5 Mysterious deaths in Blackburn in Q2 1901

[jonwarrn]

Blackburn Cemetery records on FamilySearch
But not digitized far enough.
Deceased Online has them as well
Potentially
John Blackburn, 19 April 1901
James Blackburn, 24 April
Richard Blackburn, 9 May
James Blackburn, 10 May 
Emily Blackburn, 22 May

All same cemetery, all say three others in grave I think.

[TallPaul]

Thanks for all your input.

I have found a newspaper report in the Preston Herald as suggested by josey.  It was illness. The report says it all.

[jonwarrn]

Well found!
But what a tragic story.

[rosie99]

Nice idea to look to at the register numbers!   While the death register entries are not consecutive they are tightly clustered...and if 200 people died/month then the 40 between the first and last of the 5 registrations suggest that the deaths occurred within a week.  This seems excessive for any illness...5 in a week then everyone else survives?

There are normally 10 entries to each page number so not 40 people but nearer 400

[TallPaul]

Thanks jow65 for the burial dates, but  I have failed to locate the source on FamilySearch.  Could you point me in the right direction please?  I'm trawling through copies of hand-typed cemetery records but sometimes it's just better for directions!  Don't tell my wife I said that ;-)

Also Rosie99...thanks for the correction.

[jonwarrn]

Hi
Alas, FamilySearch has not yet given us the registers for the period after 1899, though I thought at first we might be lucky (it says 1901)
Consecrated section
https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/831032?availability=Family%20History%20Library

They have later records and graves registers, available to view when you are logged in
https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/989011?availability=Family%20History%20Library

Watch that space!
Presume that would be the cemetery.
Blackburn Council tell us the registers are also on the pay site, Deceased Online
https://www.blackburn.gov.uk/cemeteries-and-crematoriums/burial-and-cremation-records

And it was from the deceased online free index that I pulled those dates from
John

[TallPaul]

Thanks jonw65...will take a look