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Title: Cause of death
Post by: CanScot on Tuesday 31 December 24 19:14 GMT (UK)
I'm struggling to read the cause of death (column one) and place of burial (column two) from a death certificate. Can anyone help please?
Title: Re: Cause of death
Post by: mckha489 on Tuesday 31 December 24 19:58 GMT (UK)
Can you possibly post a less pixelated version?

Disease of the kidneys …….
…… & enlargement of
Spleen & disease of the
……. At least 6 months


As certified by etc.

As to the burying ground, where was the death?
Title: Re: Cause of death
Post by: Zefiro on Tuesday 31 December 24 20:05 GMT (UK)
line 4: heart

second column:
...
Surgery Ground
As certified by
Alexander ...
Undertaker
Title: Re: Cause of death
Post by: mckha489 on Tuesday 31 December 24 20:09 GMT (UK)
I see

First word of the second column starts with A. (See the A of Alexander Russell? )
Second line = Burying Ground.
Title: Re: Cause of death
Post by: Wayne N on Tuesday 31 December 24 21:48 GMT (UK)
first column last line maybe
(..) deceased 9th May
Title: Re: Cause of death
Post by: GR2 on Tuesday 31 December 24 23:08 GMT (UK)
Disease of the kidney (---
---------) Enlargement of
Spleen and disease of the
Heart At least 6 Months
As certified by
John Glen M.D. who
saw deceased 2d May

New Calton
Burying Ground
As certified by
Alexander Russell
Undertaker
Title: Re: Cause of death
Post by: Wiggy on Tuesday 31 December 24 23:30 GMT (UK)
Sorry - deleted
Title: Re: Cause of death
Post by: Bookbox on Wednesday 01 January 25 01:04 GMT (UK)
Column 1, line 2, 1st word - could be uremia.
Title: Re: Cause of death
Post by: CanScot on Wednesday 01 January 25 18:41 GMT (UK)
Thanks for all your suggestions - they are helpful. I did wonder if the word at the end of the first line was other.

The section is taken from a death certificate (1857) from Scotland's People. The place of death was Edinburgh.