Help with details or cause of death
Guten abend!
I have translated the vital details including the date of death, age at death, and parents for this 5 year-old boy in1885. I am curious about the details surrounding his death, which looks like may have been an accident causing sudden death. The death records I have looked at so far have never provided a cause of death so this makes me curious.
Thanks so much for anyone who takes the time to look this over and provide information for me!
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Hello @BetteB,
Starting with the 10th line of the first paragraph which begins with the words "in Gleuel auf der Dorfstraße" and going through the end of the second paragraph, here is a translation:
. . . in Gleuel on the village street near the parental home [the child was] run over by a field roller and killed instantly.
The investigation carried out showed that the death occurred as a result of the dead child's own carelessness.
This is signed by the mayor of Hürth, H. Rosell.
My comments: A field roller is akin to a steam roller: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steamroller
This will give you an idea of what happened to the child.
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Thank you so much! As I are working on these records and putting families together the people become real to me. I hadn't seen a death registration without informants and with a cause of death. What a tragedy for the family. Thank you for helping me with this information.
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You're welcome, Bette.
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