Please translate the cause of death for Johann Dietrich Westhoff in the attached record.
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The names are not visible in the clip, but assuming that you refer to the line with the red translations the cause of death is "In der Elbe ertrunken" = Drowned in the river Elbe.
Remark: the date of death is 25 October, not 26.
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There are a couple of other discrepancies, if the record in question is the one directly above the red letters. The first column says "Witwe und zwei unmündige Kinder" - widow and two underage children. (The widow with 7 children belongs to the record above this one.) Also, the last column (church cemetery) reads :daselbst," which means "here," not evangelical as noted in red.
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Thank you both for your responses. Sylvia was correct. I placed my translation under the wrong line. I have circled the correct line for clarification. However, now the original question is back: what is the cause of death in the correct entry? Is it some kind of lung problem?
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Unfortunately the writing is unclear, but it looks like it might be "Steinschlage." which would literally mean rock fall. But "Schlag" can also refer to a stroke of some kind, so that might be more likely.
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Hello @BillRostal,
The word may be "Steinplage".
In A Dictionary of the German Terms Used in Medicine by George R. Cutter, M. D. (New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1879), page 245, the word "Steinplage" is defined as: pain accompanying the stone.
Here is the link to this reference book: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hc4w2x&seq=7
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I think @Robert Seal_1 has found the answer. What a great resource the medical dictionary is. I've bookmarked it for future reference.
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I use this resource all the time for German diseases and illnesses. I bought a second-hand copy online a few years ago and it sits right next to my copy of Thode, both close at hand at my desk.
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So, are we talking about kidney stones?
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Probably kidney stones, but I translated another document recently that referred to "Sand und Steine" - literally "sand and stones" but the translation was "urinary stones." Which probably comes down to the same thing...
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Yes, I would assume as @sylviaelchinger1 suggests that this would be kidney stones or other urinary tract stones. FYI: The bladder and the gallbladder can also make stones. So it could be any one of these problems.
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Robert and Sylvia,
Thank you very much for all of your help on this.
Bill
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You're welcome, Bill.
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