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From: "Tom Perrett" <>
Subject: Re: [AUS-MELB] Death certs 1909
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 17:41:38 +1000 (AEST)
In-Reply-To: <000801c56e3b$c6e8f990$cc73543a@evelynregwpk24>


On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 14:12:25 +1000, Evelyn Harding wrote:

>I recently received a death cert for Michael FLYNN who died in 1909. Of the 5 deaths on the page, 3 died at their own hand. Is this unusual? What was it about 1909 that would have sent these men to take their own lives? One was a single male aged 30 , another married aged 49 with grown children, the other was aged 61 and although he had married twice their was no issue. They all seemed to be professional men.
>Thought it might interest others on list.
>Evelyn

Am I right in saying that the informant for each was a member of the
police, in fact the same one for each.

He would have been present at the inquest and they had a tendency
to take a "bundle" of deaths and report to the Registrar, which is why
they seem to "bunch"


Cheers,

Tom <> Tom Perrett
Proud to be member of Melbourne DPS, first
port of call re Victorian research - http://home.vicnet.net.au/~dpsoc


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