Burials after Cholera

Post by **LindaS** » 22 Apr 2011 12:06

Does anybody know if they did Mass burials when somebody had died of Cholera in 1849? I have the Death cert of my 3x Gt Grandfather who died in Aug 1849 in the Cholera Hospital. Last night I found his burial on the new records but he was buried in Oct 1849 along with everybody else on the same page who died at the Cholera hospital in Liverpool St Martin-in-the-Fields Parochial Cemetery
Thanks

Post by **MaryA** » 22 Apr 2011 12:28

I would expect that wouldn't be unusual, but have you checked the death certificate - who registered the death?

You might find this page interesting, it seems to suggest that although they tried to do their best there was a lot to be handled. http://www.old-merseytimes.co.uk/EpidemicGen.html

Another snippet "1849 Major cholera epidemic kills 5,308, cases 15-20,000"

Post by **Blue70** » 22 Apr 2011 12:43

I was reading about the Cholera outbreak recently as it badly affected Oriel Street where some of my people were living at the time. Here is the article from The Liverpool Mercury dated 22nd June 1849:-

Blue

Post by **LindaS** » 22 Apr 2011 13:07

MaryA wrote:I would expect that wouldn't be unusual, but have you checked the death certificate - who registered the death?
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With him dying in the Cholera Hospital it looks like the Matron - Margaret Jones was present at death. So didnt give any family members names. This was the only William Stirrup whose death I could find in between 1849 & the 1851 census when his wife was a widow. In May 1849 when his last child was born they were living in 11 Ct Pownall Sq Liverpool. Thanks for the link Mary & Blue70 for that snippet.

Post by **MaryA** » 22 Apr 2011 19:07

If it had been a relative who registered the death I would have thought maybe he would have a separate burial, but if it was one of the doctors or nursing staff, then it's probable he was one of many, not in a mass grave as such, but one burial amongst many taking place on the same day. It wouldn't be good to leave it too long before internment took place.

Post by **Tina** » 23 Apr 2011 05:22

Off thread, just share this with you.
Reading about cholera in London where the poor people's water supply was the Thames including all the effluent.
The pollies, Water Board & toffs would not pay for it to be cleaned up, plans afoot to build the underground.
One M.P stood up in Parliament and said "You will go down in history as the only Prime Minister to make his people drink their own sh#te"..

Tina