thursday 27 September 12 12:50 BST (UK)
No idea what the cause of death was, but the second line reads 'One Month & 7 days'

And I'd say the year is 1807.

Cati
Title: Re: Cause of Death and Year
Post by: Mike in Cumbria on Thursday 27 September 12 12:51 BST (UK)
Demiplegia?
Title: Re: Cause of Death and Year
Post by: Geoff-E on Thursday 27 September 12 12:52 BST (UK)
Hemiplegia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemiplegia
Title: Re: Cause of Death and Year
Post by: cati on Thursday 27 September 12 12:53 BST (UK)
Quote from: Geoff-E on Thursday 27 September 12 12:52 BST (UK)
Hemiplegia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemiplegia

Well done, Geoff!

Cati
Title: Re: Cause of Death and Year
Post by: ainslie on Thursday 27 September 12 13:07 BST (UK)
The year will not be 1807 if that is a death cert.  More like 1897.
Title: Re: Cause of Death and Year
Post by: J4MRU on Thursday 27 September 12 13:47 BST (UK)
Here is the twist...

Don't you think the amount of days is the same figure as the last digit in the year.

Year is 189?

Well done on the cause of death - Thanks!!
Title: Re: Cause of Death and Year
Post by: cati on Thursday 27 September 12 14:15 BST (UK)
Quote from: J4MRU on Thursday 27 September 12 13:47 BST (UK)
Here is the twist...

Don't you think the amount of days is the same figure as the last digit in the year.

Year is 189?

Well done on the cause of death - Thanks!!

Yes, it's the quality of the enlarged scan! Silly Cati - 1897!

Cati
Title: Re: Cause of Death and Year
Post by: J4MRU on Thursday 27 September 12 14:27 BST (UK)
Do we all agree? 1 month & 7 Days and 1897 ?

Well done all.
Title: Re: Cause of Death and Year
Post by: Mike in Cumbria on Thursday 27 September 12 15:13 BST (UK)
Yes, and Hemiplegia rather than Demiplegia (although that also exists as a term)