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Title: cause of death
Post by: Wendy2305 on Thursday 04 April 24 09:11 BST (UK)

Can someone make out the cause of death in the first box thanks

Title: Re: cause of death
Post by: ShaunJ on Thursday 04 April 24 09:22 BST (UK)

Drowned
Bathing

no
Medical
report

Title: Re: cause of death
Post by: Wendy2305 on Thursday 04 April 24 09:28 BST (UK)

thanks Shaun no medical report as far as i know This was a 17 year old male who died at home in 1858 his father registered the death and no record of an RCE

Title: Re: cause of death
Post by: ShaunJ on Thursday 04 April 24 09:39 BST (UK)

Have you checked for newspaper reports? A lot of people drowned while bathing in river or sea in those days. What is the surname?

Title: Re: cause of death
Post by: Wendy2305 on Thursday 04 April 24 09:40 BST (UK)

Surname is Gordon and it was in Montrose not checked newspapers

Title: Re: cause of death
Post by: ShaunJ on Thursday 04 April 24 09:42 BST (UK)

I've just seen the newspaper report on William Gordon in Montrose. I'll dig it out again

Title: Re: cause of death
Post by: Wendy2305 on Thursday 04 April 24 09:43 BST (UK)

Sorry just looked at death again he didn't die at home

Title: Re: cause of death
Post by: Wendy2305 on Thursday 04 April 24 09:43 BST (UK)

thanks

Title: Re: cause of death
Post by: ShaunJ on Thursday 04 April 24 09:45 BST (UK)

Here it is

Title: Re: cause of death
Post by: Wendy2305 on Thursday 04 April 24 09:46 BST (UK)

Thanks for this Shaun much appreciated

Title: Re: cause of death
Post by: ShaunJ on Thursday 04 April 24 09:47 BST (UK)

There are a couple more in other papers...

Title: Re: cause of death
Post by: ShaunJ on Thursday 04 April 24 09:48 BST (UK)

Edinburgh Courant

Title: Re: cause of death
Post by: ShaunJ on Thursday 04 April 24 09:50 BST (UK)

Montrose Review