phthisis..another name for tuberculosis...I had 7 of 12 children in our ancestry family die of this...liz of Bc Canada On Jun 6, 2011, at 6:04 PM, Tammy Butt wrote: > > > Hello > I hope someone can help me decipher the cause of death listed in the > Gro certificate for William exley 1859 I received. > I cannot make out all the letters but looks like 2 words > > Cause of Death > Pliltaisis Pulmona ? or maybe Ph_tysis Pulmonalis? 9 months > > I have tried googling a few variations but no luck . > William Exley was seven years old at time of death. 26 Feb 1859 > > I have been researching the children of my ggggrandfather Daniel Exley > and Ellen Bunce of London > who were born and died between census years 1839-1840, 1842-1850, > 1852-1860, 1862- 1870 > It is quite surprising but very common how many of their children died > so young. > Thank you > Tammy Exley Butt > Canada > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > This mailing list works in parallel with the London surname interest > list on the web at http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/london.html . > Check for matching interests and add your own ! > > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: LONDON-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LONDON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >