Died following childbirth

I mentioned earlier that a marriage certificate for my great grandparents had confirmed and revealed some further information. I also sent for the death certificate of my great grandmother Annie Stokes (nee Sharp).

My grandfather had a sister, who was born in January 1908, his mother Annie died shortly after her birth. The death certificate indicates she died of confinement/puerpual peritonitis, age 28 years on 22nd January 1908, 3 days before my grandfather's 4th birthday.
The certificate also revealed where she died, and was news to me. Apparently my great grandparents lived in Back Princess Street, Earlestown. This was news to me, as they married in Wigan and were living there at the time of their marriage, though my great grandfather has connections with Earlestown.

Further research revealed that puerpual peritonitis, was quite common in that era, as was high rates of infant mortality and deaths in/post childbirth.

Linda