What was the saddest death in your Tree ?

[jeune-romantique]

Two of the saddest deaths in my tree was one of my Great Grand Aunties, Myrtle Thomas, died at the age of four from 'scalds'. So she got severely burnt.

My 5xGreat Grandfather was hung in 1826. I even have the exact time and that the church bells tolled just as they were hung. His wife, who was sent to the female factory after her husband died, killed herself a few days later. Apparently she was found with her baby still at her breast (she had four children).

[chinakay]

Just found this thread...someone commented on how hard life was then, and we can't really comprehend it.

This isn't in my tree, but I came across it browsing the Yorkshire PRs online. I call it ...

The Very Sad Life of Edward Fox of Saltmarshe

Beginyng The 14th Day of September In The Yeare of Our Lord 1543
The Register of all the Weddings of Howden, Knedlington  Boothe

Edward Fox of Saltmarsh, Jennitt wife 22 May 16o1.



The Register of All the Burialls within the Whole Parish of Howden

Elizabeth daughter to Edward Fox of Saltmarsh 6 Sept 16o1.

A son of Edward Fox of Saltmarsh 11 Apr 16o4

Jone daughter to Edward Fox of Saltmarsh 10 Aug 16o5

Jone daughter to Edward Fox of Saltmarsh 8 Jul 16o7

Daughter to Edward Fox of Saltmarsh 21 Sept 16o8

John son to Edward Fox of Saltmarsh 2 Nov 16o9

The daughter to Edward Fox of Saltmarsh 30 Nov 161o

The son of Edward Fox of Saltmarsh 29 Sept 1611

A daughter to Edward Fox of Saltmarsh 9 Nov 1612

A son to Edward Fox of Saltmarshe 31 Oct 1614

A son to Edward Fox of Saltmarsh 29 Oct 1615

A son to Edward Fox of Saltmarsh 7 Mar 1616

A daughter to Edward Fox of Saltmarsh 5 May 1618

A daughter to Edward Fox of Saltmarsh 26 Jul 1619

Jennett wife to Edward Fox of Saltmarsh 2 Aug 1619


Edward Fox of Saltmarsh 10 Dec 1632


Cheers, sort of,
China

[MarieC]

jeune-romantique,

Welcome to Rootschat!  I think there might be a couple of other members around your age.  (And I speak French, so I know what your username means!!  )

What sad incidents, china and j-r, and I really feel for your 5xggrandmother, j-r.  Poor woman.  What despair she must have felt!

MarieC

[jeune-romantique]

Ahh, yes my username. Glad someone knows what it means.

And what a tragic life, chinakay. I wonder if ANY of his kids survived?
 

[kascon]

sadly the most tragic deaths in my tree have to be my uncle roger who died apparently aged about 13 months of TB. my aunt says the poor little thing never stood a chance and the tragedy is no one in the remaining family new he ever existed until i did my research and found him. and my mothers own death. who my aunt says was in remission from breast cancer and was taken out on a motorbike by her at the time husband and they had an accident. she smashed her leg and while recovering because the body was weak the cancer came back and she died 10 months later. i only found out 2 days ago how she died.

[redkop]

The saddest death in my tree has to be my Uncle George Miller, my mums brother.

He was in the army, and away one weekend. In those days they didn't know or bother about drink driving. Him and his mates were coming home from a night out. George wanted to go in the front passenger seat, but someone beat him to it. Anyway, half way back to base they stopped for a Jimmy Riddle. George siezed his oppotunity, and jumped in the front seat. A few minutes later, he was killed.

This happened in July 1958. His young wife had just given birth to his only child in the June. My mum was pregnant with me, and took it really bad. She was close to George and had been evacuated with him in the war. My dad was released from his National Service to come home and look after her.

I also have infant deaths in my tree from the 1800 and early 1900's.

Red   

[wileman 121]

i have a couple

my mums brother died in 1953 age 3 years old before my mother was born he got a stomache infection and because the surgery tools were not sterile his infection after surgery got worse and after the operation he died. When my grandparents got home my uncles little sister started walking that day he died! they said it was my uncle helping her

then my grandmother died of a tumour 9 years ago at the age of 48 she would have been 59 today and if she were still alive the grandmother of 24 grandchilderen

my grandfather was found dead in his chair by my gt grandma 5 years ago at the age of 58

my gt gt gt grandfather Benjamin wileman died in 1894 1 year after the birth of my gt gt grandfather age 24 so if he had died 1 year earlier i would not be here now!

my grandmas cousin age 3 fell onto an open fire in the 1930's

my grandma's uncle Percy Marr died on a motorcycle accident in 1947 2 years after leaving the army without a wife or kids age 27

my grandmas auntie Avis Page died age 1  she was the youngest of 13 children and my grandma was named after her



there are a couple more but i will have to go home and look at the list

regards Jason

[SeaThreePeeO]

My great granmother had two children die as infants Thomas William Hannah aged 8 months and Rose Hilda Hannah aged six months.  She kept their birth certificates which were enventually passed to my mother's cousin.

My great great grandmother lost a child at 8 years old Mary Ann Hannah

My great great uncle John Albert Hannah (bert) and his wife Nellie lost a daughter aged 24 on 24th december 1954.  She had only recently been married and left behind a 3 year old boy

[cherryberry]

Just though Id tune in to the "lighter side" and have found such tales of sadness.
I too think about how our ancestors lived - children of 11 working in mines - to support their families especially if the Father had died.
Anyway, I would like to know how you find these stories out that happened in 1870s.
Ive found a Memorial to one of my ancestors who died in a mining accident in Durham, but thats about it.
Im not only interested - think Im addicted!!! To knowing EVERYTHING about my past family

you may already know about this site

http://www.dmm.org.uk/mindex.htm

as  it was a few years since you posted this message

but thought i would  mention it just in case


cherryberry