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Can anyone help: I am looking for the cause of my Great Great Grandfather's death, he died in South Shields in 1886, I believe he lived in Westoe and was around 40 years old. He was married to Charlotte, who also died young as my great gran came to Scotland to live with Charlotte's sister in Glasgow.
Many thanks
Robert

You'll need to get his death cert to find the cause of his death.

You could just get his death cert!

Deaths Mar 1886 (>99%)
McDonald John 40 S. Shields 10a 399

Jan

Hi Mary are the certificates on line
Robert

Go to General Register Office

www.gro.gov.uk

Certs cost £9.25.

jan

It would be great if certificates were online but unfortunately not. £9-25p each from the GRO in Southport.

I wonder if they died at the same time as this looks like Charlotte's death in the same quarter:-

Name: MCDONALD, Charlotte
Registration District: South Shields
County: Durham
Year of Registration: 1886
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
Age at death: 31
Volume No: 10A
Page No: 399

Kath. x

Hi Kathleen
Thanks for that I will send for the certificates for both

Thanks everyone I wonder if they did die together because my family dont know
Robert

This may be them in 1881

1881 census transcription details for: Drake St, Westoe
National Archive Reference
RG number: RG11 Piece: 5017 Folio: 15 Page: 24

Reg. District: South Shields Sub District: Westoe
Parish: Westoe Enum. District:
Ecclesiastical District: City/Municipal Borough:
Address: Drake St, Westoe
County: Durham
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth
Year Occupation ,
Disability Where Born
MCDONALD, John Head Married M 35 1846 Coal Miner Out Of Employ
So Shields
Durham
MCDONALD, Charlotte Wife Married F 28 1853
So Shields
Durham
MCDONALD, Ann Daughter Single F 6 1875 Scholar
So Shields
Durham
MCDONALD, Elizabeth Daughter Single F 4 1877
So Shields
Durham
MCDONALD, Thomson Daughter Single F 2 1879
So Shields
Durham
MCDONALD, Ann Widow Widow F 59 1822
So Shields
Durham

The certificates will give you the exact date of each death and also the causes of death.

Kath. x

Why every time I post a census, I get those silly emoticons! Grrr

Just edit your post MaryMc and remove the colon and the emoticons will disappear.

Kath. x

yay! Thanks Kath!

Ladies,
As my daughter would say omg!!!!
Thats a lot of info and great for me to track back
Ta much
Robert

If you look at the original of this, it says she was ONE - not 31.


"Name: MCDONALD, Charlotte
Registration District: South Shields
County: Durham
Year of Registration: 1886
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
Age at death: 31
Volume No: 10A
Page No: 399"

This could possibly be John and Charlotte's marriage:-

Name: MCDONALD, John
Registration District: South Shields
County: Durham
Year of Registration: 1873
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
Spouse's last name: Not available before 1912
Volume No: 10A
Page No: 981

On the same page is Charlotte Longley.

Kath. x

Kath,
Looks like them.
She was a Longley, I do know that
Thanks
Robert

Hi MaryMc

The original on Findmypast definitely says age 31.

Kath. x

Kath,

My apologies, I've just looked at the scan on FMP and you're correct.
on the scan on free bdm the 3 can't be seen.

Gawd - if I put bdm in caps, I get another silly emoticon - can see we'll have to be careful what we write!

Ann is my great gran and she came to Scotland after her mum died in 1886 (thanks to Kath n Mary) to live with her mum's sister Elizabeth, however Thomson (who I understand to be Thomasina) I believe died in a workhouse when the family hit upon hard times (now known to be because of the death of my grt grt grandparents.

Can anyone access census records of 1891 to see where she stayed, Iit is known the family split and there was a tragedy, which you are all helping me uncover.
Thankyou
Robert