Cause: convulsions and aphtha

Address: Town Hall Street

Convulsions could could have been febrile seizures which are common in children aged 6 months to 6 years and can occur with any fever, including those caused by a cold, flu, chickenpox, or an ear infection. The modern name for aphtha is thrush which is common in babies and usually harmless but may have been indicative of a wider infection.

At that time the convulsions would have been untreatable and distressing to watch, especially for her parents. Perhaps that is why her uncle George Brown (her mother's brother) was brought in to help with her care. (Her death register entry say that he was with her when she died.)

Address: Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire

Address: Ainsley Street, Great Grimsby

The service which was taken by the Rev. J Fordyce would have been held in the Dissenters Chapel and followed by committal service at the grave. Her parents and grandparents on her mother's side would have been present but is unlikely that her grandparents on her father's side who lived in Northumberland would have been present. Who else was there is not known.