Did he die of the Black Plague? [closed]

Question

I just noticed a cool new template on this profile, saying he "was affected by a Black Plague," but I don't see anything in his profile about how. Do tell!

Cheers, Liz

Comments

Going for a second cup of coffee now. It's right there in the datafield for death location. Don't know how I missed it!

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And in the paragraph that says

"Sir Thomas Beauchamp died at Calais on 13 November 1369 of the plague^[2] during the Siege of Calais, in Calais, Pas-de-Calais, Normandy, France. "

 

Interesting template- I have several it might apply to.

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The Genealogy of Coffee Connects Us All ! .. lol

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oy! I really do need two cups of coffee to function. I must have searched on plaque instead of plague! I just came back to see about adding a source for his "died of the plague" and discovered the para you just posted, which cites Richardson!

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It covers more than just the plague too - see Template:World Disaster for more.

Answer 1

I wonder what the criteria are.

I have a family in Wiltshire ( http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/FitzWarin-77 is the father) that all (mother, father, 5 children) died in about 4 months (March to June 1349- father may have died a little earlier).

Given the time and location, it seems HIGHLY LIKELY that they died of the plague, but I have no independent documentation.

Can I use the template?

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good question, but I don't know the answer. You might want to ask on the project page - http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Worldwide_Disasters_Black_Plague

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Please see the question I asked here:

http://www.wikitree.com/g2g/277796/wording-of-the-worldwide-disasters-black-plague-template

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That *was* the year, wasn't it? 1349?