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Särskilda ämnen & övrigt => Discussions in English => General questions => Ämnet startat av: Victoria Cihla skrivet 2020-08-07, 22:38

Titel: Need help with cause of death
Skrivet av: Victoria Cihla skrivet 2020-08-07, 22:38

Attached is a copy of a death record for Elin in November 1768, I think the cause of death says "ditto" which would refer me to the death record above it.  But, I cannot tell what the cause of the is on that record.

Bolmsö-F,-G-C-2-1747-1814-Image-142-Page-271
https://app.arkivdigital.se/volume/v30767?image=142 - age 55

If anyone can help, I really appreciate it.

Thanks,

Vicki Cihla

Titel: SV: Need help with cause of death
Skrivet av: Kalle Birgersson skrivet 2020-08-08, 00:10

I think it says "hufwudsiuka", head sicknes. Probably some kind of meningitis, that was a big probem back in the old days.

Titel: SV: Need help with cause of death
Skrivet av: Victoria Cihla skrivet 2020-08-08, 00:25

Interesting!  It is so hard to understand what the meaning is for the vague descriptions of some of the sicknesses, but which I'm sure were very well understood at the time.

Thanks so much,

Vicki Cihla