Childhood deaths in early 1866 (General)

by Roger Griffiths , Saturday, April 25, 2009, 09:51 (5764 days ago) @ fredb

Interesting thought, Fred. Death was a constant neighbour until after WW2 really, and relatives hurt. Only have to look at Queen Victoria after the death of Prince Albert in 1861. She became a recluse for decades. Nowadays, death is a rare event in most peoples lives. My mother died in '95 and my father in '80. No one else in the meantime, I'm probably next, hoot.

My great grandparents had 12 children between 1858 and 1883. They lost 3 in childhood, pretty lucky on average. My great grandfathers sister had 13 and lost a lot more than 3.

Roger