Its quite an out dated term by todays standards but.....   ap·o·plex·y   1. Sudden impairment of neurological function, especially that resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage; a stroke. 2. A sudden effusion of blood into an organ or tissue. ________________________________ From: Mary Hart <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, 16 October, 2009 11:50:36 AM Subject: [Isle-of-Thanet] Cause of death Hello Listers Could anyone tell me what 'Serous Apoplexy' was. It is the cause of death for my 2x great grandmother in 1874. Kind Regards Mary Australia ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message