by Penny Tray » Mon Feb 19, 2018 12:09 pm
Hughie,
I've had time to have a look at the death certificate now and my interpretations is:-
The first column is - NAME, AGE AND SEX - under which is PATRICK KELLY, 8 YEARS, MALE, (SINGLE).
Under this column is - PROCURATOR FISCAL'S OFFICE, KILMARNOCK, 7th MARCH 1882.
The second column is - WHEN AND WHERE DIED - under which is 15th FEBRUARY 1882 - IN HIS FATHER'S HOME IN NEW STREET OF STEVENSTON.
The third column is - CAUSE OF DEATH - under which is - INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNG WITH SOME CONSEQUENT MENINGITIS - POST MORTEM EXAMINATION OF BODY MADE BY DRs MACFARLANE, KILMARNOCK, AND MOFFAT, STEVENSTON.
Under this column is - CERTIFIED BY J POLLOCK STEVENSON, PROCURATOR FISCAL, - 9th MARCH - AT STEVENSTON - JOHN DICKIE, REGISTRAR.
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The relevant dates make me think that there has been some process gone through between the date of the death and 7 March which satisfied the Procurator Fiscal that the cause of death was as given, thus authorising the Registrar to formally register the death on 9 March; and the cause of death is likely to have cleared the teacher, certainly of a charge of culpable homicide, but maybe not assault. My guess however, is that she would be cleared. Later today I'll have a look at the Glasgow Herald issues around 7, 8, and 9 March to see if I can pick anything up.
Hughie,
I've had time to have a look at the death certificate now and my interpretations is:-
The first column is - NAME, AGE AND SEX - under which is PATRICK KELLY, 8 YEARS, MALE, (SINGLE).
Under this column is - PROCURATOR FISCAL'S OFFICE, KILMARNOCK, 7th MARCH 1882.
The second column is - WHEN AND WHERE DIED - under which is 15th FEBRUARY 1882 - IN HIS FATHER'S HOME IN NEW STREET OF STEVENSTON.
The third column is - CAUSE OF DEATH - under which is - INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNG WITH SOME CONSEQUENT MENINGITIS - POST MORTEM EXAMINATION OF BODY MADE BY DRs MACFARLANE, KILMARNOCK, AND MOFFAT, STEVENSTON.
Under this column is - CERTIFIED BY J POLLOCK STEVENSON, PROCURATOR FISCAL, - 9th MARCH - AT STEVENSTON - JOHN DICKIE, REGISTRAR.
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The relevant dates make me think that there has been some process gone through between the date of the death and 7 March which satisfied the Procurator Fiscal that the cause of death was as given, thus authorising the Registrar to formally register the death on 9 March; and the cause of death is likely to have cleared the teacher, certainly of a charge of culpable homicide, but maybe not assault. My guess however, is that she would be cleared. Later today I'll have a look at the Glasgow Herald issues around 7, 8, and 9 March to see if I can pick anything up.