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Can somebody enlighten me about this cause of deat
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Hawthorn | Report | 17 Aug 2007 10:24 |
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The cause of death of an ancestor of mine, in 1898, was Phthirus . . . pubic lice, commonly known as crabs! I am surprised that somebody could actually die from this. |
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Janice | Report | 17 Aug 2007 10:26 |
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Are you sure it's phthirus and not phthisis which is TB? Janice |
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Hawthorn | Report | 17 Aug 2007 10:29 |
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Oh! . . . . no . . . . I'll check! I have checked the certificate and you could well be right! The certificate is a copy and not handwritten the word definately starts with 'Phth' and ends with an 's'. The missing letters could well be 'isi'. Oh dear, I have cast a great shadow on my great grandfather, wondering what he had been up to!!! Thankyou Janice. |
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Janice | Report | 17 Aug 2007 10:55 |
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Glad to be able to rescue your great granddad lol! |
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Deb needs a change | Report | 17 Aug 2007 11:01 |
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LOL Deb:)))))) |
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Heather | Report | 17 Aug 2007 12:07 |
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Perhaps they ate him. LOL |
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Contrary Mary | Report | 17 Aug 2007 12:38 |
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Sorry - can't stop laughing now! :-))))) Mary |
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Heather | Report | 17 Aug 2007 13:01 |
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I shall have to try and bring up the funny causes of death thread (hopefully not upsetting anyone in doing so!) |
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Terence | Report | 17 Aug 2007 13:06 |
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Howls of laughter !!!!!! |
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MrsBucketBouquet | Report | 17 Aug 2007 16:34 |
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Love it! LOL Gerri |
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