He died from scarlet fever, in 1845 at the age of 30.

In 1870, a further six children died, the last two of scarlet fever.

At the age of six, scarlet fever nearly killed him.

Anyone would think he had never even heard of scarlet fever!

In 1836 he caught scarlet fever from one of his children and died.

He never married and died on 8 July 1779 from scarlet fever.

They lost three son within one month in 1876 during a scarlet fever epidemic.

During this period, her daughter contracted scarlet fever and died.

Her third son Richard died of scarlet fever aged four.

They had 8 children including William, his successor, but three died of scarlet fever within 3 days.