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Mary Reid COUSLAND
Abt 1839 - 1866 (~ 27 years)
Has 2 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name Mary Reid COUSLAND Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1839 Scotland 
- About 1839 based on age given in death registration index, which agrees with the 1841 census where age shown as 2, and shows she was not born in the County of Midlothian.
Gender Female Died 8 Feb 1866 Lower Huntly, Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia Cause: Hydatid on the liver - From the Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
Data:
name - Mary Reid Gotham, died Victoria, aged 27
father: Archi[?bald] Couland, mother: Jane Morrison
registered 1866, Victoria, registration number: 3653
From newspaper announcement of death
"Gotham - On the 8th inst., at Lower Huntly, Sand-
hurst, of hydatid on the liver, after protracted
suffering, nobly endured, Mary Reid, aged twenty-
seven years, the beloved wife of Thomas Gotham,
of Liverpool, and daughter of the late Archibald
Cousland, of Glasgow, deeply regretted by all who
knew her."
(The Argus published Melbourne, Victoria; Tuesday 13 February 1866)
Hydatid disease is caused by the canine tapeworm, Echinococcus granulosus. The adult worm is tiny, just 5 mm long, with a scolex (head) and 2 or 3 proglotids, which contain the eggs. These proglotids are transmitted to humans from ingestion of food contaminated with canine faeces. When the eggs hatch the young migrate to a variety of tissues, but most commonly as in Mary's case the liver (52-77%), where they form multilayered cysts where the adult stage develops. Various symptoms can result, both from the mass and from rupture if that occurs; in particular rupture can lead to anaphylaxis. In pregnany rupture is more likely and hydatid disease in pregnancy can also lead to intrauterine growth restriction and to the baby being born pretmaturely.
As a young woman it seems quite likely that Mary was pregnant and that it was the pregnancy that caused her hydatid disease to become more serious resulting in death. Thomas and Mary seem to have had no children, although married for over 6 years. Maybe he was away at sea a fair bit of this time, but it also seems possible that the cyst might have caused miscarriage or babies born prematurely who didn't survive the birth process and who consequently do not appear in the records.
Siblings1 brother and 1 sister Patriarch & Matriarch 
Archibald COUSLAND, b. Between 1806 and 1811, Scotland, d. Bef 1866 (Age ~ 59 years) (Father) 
Jane MORRISON, b. Abt 1803, Scotland, d. 1863, Victoria, Australia (Age ~ 60 years) (Mother) Notes - Since her mother at least also died in Australia, predeceasing Mary, the family had probably emigrated rather than being transported.
Person ID I301263 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 28 Dec 2014
Father Archibald COUSLAND, b. Between 1806 and 1811, Scotland , d. Bef 1866 (Age ~ 59 years) Mother Jane MORRISON, b. Abt 1803, Scotland , d. 1863, Victoria, Australia (Age ~ 60 years) Family ID F300424 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Thomas GOTHAM, b. Abt 1834, Lancashire, England , d. 23 May 1917, 22, Cromwell Street, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia (Age ~ 83 years) Married 1859 Victoria, Australia - From the Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 (Thomas Gotham to Mary Reid Cowsland )
Described as 'of Liverpool' when his wife died, and this Thomas died like Mary in Victoria (parent's names at death registration show this), hence I am confident the marriage was this Thomas. (Also, no further records for him in England)
Last Modified 14 Feb 2017 Family ID F300423 Family Group Page | Family Chart
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Born - Abt 1839 - Scotland 
Married - 1859 - Victoria, Australia = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
