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Avoiding The Plague
Watching that Michael Wood history of Kibworth last night, it struck me if the Black Death/Bubonic plague was SO virulent, how did mine (and your) ancestors avoid it?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.A small correction Mike though his wife died William Mompesson survived the plagure and went on to remarry and become the vicat of the village of Eakring a few miles down the road from where I live, Even though by this time the plague was virtually over the locals would not attend church for fear of becoming infeced so he would preach in the open air at a site which is now marked by "Mompessons Cross"