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Burial · 1874

Cuthbert James Penn

Son of Albert Penn, Photographer, and Elizabeth Harriett his wife

Date
23rd October 1874
Age
15 months
Place
Ootacamund
Officiant
C. R. Drury
Register
Burials · 1865-1898
Notes
Son of Albert Penn, the noted Ootacamund/South India photographer; the cause (corrosive sublimate, i.e. mercuric chloride, a photographic chemical) points to an accidental poisoning. Dual-numbered: No. 344 (1856-65 series) / No. 609 (old running series).