I often seek to investigate the reason for unusually young deaths within my family tree - especially as we get into more modern times when such things were at least a little rarer ( well, supposedly ). One such case was my 2nd Great Aunt, Kezia Rosina Southon who died aged 22. Rosina was the name given my birth mothers sister so it appeared to have been passed on and was something that had profoundly affected the family. Rosina has appeared, so far, just one other time before in my maternal family. I received her death certificate yesterday and the cause of death was as equally surprising as the location. Kezia Rosina Southon's Death Certificate She died on the 21st of June 1915 at the Royal School for the Blind in Leatherhead. This location is now called " SeeAbility ". I certainly prefer the original name! Her death was listed as Peritonitis , lasting 5 days, and exhaustion. On wikipedia the potential causes of this " include perforation of the intesti