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What's the strangest cause of death on your certs?

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Louise

Louise Report 12 Apr 2005 21:49

Heather, I remember laughing my socks off reading that thread. I remember the cart of feathers but what was so odd was that other people rode home in the cart and left that poor person drunk in feathers! Another favourite was the person who fell in a ditch and refuse to get out! Although explosive drinking was pretty good as well. My family all seem to have very ordinary causes of death on the certificates I have ordered so far but I live in hope! Louise

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 12 Apr 2005 21:46

not one of mine but (Visitation of God) 11week infant. Roy

Heather

Heather Report 12 Apr 2005 21:44

Where is that brilliant thread from about 6 months back about causes of death. My favourite still has to be the one who suffocated in a cart load of feathers.

Barry

Barry Report 12 Apr 2005 21:43

This is the longest Cause of Death I have ever encountered: 'Hypostatic Pneumonia due to compound comminuted fracture of right femur, fracture of left radius and double fracture of the jaw and fracture of skull sustained on the 30th August 1949 when the motor cycle on which deceased was riding came into collision with another motor cycle on the Admington-Mickleton Lane at Admington. (Misadventure)'

Val wish I'd never started

Val wish I'd never started Report 12 Apr 2005 21:39

I got one today a 4year old died of a sudden spasm of the glottis does that mean a fit ?????????

Val wish I'd never started

Val wish I'd never started Report 12 Apr 2005 21:37

oh Julie you did make me laugh if that was old age I should have gone a long time ago

Barry

Barry Report 12 Apr 2005 21:35

'Accidentally killed by a fall downstairs being in a state of Drunkeness'.

Bluesavannah

Bluesavannah Report 12 Apr 2005 21:06

diarrhea aged 6 months! That was it, i suppose there was more to it but that is all it said on the cert. Claire x

Lisa

Lisa Report 12 Apr 2005 21:03

ruptured liver and right kidney due to being run over by horse and cart- our equivilent of a car accident!

Jelly

Jelly Report 12 Apr 2005 20:43

Cause of death: Old age Duration: 4 days ! And she was only 52 ... Must have been a rough four days

Unknown

Unknown Report 12 Apr 2005 19:54

Teeth! That's what it says...she died of Teeth aged 11 months. Apparantly something to do with poor hygiene meant that a lot of babies died from infections picked up as a result of open gums whilst teething! Lou

Brenda

Brenda Report 12 Apr 2005 15:43

'Accidentally killed by a locomotive at Hebburn Colliery whilst trespassing!' What was he doing?? Scavenging for coal? Taking a shortcut home? Don’t suppose I’ll ever know. Brenda

Brenda

Brenda Report 12 Apr 2005 15:42

This is mine, see below...