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Sadly suicide is very common - the biggest killer amongst men under 40.
My gt x 3 grandfather tried to kill himself by cutting his own throat - but lived for 20 days afterwards and died in the workhouse infirmary. Even worse for him than dying instantly, I imagine.
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I've just discovered this about my 2nd cousin 3xremoved (Honor):
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/q...9ddb049cac400f Not the best thing to read just before going to bed. |
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Oops, don't think that link works. I will try to find another one.
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I can't find another link but if you google for Brisbane murder house in the suburbs it should come up.
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That's a very sad tale Kate. Awful to think Honor must have felt this was the only way she could protect her family.
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I agree, so very sad and her poor son, who apparently struggled.
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How very sad, Kate. I think it would be a rare family tree that doesn't have at least one suicide or attempted suicide. My gt gt grandfather suffered from "Melancholy" (we would say depression) periodically and attempted suicide several times and was confined to an asylum at least once in his youth.
His final attempt was down the pit where he tried to cut his throat and was taken from there to Abergavenny asylum where he died some years later. OH's grandmother attempted suicide after the tragic drowning of her husband and she spent her last years in Abergavenny asylum as well. Small world.
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Sadly, not as uncommon as one would like. I know Matthew and he's written several books on the underbelly of my city. Three Crooked Kings is about police and political corruption in the 1960s and 70s. I remember the times and people well.
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I had a cousin called Lionel. Last edited by albert73; 11-03-17 at 10:29. |
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I recall a cousin being around prior to 1957. In 1997, I was at my parents grave and noticed a nearby family grave with a 12"x12" stone slab on it saying; ''In Memory of Lionel, ashes scattered in Australia''.
A few years later, a letter arrived from Australia asking for contact with other members of my family. It was from one of Lionel's children who informed me later that her dad (my cousin) had committed suicide. A lot of emails followed explaining the years of grief endured by Lionel's children. I learned also that Lionel's mother had taken her own life back in the early 1950s. |
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