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From: "diana harding" <>
Subject: [IoW] medical question
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 17:20:27 +0100


I have a family on a peripheral line of my tree where 5 out of 6 children
died in their twenties - as none of them had married I wonder if they had
a condition that was obvious. Or whether there was an environmentally
caused condition - the father was a baker. TB obviously springs to mind
but is anyone aware of any genetic conditions which might have exhibited
this pattern in the mid 1800's? - presumably we now have medical
treatments which would extend life beyond this age. Would diabetes,
cystic fibrosis etc be candidates?

William Snow b 1838 d 1859
George Snow b 1840 d 1867
Charles Snow b 1843 d 1865
Henry Snow b 1846 (married and living in London 1881)
Ann Snow b 1849 d 1870
Alfred Snow b1854 d 1876

Thanks for any thoughts - I'm just curious

Di

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