cause of death for gggran

[kazzza]

can someone look at attached (hopefully)please.



Thanks in advance
Karen

[karenlee]

Phithisis maybe?

[kazzza]

thought so karenlee... just needed it confirmed..
   "phthisis is advanced or chronic tuberculosis of the lungs"

Thanks
Karen

[charlotteCH]

Agree with Karenlee

was he/she a mill worker?

charlotte

[kazzza]

Hi Charlotte,
My GGG Gran died 1841, before census so i'm not too sure how can go about finding out if she worked in the mills !!  Open to suggestions.
regards
Karen

[Billyblue]

Phthisis (usually pulmonalis) or TB was a very common cause of death in those days.

Infectious disease.

Dawn M

[charlotteCH]

Wasn't it known as " the white death"?

charlotte

[kazzza]

Interesting... just looked on web.... www.
.. "The victims of tuberculosis (usually known as consumption) included not only Keats, The Bront's, Chopin and Chekhov, but members of almost every family. It was a killer on a huge scale."
From The White Death written by Thomas Dormandy..
Also interesting, when my mother was dying over 10 years ago it was thought she had TB, because of some of the symptoms she was having... all immediate family was tested... no one was positive.

Thanks all
Karen

[charlotteCH]

It would have spread very easily with so many people packed into small living spaces.

charlotte