Willam Sidney Saunders

1855 - 1861  (5 years)

• Name	Willam Sidney Saunders  [1]
  Birth	17 Jun 1855	Bingara, New South Wales, Australia   [1]
  Christening	2 Sep 1855	Barraba, New South Wales, Australia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 May 1861	Woods Reef, New South Wales, Australia   [1]
  Burial	4 May 1861	Barraba, New South Wales, Australia   [1]
  	Event Description: Iron Bark Creek
  Person ID	I2718	tree
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Sidney Smith William Saunders,   b. 11 Mar 1836, Santa Maura, Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece d. 8 Sep 1896, Barraba, New South Wales, Australia (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Harriet Marianne Knowlton,   b. 1832, Twyford, Hampshire, England d. 14 Nov 1911, Barraba, New South Wales, Australia (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	4 Oct 1854	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia   [2, 3, 4]
  	from year Scots ChurchOBJE: _PRIV
  Family ID	F605	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  (Medical):?Cu?D?Cb?DTyphus Fever ?C/u?DWhat is typhus fever??C/b?DTyphus fever, also called typhus, is a disease that occurs throughout the world in areas where people and rats occupy the same buildings and where large numbers of mice live. It i s also called murine typhus fever and is rare in the U.S. ?Cb?D Who gets typhus??C/b?DAnyone can get typhus but it occurs more often in people whose occupations or living conditions bring them into contact with rats. ?Cb?D How is this disease spr ead??C/b?DIt is n ot directly spread from person to person. People get typhus after infective rat fleas contaminate fresh skin wounds or the flea bite site. ?Cb?D What are the symptoms of typhus??C/b?DSymptoms include fever, headache, chills, an d general pains that are followed by a rash. The rash spreads to the whole body except for the face, palms, and soles of the feet. This form of typhus fever is very similar to the typhus that is spread by lice (louse-borne typhus), but it is milde r. A person cannot get typhus fever more than once. ?Cb?D How soon after exposure do symptoms appear??C/b?DThe symptoms may appear from 1 to 2 weeks after the flea bite, usually within 12 days. ?Cb?D Where are the organisms that cause typhus foun d??C/b?DRats, mice and possibly other small mammals harbor the germ that causes disease. Fleas become infected by biting these animals and then may pass the disease to humans. ?Cb?D How is it diagnosed??C/b?DThe disease may be confirmed by variou s laboratory tests, usually tests of the blood. ?Cb?D What is the treatment for typhus??C/b?DSpecific antibiotics such as tetracycline and chloramphenicol may be prescribed by a doctor to treat typhus. ?Cb?D How can typhus be prevented??C/b?D By a voiding contact with flea-infested rats and mice.

  
  

• Sources

  [S50] New South Wales, Marilyn Rowan Transcription Agent, Death Certificate, William Sidney Saunders 1861/004849 (Reliability: 0). [S50] New South Wales, Marilyn Rowan Transcription Agent, Death Certificate, Harriett Marian Saunders 1911/013631 (Reliability: 0). [S50] New South Wales, Marilyn Rowan Transcription Agent, Death Certificate, Sidney Smith William Saunders 1896/009174 (Reliability: 0). [S40] New Soutrh Wales, Marilyn Rowan Transcription Agent, Birth Certificate, John Wilson Saunders 1870/005812 (Reliability: 0).