Robert & Millicent Michaelson, their early deaths in Broadstairs

[paddy418]

I rather doubt TB.  The Furness peninsula had the reputation of being one of the healthiest places in Britain where people lived a long time.  Millicent died in Brompton in London and was buried in Broadstairs on 16 Sept 1822.  Robert wrote his will on 23 Sep 1822 appointing as trustees and guardians his good friends James Machell of Pennybridge, James Satterthwaite of Lancaster and Widow Elizabeth Postlethwaite of Grange.  The will was witnessed by Wm Tribe of Worthing, Attorney at Law, and by Robert Hackett servant to Robert Michaelson.  It is clear that Robert M knew he was dying.  He was buried at Broadwater St Mary on 2 Oct 1822. The will was proved at London on 17 Oct 1822.  Robert left all his household goods, furniture, plate and wines, to his eldest son Thomas Yeates Parker Michaelson, then aged 8.  On 19 May 1823 all these household goods were offered for sale prior to letting out the large Mansion house on Barrow Island on May 25th.  The list of goods for sale is very impressive.  (Lancaster Gazette 26 Apr 1823)

[Siamese Girl]

Can I suggest you post in the Sussex Look Up requests? http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,265.0.html Someone may have access to the Broadwater church registers.

There might be a headstone as well.

It's difficult to guess what they died of - I don't know the Furness peninsula, but I wouldn't discount TB. I've had a quick look and Furness doesn't seem to have any kind of resorts developed in the 1820s, they came later. Worthing, at the time,  was popular for invalids. Sea bathing (and drinking sea water) was recommended for many ills and Worthing was more genteel at the time than Brighton, and had sandy beaches rather than Brighton's pebbles.

I guess whatever they had, they must have had serious health problems to travel all the way to Sussex, unless there was another reason they were there?

Carole