From: acornish@imm.cnrs.fr   
      
   On 2019-10-08 16:27:55 +0000, Jenny M Benson said:   
      
   > I think it is always fun to find something a little out of the ordinary   
   > in Parish Registers, even if it is does distract from the serious   
   > business of finding out about one's own relatives.   
   >   
   > These few comments all appeared on one page recording burials in   
   > Weaverham, Cheshire in 1770 and 1771:   
   >   
   > "May be aged 17 years"   
   > "By information lay in bed near 12 year"   
   > "By information was very penitent"   
   > "She died on child bed and had 2 boys christened the same time"   
   > "A very old man"   
   > "He was ? by a fall of his Horse and found dead"   
      
   One of my great great grandfathers died after falling from his horse.   
   Fortunately for me he left issue.   
      
   > "Aged 88 upon his coffin"   
   > She died suddenly - o Lord keep us from sudden death"   
   > "He was killed by his Cart upon Crew Common near Crowton.  Supposed to   
   > be very much in liquor...o Lord teach us to number our days that we may   
   > apply our hearts unto wisdom"   
   > "This child was drowned.  How different the sorrow to that above."   
   > (Those last 2 consecutive entries.)   
   > "Aged 85 upon her coffin"   
   > "This young man was found dead upon Latchford Heath"   
   > "This poor widower dropt down dead.  O God keep us from sudden death"   
      
      
   --   
   athel   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)