Marie, A 2 1/2 yo of mine died 1853 but no cause of death on cert, and other 20yo in 1855 of 'colonial fever'. Carollyn Williams ----- Original Message ----- From: Marie Lockyer To: AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 10:49 AM Subject: [GEELONG] Infant deaths in 1853 In my research I have noticed a high number of infant deaths in the Geelong district in the year 1853. Does anyone know if there was an epidemic in that time? Marie L ==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== Geelong & District and Bellarine Indexes : http://www.zades.com.au/geelong/gdbksrc1.asp http://www.zades.com.au/bellhs/bpnmsrc1.asp