Guest busy lizzy Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Hi, can anyone help me please? A lot has been said about the cholera epidemic of 1832 but not a lot about the epidemic of 1854. I discovered today I have a relative who died in this epidemic and is buried in the General cemetery in an unmarked grave,public grave It is a sad story she was only 26 and lived at a place called Sheaf island. Does anyone know anything about Sheaf Island? I would be very interested in any information on the epidemic and Sheaf Island Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Hi, can anyone help me please? A lot has been said about the cholera epidemic of 1832 but not a lot about the epidemic of 1854. I discovered today I have a relative who died in this epidemic and is buried in the General cemetery in an unmarked grave,public grave It is a sad story she was only 26 and lived at a place called Sheaf island. Does anyone know anything about Sheaf Island? I would be very interested in any information on the epidemic and Sheaf Island Thanks The 1854 cholera outbeak must have been the last one to affect Sheffield as it was in that year in London that there was an outbreak of the disease that was confined to a very small area (Broad Street) which drew water from a communal well, and the work of John Snow proved that the disease was transmitted through contaminated water. It was not long after that the microbe responsible was identified and the treatment of drinking water by sterilisation and chlorination become standard practice on the grounds of public health. In Britain at least, cholera was eradicated. However, says he pre-empting red nose day by a week, in some countries, especially poor African countries, it remains a serious, potentially fatal disease to this day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest busy lizzy Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Thanks for that info Dave,there are just no statistics for this year even though it was an outbreak The staff at the General cemetery were great I must add when they found out the cause of death and showed us the plot where our relative was buried. I cant find any information or photos on Sheaf Island though,it was near the bottom of Ecclessal road,does anyone know anything about this Help appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Thanks for that info Dave,there are just no statistics for this year even though it was an outbreak The staff at the General cemetery were great I must add when they found out the cause of death and showed us the plot where our relative was buried. I cant find any information or photos on Sheaf Island though,it was near the bottom of Ecclessal road,does anyone know anything about this Help appreciated Sheaf Island was the area of land between Pond Hill (Dyer's Hill) and Harmer Lane, created by the River Sheaf (now culverted) to the east, and a mill goit on the west side, that flowed from the Bedford Dam (south) to Ponds Dam (north). 1853. Link to Flash Earth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 The first case of cholera that occurred in Sheffield, in September last year, was in Brown Street, situate in a low part of the town, in the vicinity of a large open sewer. It was in this same locality that the epidemic raged with the greatest violence in its previous visitations. (The two white circles make sense). http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/lords/1854/mar/09/sanitary-measures http://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/index.php/topic/13870-brown-street/ Thanks Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XiQCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA481&dq=sheffield+cholera+1854&hl=en&sa=X&ei=zHszUejzKO7s0gWW3oCgCA&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=sheffield%20cholera%201854&f=false Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckweed Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 A Newspaper account October 7th says there had been 173 deaths. Outside Sheffield the village of Wickersley was badly hit. Probably the reason for flare ups were British troops bringing it back. It was particularily bad in Ireland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest busy lizzy Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Thanks for the info,have you got a copy of the newspaper article? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckweed Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Sorry not allowed to download it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest busy lizzy Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Where would I find it then please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckweed Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ If you sign up with them. You are allowed to read and download 3 articles free. You only have to pay if you want to download more than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest busy lizzy Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Thanks for that,I really appreciate your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
History dude Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 The 1832 book on it at Internet archive http://archive.org/details/historyofcholera00stokiala And a book on Cholera written at the time of the outbreaks. http://archive.org/details/treatiseonepidem00russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 MIASMA Near a cotter's back door, in a murky lane, Beneath steaming dirt and stagnant rain, Miasma lay in a festering drain. A home of clay, cemented with slime. He artfully built— for he hated lime— 'Midst slop, and rot, and want, and crime. He lay securely, biding his time. Though a voice cried, pointing out his lair, " Run, run, for Miasma lies hidden there !" It died unheeded away on the air. Living and breathing the filth among, Miasma's home was secure and strong, And the cotter did nothing ; for nothing went wrong. And his children would play by the poisonous pool, For they liked it much better than going to school. Then Miasma arose from his reeking bed, And around the children his mantle spread — " To save them from harm," Miasma said. But they sighed a last sigh. He had stolen their breath. And had wrapped them in Cholera's cloak of death. --- Charles Dickens Household Words Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Surprised to find that Sheaf Island appears to have started (southern end), near the Porter Book and it's confluence with the River Sheaf, seen on this modded c.1853 map. https://www.old-maps.co.uk/index.html#/Map/435750/386848/13/100452 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
History dude Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Presumably the people and firms living and operating on Sheaf Island had to be compensated when the Midland Station was built, just like now with the HS2 creation. So there must have been records of this. It would answer lots of questions for anyone interested in anybody operating or living on Sheaf Island. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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