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Offline Pastmagic

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Re: No Cause of Death - Statutory Death Scotland
« Reply #9 on: Friday 04 November 11 01:34 GMT (UK) »
http://www.medicalprotection.org/uk/scotland-factsheets/the-procurator-fiscal-and-fatal-accident-inquiries
This is the position today, if the death was unexpected and no medical attendant present.
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Re: No Cause of Death - Statutory Death Scotland
« Reply #10 on: Friday 04 November 11 11:18 GMT (UK) »
Can anyone help with the reported place of death in Lesmahagow as shown on the extract. Difficult to decipher but looks like 'Birniebeg' or 'Birniebog'. Can then hopefully trace a burial record

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Re: No Cause of Death - Statutory Death Scotland
« Reply #11 on: Friday 04 November 11 12:12 GMT (UK) »
I think you have it correct as Birniebog. It also comes up as Birnybog from other google entries. Have a look at this old post http://news.rootsweb.com/th/read/LANARK/2006-03/1141826573

If you remember from the other post on the Thomson family we were trying to get the links to Corehouse and the family. If you look at the link above, you will see also effectively the enumerator's walk from 1841 which links Corehouse Estate and Brinybog.

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Re: No Cause of Death - Statutory Death Scotland
« Reply #12 on: Friday 04 November 11 12:39 GMT (UK) »
Re no medical attendant ...... this sadly was quite a normal state of affairs. By 1893 medical certification was applicable in just over 90% of deaths reported in the main cities but in rural areas this fell to around 42%. Normally some estimation was given by relatives e.g. "old age", "visitation by God" but strangely although it was compulsory to report a death it was not compulsory to provide a cause of death.

See http://www.gla.ac.uk/departments/scottishwayofbirthanddeath/death/

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Re: No Cause of Death - Statutory Death Scotland
« Reply #13 on: Friday 04 November 11 13:40 GMT (UK) »
Excellent article and very useful background.
Seems I must suspend my disbelief and just accept that whilst unusual its not unprecedented.
Still want to check out the burial aspect though!

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Re: No Cause of Death - Statutory Death Scotland
« Reply #14 on: Friday 04 November 11 13:42 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: MonicaL on Friday 04 November 11 12:12 GMT (UK)
I think you have it correct as Birniebog. It also comes up as Birnybog from other google entries. Have a look at this old post http://news.rootsweb.com/th/read/LANARK/2006-03/1141826573

If you remember from the other post on the Thomson family we were trying to get the links to Corehouse and the family. If you look at the link above, you will see also effectively the enumerator's walk from 1841 which links Corehouse Estate and Brinybog.

Monica
Just before your post I had checked out the enumerators walk link you provided, and yes you are correct the link is clear - Thanks
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