Thanks Ingrid and Colin. Would anyone know if the parish registers are only available in the parish itself, or have any of these been digitised or otherwise copied? Unfortunately I'm nowhere near Suffolk to check,   thanks, Janet     Message: 1 Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2010 11:45:32 +0000 From: Colin Fenn <erasmus@fenn.demon.co.uk> Subject: Re: [SFK-UK] Epidemics To: suffolk@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <GaIXLWccFp1MFwTa@fenn.demon.co.uk> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=us-ascii;format=flowed I haven't recorded any specific epidemics in 1800, though a couple of 'nasties' had been doing the rounds in the years preceding. You might check the parish registers as the vicar would sometimes describe a particularly tragic death. 1793    Diphtheria      UK See: http://www.bromsgrovebmsgh.co.uk/diseases_through_history.htm 1795    Bad winter followed by floods   UK In Northumberland there was a "long inclemency of the weather, the snow lying on the ground for 12 weeks" Ref: A2A Northumberland RO Ulgham PR EP/19/24 2 months of frost and snow, then a quick thaw resulted in great run-offs along the River Stour at Suffolk & Essex Ref: Essex RO SEAX ref   T/A 200/1 1796    Smallpox        UK See: http://www.bromsgrovebmsgh.co.uk/diseases_through_history.htm 1799    Generally very cold year  UK The CET record showed 1799 to be one of the 'top-20' of coldest years since 1659. Best of luck in your researches. Colin Fenn London >----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet MacDonald" ><glaschujan@yahoo.co.uk> >Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 4:27 PM >Subject: Re: [SFK-UK] Epidemics >In the same vein, does anyone know if there was anything 'doing the >rounds' in the Marlesford area in 1800? I have three children dying >within the period 22nd November - 1st December 1800, >thanks, >Janet