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I would welcome the thoughts on the likely meaning of a cause of death for a very young baby please. Mary BRIGDEN died at 3 years of age in 1877 and the Cause of Death is, I think, written as "Debility of immaturity" and "Exhaustion". Copy of Snipped image attached - I hope.

I think it probably means she was born prematurely and I know that being born early could still be insurmountable even if it was only a few weeks, though I'm sure poverty could play a part too and other factors. My paternal grandparents first child death was recorded as due to being born 1 month early in 1907. How accurate that was I'm not sure. I've come across 'Failure to thrive', for babies; 'Debility' for elderly along with 'General debility'. I'm sure it was used when a cause wasn't known or identifiable, at the time.

Any comments will be welcome.

The parents are 2 of my great grandparents and they lost at least 3 of their 5 children, with only 2 reaching adulthood. My grandmother was one of those and she died young after the birth of her 3rd child. Her father died comparatively young, at only 37. I think he may have suffered from ill health for years as the family moved a great deal and though that wasn't unusual, it had a definite downward trajectory regarding the type of accommodation they had, He worked as a Tailor Master on his own account and illness would certainly have had a negative impact on his earning ability. Perhaps there were genetic factors as well as financial.

Thanks for reading, especially if you read all of it.

Helen

Quote from: elliot on Thursday 25 April 24 10:14 BST (UK)

Apologies if this might have been explained before:

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Why is there a large gap in the years between 1934 and 1984?

Because they have not yet been digitized. You can search that period on FreeBMD and order a paper certificate via the GRO site.

Like many towns, Cardiff street names have changed over the years. Here's a list of changes showing the current name and the former name. If you have difficulty in locating an address in the census this may help.

Fomer Name      New Name
ANGEL STREET      CASTLE STREET
CAIRN'S STREET      RHYMNEY STREET
CASTLE ROAD      CITY ROAD
COLLINGDON ROAD                   LLOYD GEORGE AVENUE
CROCKHERBTOWN      QUEEN STREET
DUMFRIES LANE      STUTTGARTER STRASSE
EDWARD STREET      ALBERT STREET
EDWARD TERRACE      CHURCHILL WAY
ELDON STREET      NINIAN PARK ROAD
ELEANOR STREET      ELEANOR PLACE
ELY ROAD                      COWBRIDGE ROAD EAST
HALKET STREET      AVON STREET
KNOLE STREET      HEWELL COURT
LASCELLES ROAD      SOUTH PARK ROAD
MARGARET STREET                   DUDLEY COURT
NORTH STREET      KINGSWAY
PEMBROKE TERRACE   CHURCHILL WAY
PENARTH TERRACE                   WINDSOR ESPLANADE
PLATINUM STREET      ANDERSON PLACE
RICHMOND TERRACE   MUSEUM PLACE
SALTMEAD ROAD      STAFFORD ROAD
STAUGHTON STREET                   JUBILEE STREET
TAFFS MEAD PLACE                   MERCHES PLACE
THOMAS STREET      ROLAND STREET
UPPER GEORGE STREET   WYVERNE ROAD
WHITMORE LANE      BUTE TERRACE
WILLIAM STREET      MOIRA TERRACE

Is there a particular reason why it is so important?  Have you located a burial record which may possibly have his address (but no guarantees)