"Senectus" means "old age", which I guess 65 qualified as back in 1870. However, it's the other part that's rather more alarming...
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10:55am on Saturday, 8th August, 2015:
Weird
This morning, I received a copy of a death certificate for one of my ancestors who died in 1870 aged 65. This is the cause of death part:
"Senectus" means "old age", which I guess 65 qualified as back in 1870. However, it's the other part that's rather more alarming...
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