Hello I am seeking urgent assistance. My Brother in law is Thomas Macklin's { b 1778 d 23/7/1831] ggg grandson and he has a rare form of motor neuron disease. We are desperately tracking back all ancestors for cause of death and cannot find a death certificate for Thomas. This is vital for my nieces and nephews as we need to determine if this disease is in fact genetic. I do hope someone can help me re a cause of death for Thomas as his age of death is worrying as he was young and my brother in law is only 53. This disease hits young.

Many thanks for assisting us and the information on Thomas is:

Thomas Macklin born abt 1778 to Thomas Macklin and Sussanah Fletcher. Married Hester Coban 31/5/1819 Newland. Died according to your Parish records 23/7/1831

Newland, All Saints, Forest of Dean, GloucestershireYear: 1831 Month: Jul Day: 23 Surname: MACKLIN Forenames: Thomas Residence: Whitecliff Age at death: 53 Y[ea]rs Officiating_Minister: H Douglas Vicar Event: Burial Register Reference: P227 IN 1/16 Page No: 164 Parish Chapel: Newland

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The condition MND was first described in full by the French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot in 1869.

I hope your research can help, however I suspect that the condition if present would have gone undetected or falsely labelled as something else.

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Thankyou for this. I am hoping that on a death certificate if one exists there is some description of symptoms which may assist.