Thanks to everyone for the helpful suggestions . Phithisis is the cause of death. Thankyou Tammy Exley Butt Canada >................................ > Tammy, > Google Old Archaic Medical Terms and clinical names, it will explain what > the diseases are;there are a few sites for medical terms. > Good luck > Pat > Phithisis is chronic wasting away or a name for t.b. > >.......................... > 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 >