Table 1.
Percentage age distribution of smallpox burials in Manchester
| Age (completed years) | St Mary, St Denys, and St George collegiate church | St John Deansgate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1753–61 | 1772–8 | 1785–91 | 1803–7 | 1769–99 | 1800–12 | |
| 0 | 18.9 | 32.7 | 29.2 | 32.3 | 23.4 | 22.9 |
| 1–4 | 69.9 | 62.1 | 66.9 | 63.7 | 73.1 | 73.7 |
| 5–9 | 7.5 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.9 |
| 10–19 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| 20+ | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Cause not given | 5.4 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 28.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Adult (10+) | 3.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
| N | 734 | 716 | 1,731 | 430 | 1,261 | 262 |
Notes: Burials of unknown age were distributed to age groups according to the age distribution of burials of known age. Burials with no cause of death information were distributed to smallpox and other causes according to the distributions of burials with given cause. N refers to the no. of smallpox burials explicitly so described in the source.
Sources: Manchester Cathedral Archives, Manchester, MS18/1–10, sextons' books of the collegiate church Manchester; Manchester Central Library, Manchester, MFPR 1118, 1142, St John Deansgate burial registers, Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society transcripts.