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From: "Valerie Donovan" <>
Subject: Re: [POWYS] Influenza 1893
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 15:18:57 +0100
References: <200504111331.j3BDVSkn011726@mail.rootsweb.com>


Hi Kevin,

I think the influenza was rife in 1918, in fact many hundreds of Canadian
soldiers based at Kinmel Camp near Abergel, died of this and there is a big
cemetry for them.

My family came from Abergele and five of them died of this including my
Grandmother and my Great Grandmother.

Valerie
----- Original Message -----
From: "kevin mccormack" <>
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Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 2:31 PM
Subject: [POWYS] Influenza 1893


> Hello All, I received today a copy of my GG Grandmothers death
> cert......March 1893. It gives the death due to Influenza 4 days and
> double Pneumonia 2 days aged 43. Her daur was present ..... the daur's
> husband died at that time (mid twenties) and 1 or 2 children of the family
> too.Was influenza a constant threat or were there epidemics around at
> that time similar to c1918? Regards,Kevin, Co Cork.
>
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