Looks like Dropsy. Was Dropsy a disease in 1851??? I've heard of fish having Dropsy LOL. Jaquie

The following website will provide most medical answers for you.. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wakefield/medical.html The definitions it gives for Dropsy are: Dropsy - Oedema (swelling), often caused by kidney or heart disease. Dropsy would be called congestive heart failure today. It is an accumulation of fluid around the heart, for a variety of complex reasons, and one treatment is administration of digitalis (foxglove leaves). Dropsy of the Brain - Encephalitis Cheers Fred ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jaquie Cook" <jaquie.cook@btinternet.com> To: <ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 12:22 PM Subject: [ENG-SHROP] Cause of death > Looks like Dropsy. Was Dropsy a disease in 1851??? I've heard of fish having Dropsy LOL. > > Jaquie > > > ==== ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS Mailing List ==== > DO NOT send virus/worm/hoax warnings to the list. If you receive a suspicious e-mail with an attachment, delete it. > Virus discussions are a no-no. > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.2/372 - Release Date: 6/21/06 > >