Cause of death

Stacy Siirilä Johnson

Can I get the cause of death on this record, please? And also the word in front of Matts. Thank you in advance!

https://www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/sivut/jasenille/paikat.php?bid=28921&pnum=14

Norm Baker

The word before his name is "Rotfattige". A "rot(e)" is a district within a parish and "fattig = poor". So he was dependent on the rote/parish for support.

The cause of death is "ålderd(om) = old age".

See Swedish wordlist in the FamilySearch Wiki: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Swedish_Genealogical_Word_List.

There is a better image of the record in the Family Search Catalog here: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSBB-LSLK-D?i=447&cat=26662.

Stacy Siirilä Johnson

Thank you!!