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How did they cope?........................

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  Posted by siamesewillow (U3516812) on Wednesday, 16th November 2011

  One family I am researching came across this family, the father's mother was a Coole,
  
  Just wandered if they ever get over something like this.
  
  They had 11 children only 3 lived to adulthood which did happen 150 years ago but the other children only lived a few years, some dieing in the same year.
  
  Elizabeth Amelia 1870-1873
  Albert Benjamin 1871-1873
  Benjamin Albert 1874-1881
  Grace Selina 1875-1878
  George Stanley 1877-1881
  Henry Claude 1879-1881
  Albert Edward 1880-1950
  John Harold 1883-1963
  Hugh Sinclair 1885-1886
  Lillian Frances 1888-1965
  
  
  How sad, to nurse and see some life to be snatched away.
  
  siamese
  
  First 6 children died

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  Posted by jc (U1902680) on Wednesday, 16th November 2011

  Hi Siamese
  
  Did you ever see the WDYTYA episode which covered a family where many children died young.
  Investigation showed that the mother had syphilis, when passed on the the child they were either blind or died very young. That is a possibility in this families case or perhaps another genetic problem.
  The family could have been poor but I've found that isn't always the case.
  
  If the family were closer, I would be inclined to buy a couple of birth certs out of curiosity

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