Drop Dead Gorgeous


				Drop-Dead Gorgeous A Causes-Of-Death analysis
	Email Jay Glanville

Drop Dead Georgeous
Clearly I am gorgeous ! , but equally certain (like Taxes) is the fact I will drop dead. The ages at, and causes of, death of my ancestors will show me When and How my own end will come (unless of course I am run over by the proverbial bus - either accidentally or deliberately) ! !

Summary

Here is the summary of Age-at-Death and Cause-of-Death of those of my ancestors for which I know at least one of those... ... ...

Parents

Living, 77	yet to be determined
82	I(a) Left ventricular failure (b) Ischaemic heart disease. II Peripheral vascular disease Diabetes mellitus
Average	79+ years

Grand Parents Deaths 1934 - 1986

47	1a Post-operative Broncho Pneumonia Sub-phrenic abscess and Empyema following Perforated Gastric Ulcer P.M.
89	Cacinoma of Bladder, Cardiac Malfunction and Senility
74	1a Myocardial failure, b Thyrotoxicosis, II Diabetes Mellitus
86	1a. Retroperitoneal Haemorrhage 1b. Ruptured Atheromatous aneurysm of the abdominal Aorta
Average	74 years

Great Grand Parents Deaths 1888 - 1967

79	1a Cardiac Failure, b. Myocardial degeneration, c. Chronic Bronchitis
24	Phthisis 5 months [Jay: this can mean either a disease characterised by wasting away /atrophy of part of the body, or tuberculosis of the lungs]
82	Pacchymeningitis Aneurolegion? following a fracture of his skull caused when he collided with a motor car whilst walking across the road. P.M. Accidental Death
83	1a. Coronary Thrombosis b. Angina Pectn? c. Arteus? schlero
82	a. Carcinoma of Liver b. Primary unknown
88	1a. Carcinoatosis b. Carcinoma of Descending Colon
47	Chronic Bright Supperative Peritonitis
89	Ia. Cerebral Thrombosis b. Arterlo Sclerosis II Cholelithiasis and Chronic Cholecystitis,
Average	72 years

Great-Great Grandparents Deaths 1866 - 1946

83	1a Cerebral Haemorrhage 2 Hypostatic Pulmonary Congestion Nc PM
68	1. Carcinoma Recti 2. Obstruction (Intestinal) General Carcinoma
57	Disease of the bladder 18 months Extravarated urine and Exhaustion 5 days
70	(1) Morbus Cortis
89	I(a) Unaemia (b) Intestinal Obstruction (c) ArterioSchlerosis and Senility
85	1 Chronic Pyclonephritis & Cystitis 2 Senility
76	Cerebral Effusion from excitement of an air raid & calcareous degeneration of the cardiac valves
75	Carcinoma of Uterus (Fundus)
50	Abscess in Liver
61	Bronchitis 14 days
61	Chronic Bronchitis Debility
50	Dropsy
57	Phthisis
47	Phthisis (pulm) congestion of lungs
77	(1) Senile Dementia (2) Acute Bronchitis
62	Apoplexy 6 hours
Average	67 years

3 x Great Grandparents Deaths 1838 - 1905

87	Emphysema, Bronchitis 4 days
73	Disease of heart and dropsy
60	Chronic Rheumatism Bronchitis
83	Paralysis 36 hours
83	Heart disease, Senile decay, Syncope
78	Senile decay
91	Senile decay
80	Senile decay
77	Bronchitis 10 days, Oedema of lower extremities
68	Pneumonia 6 weeks
48	Inflammation of the Lungs
57	Visitation of God
72	Debility from old age; Suppression of Urine 3 days
55	Paralysis
78	General Decay
58	Tumor of breast 12 weeks, Excision of Tumor 14 days, Erysipilas 11 days
70	Disease of brain, 6 months
54	Bronchitis, 1 ½ year
47	Pthisis
75	Acute Bronchitis, 5 days
61	Inflamation of the stomach
67	Paralysis 2 years
64	Dropsy
71	Paralysis 3 months
33	Unknown
76	Decay of Nature
59	Unknown
Average	68 years

4 x Great Grandparents Deaths 1808 - 1872

84	Rupture
71	Old age
38	Unknown
66	Unknown
96	Old age
75	Unknown
77	Pneumonia, 1 week
63	Unknown
64	Disease of the Brain
Average	70 years

5 x Great Grandparents Deaths 1763 - 1831

71+	Unknown
59	Unknown
77+	Unknown
88	Unknown
78	Unknown
75	Unknown
89+	Unknown
Average	76+ years

6 x Great Grandparents Deaths 1722 - 1815

55	Unknown
50+	Unknown
71+	Unknown
30	Unknown
90+	Unknown
41+	Unknown
Average	56+ years

7 x Great Grandparents Deaths 1709 - 1817

84	Unknown
64+	Unknown
37	Unknown
86	Unknown
78	Unknown
75	Unknown
47	Unknown
Average	67+ years

8 x Great Grandparents Deaths 1658 - 1719

65+	Unknown
63	Unknown
63+	Unknown
33+	Unknown
Average	56+ years

9 x Great Grandparents

No ages nor causes known

10 x Great Grandparents Deaths 1593 - 1641

52	Hung himself in his barn
68	Unknown
49+	Unknown
56+	Unknown
Average	56+ years

Conclusions - When ?

A predicted age at death can be calculated using the following:
Half the average age of my parents, plus a quarter of the average age of my grandparents, plus an eighth of my great-grandparents' average age, etc.

This shows I will die on Valentine's Day, 2031. Not being so sure of the exact time of my birth it may be that I'll survive into the early part of the following day ! !

Of course my living parent is doing their best to stay alive and help my statistics !, and I have a number of ancestors which will have longer lives once the exact birth or death dates are confirmed. On the down side, there are ancestors whose births and deaths I don't have and who may turn out to have been short-lived.

Information published by the Office of National Statistics, for the years 2004-06 states for a person of my age, I should expect to live to the age of 79.
Of course, if I then made 79, I would expect to live nearly another 8 years, which with my Georgeousness factored in means I should comfortably reach my first Century, if not my second ! !

Moral: If I owe you money, make sure I repay you before the year 2030

Conclusions - How ?

A fair choice to choose from:

Dicky Heart
Clogged up Lungs
Wonky Waterworks
The Big C
Going Ga-Ga
Topped himself
Visitation from God

If I get a choice I think I'll take the Old-Man-With-A-White-Beard knocking at the front door, assuring me he's not not a J.W. selling "The Watchtower", but come to Visit and take me on a journey ! ! !

The Office of National Statistics published figures for 2002 which list that for men aged 65 to 84, the causes of death arising from Cancer : Circulatory System : Respiratory System fall in the proportions 37 : 48 : 15; and in the proportions 23 : 53 : 24 for those men dying aged 85+.

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