Death Notices

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This little piece is form the Manchester Courier from 1825

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There are a couple of interesting ones, especially Mr Thorley's.

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I liked this one, it's setting a challenge for researchers, several of whom are members of PFHS.

Liverpool Mercury etc (Liverpool, England), Friday, October 27, 1871; Issue 7414
At Polperro, near Looe, in Cornwall, there died, recently, at the advanced age of 93 years, a widow named Mrs Mary Holten, whose descendants number 237 souls - viz 14 children, 117 grandchildren, and 106 great-grandchildren.

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In a similar vain, from The Courier Oct 22nd 1825...but not quite so many.

On the same day (15th Oct). Mrs Hannah Want ,at Ditchingham, in the 106th year of her life. She was born on the 20th August 1820, and throughout her life enjoyed a state of uninterrupted health and retained her memory and perception to the end with a clearness truly astonishing. Till the day before her decease she was not confined to her bed: and on the anniversary of her 105th birthday entertained a party of her relatives, who visited her to celebrate it. She lived to see numerous progency to the 5th Generation, and at her death there were living children, grand children, great grand children and great great grand children to the number of 125.




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