Elizabeth (Thompson) Laws's 1886 Death Certificate

Elizabeth (Thompson) Laws is my third great-grandmother and wife of Robert Laws.  My father's half-sister, Tressa (Doyle) Wilson told me her name but had little other information. 

My line from Elizabeth is this:  Elizabeth Thompson Laws -->  Elizabeth Jane Laws Doyle -->  William Doyle -->  Gust Doyle -->  Lee Doyle -->  me.

This record comes from the U.K. GRO (General Register Office) in Southport, Merseyside.  I found it it their collection of death certificates, Year 1886, Quarter March, District Morpeth, Volume 10B, Page 218, and purchased it as a PDF copy.

This is a transcription of the record.

Superintendent Registrar’s District   Morpeth
Registrar’s Sub-District   Bedlington.
1886.    DEATHS in the Sub-District of Bedlington  in the County of Northumberland
No.   56
Columns
1.  When and Where Died.   Eighth March 1886.  Cambois, Bedlington, N. S. D.
2.  Name and Surname.   Elizabeth Laws
3.  Sex.   Female
4.  Age.   69 years
5.  Rank or Profession.   Widow of Robert Laws, a Coal miner
6.  Cause of Death.   Hemiplegia 3 months.  3 [causes of death?]  Old age. 
     Hematemesis.  Certified by R. Laing, M. R. C. E.
7.  Signature, Description, and Residence of Informant.   John Laws.  Son. 
     Present at the death.  Cambois, Bedlington
8.  When Registered.   Eighth March 1886
9.  Signature of Registrar.  G. S. Waterson, Registrar

Notes.

• I have been unable to determine the meaning of M.R.C.E after the doctor's name.
• Hemiplegia is paralysis of one side of the body.  Stroke is one cause of hemiplegia
• Hematemesis is vomiting of blood.  Likely causes are a stomach ulcer or severe gastritis (severe inflammation of the stomach lining).
• Elizabeth's son Robert was very prompt in registering her death!
  

—Nancy.

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