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Was there an epidemic in Scotland 1866?

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☼ Orangeblossom ☼ - Tracy

☼ Orangeblossom ☼ - Tracy Report 19 Feb 2005 13:55

http://www.shef.ac.uk/misc/personal/cm1djw/lochist/epidems.htm#1800 This site has a list of all great epidemics from pre-1000 to 1894.

lynnchalmers70

lynnchalmers70 Report 19 Feb 2005 13:06

marion, i have been looking through some of my ancesters death certs for 1860-1865 and 2 had diptheria (croup) and 1 scarlet fever all of these were children. in the lanark area

MarionfromScotland

MarionfromScotland Report 19 Feb 2005 11:21

Cant wait to find out. I dont even know what my own grandparent's died of, and heres me curious about this lot. thanks Marion

Debby

Debby Report 19 Feb 2005 10:58

Hi Marion Yes there was a cholera epidemic and not just in Scotland - just key into google - there's lots of info on there. Just realised why 2 of mine may have died so young now - both 1866! Debby

Heather

Heather Report 19 Feb 2005 10:57

I dont know about Scotland but certainly in London I seem to have lost a huge amount of people due to typhoid in the 1860's.

MarionfromScotland

MarionfromScotland Report 19 Feb 2005 10:44

Just found out yesterday I have siblings all died 1866 one in Feb aged 33, one in April aged 23, one June age 28. There was another died aged 10 in 1851. Maybe it was an illness in the family. I will now have find out what happened to them. I will check out their death cert's. I only started this for a bit of fun, now I am hooked like the rest of you lol Thank's Marion