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Offline Lemontree

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decline as cause of death in 1841?
« on: Sunday 14 February 10 10:27 GMT (UK) »
what is decline?

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Re: decline as cause of death in 1841?
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 14 February 10 11:46 GMT (UK) »
I suspect it just means the ageing process - increasing physical frailty, perhaps the onset of mental issues like dementia.

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Re: decline as cause of death in 1841?
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 14 February 10 11:53 GMT (UK) »
It may also be just that the person's health declined over a period of time for no reason that was understood, until they died. 
 In 1841 the death did not have to be certified by a doctor, so if the family were not well off (and could not pay a doctor), there may never have been a qualified medical opinion as to the person's condition.  
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Re: decline as cause of death in 1841?
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 14 February 10 14:11 GMT (UK) »
Decline; Any disease in which the bodily strength gradually fails; esp. tubercular phthisis, consumption. OED

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Re: decline as cause of death in 1841?
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 14 February 10 18:23 GMT (UK) »
Hi

My 3xgreat grandfather died of decline in 1854 aged 39. At that young age he probably had phthisis or even cancer as cancer was harder to diagnose in those days or even a several mental illness which lead to other bodily illnesses.

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Re: decline as cause of death in 1841?
« Reply #5 on: Monday 15 February 10 15:43 GMT (UK) »
thank you all for your answers ;D

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Re: decline as cause of death in 1841?
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 16 February 10 14:25 GMT (UK) »
as my last query was deleted, can I ask again about terms and conditions please?

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Re: decline as cause of death in 1841?
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 16 February 10 18:19 GMT (UK) »
This is not just a cause of death historically, I knew a lady who died in 2001, the cause of death given simply as old age. Amounts to the same thing as decline shown on historic death certificates.
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Re: decline as cause of death in 1841?
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 16 February 10 18:26 GMT (UK) »
Hi Stone931

I didn't see your post that you say has been deleted, but this provides a useful guideline on RC about posting regarding potentially living people:

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