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FH Documents and Artefacts / Re: Death certificate - Cause syncope, 3 months
« on: Wednesday 12 February 14 11:34 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks all,

He was 58, so by modern standards not very old, but in 1918 I guess it was not uncommon.

Cheers

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FH Documents and Artefacts / Re: Death certificate - Cause syncope, 3 months
« on: Wednesday 12 February 14 10:59 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks. So from that, presumably he had bouts of passing out over a 3 month period and after one of those, he never woke, but they failed to look into the reason why.

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FH Documents and Artefacts / Death certificate - Cause syncope, 3 months
« on: Wednesday 12 February 14 10:43 GMT (UK)  »
Hi all,

I wonder if anyone can shed some light on a cause of death I have on my 2x great grandfathers death certificate from 1918. His cause of death is listed very simply as "Syncope, 3 months" with no further information apart from being certified by the doctors name. I understand that syncope is simply a loss of consciousness so it raises the question, does the above cause mean that he lost consciousness for 3 whole months (ie presumably a coma) or is it repeated losses over the period? It seems very vague and not a real CAUSE of death although I understand it was a common thing to put on death certificates of the time.

Any help from peoples experience is appreciated.
Cheers

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Please decipher this occupation
« on: Friday 17 January 14 15:24 GMT (UK)  »
Hi, this is from an 1891 census from South Bank, Middlesbrough. The person involved was from the Newcastle area though so the earlier link about Tyne keelsman is probably relevant. Not sure he was doing the same thing on the Tees though, probably something to do with the steel industry.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Please decipher this occupation
« on: Friday 17 January 14 15:12 GMT (UK)  »
Well that was quick!  ;D Thanks everyone, never heard of a keelsman before, very interesting.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Please decipher this occupation
« on: Friday 17 January 14 14:59 GMT (UK)  »
I know it is something barge, but other than that I can't be sure.



Cheers

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Yorkshire (North Riding) / Re: Barracks in Linthorpe, Middlesbrough
« on: Friday 17 January 14 13:47 GMT (UK)  »
I see, thanks for your help on this.

My John Cunningham the elder dissapears after the 1961 census and his wife remarries a mccann who is listed as a boarder with her and the kids in 1971 where she is shown as a widow. John is listed as deceased on his son John James's marriage certificate. I cant find a death record for him locally, and one in scarborough that fits the date is not his, its for an infant. I figured if the barracks was army related maybe he died in service but I think it's safe to assume it is not military related. I have no idea where he died.

Thanks for all the help and the time you put in. Great map by the way, saving that link.

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Yorkshire (North Riding) / Re: Barracks in Linthorpe, Middlesbrough
« on: Friday 17 January 14 11:02 GMT (UK)  »
Hi, thanks for the replies.

I guess a map would help but again I have not found one for that time. Barracks seems an odd name for a housing development though, my first thought would be Army but he is listed as a Puddler working in the Iron Works. Maybe it was employee housing but it would be far away being in Linthorpe.

The family I am interested in is the Cunninghams, John Cunningham and Margaret Cunningham nee Wilkinson. They had a son in 1861 John James Cunningham. They were part of a long line of Cunningham iron and steel workers.

Marriage cert can be seen here : https://www.dropbox.com/s/ylledo4s2uyxq01/Marriage-1860-John%20Cunningham%20and%20Margaret%20Wilkinson.jpeg

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Yorkshire (North Riding) / Barracks in Linthorpe, Middlesbrough
« on: Friday 17 January 14 08:47 GMT (UK)  »
Morning everyone,

I'm just looking to see if anyone knows anything about a barracks in Linthorpe, Middlesbrough. My ancestors have Barracks, Linthorpe as their address on their marriage certificate from 1860, on the 1861 census, and on a birth certificate of their child from the same year. The address is 24 Barracks. Does anyone know anything about this place? I've done plenty of googling but can't find anything about any kind of army barracks in Middlesbrough. I'm beginning to think that maybe it is a Salvation Army "barracks", but I'm not sure they would be so large as to hold at least 24 families. If anyone can shed any light it'd be appreciated.

Thanks.

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