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Mental Institutions Records
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Linda | Report | 4 Dec 2007 15:51 |
My Great Grandmother died in a mental institution, where she had been for years. I've just read that people in Assylums were often only recorded by their initials (one of the dehumanising processes I expect!) Does anyone know where I can find a list of Mental Institutions in the early 1900s in Lancashire (she lived in Eccles Manchester in 1901 and I think she must have been committed around 1905/6)? |
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was plain ann now annielaurie | Report | 4 Dec 2007 15:58 |
Her death cert, if she died there, would surely give the name of the institution. |
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Linda | Report | 4 Dec 2007 18:20 |
Well, not knowing her actual date of birth (I know she was born in County Wexford, Ireland but not when) it may be difficult to obtain her death record. Any suggestions? |
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was plain ann now annielaurie | Report | 4 Dec 2007 18:39 |
You just need to search the GRO death index or try free bmd for around the right time. What was her name and roughly when did she die? When you have the reference, then you can order the death cert. If you need some help, post her name and approx age or year of death and I'll have a look. |
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Simon | Report | 4 Dec 2007 19:12 |
If she was from Eccles she would have been sent to Prestwich Asylum on the outskirts of West Manchester |
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Researching: |
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Simon | Report | 4 Dec 2007 19:15 |
If you go to the Record Office Site, it shows what they have for the Hospital:- |
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Linda | Report | 4 Dec 2007 19:57 |
Thanks for all your help everyone. I will start looking with the Prestwich assylum and other suggestions. I'll let you know if I am lucky. |
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Linda | Report | 4 Dec 2007 20:31 |
Just tried the Prestwich site but there doesn't seem to a search facility. I tried www.gmrco.co.uk/catalogues/userguide/guide.htmbe and my browser couldn't find it. |
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Victoria | Report | 4 Dec 2007 20:36 |
Hi Linda, |
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Victoria | Report | 4 Dec 2007 20:40 |
Linda |
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Linda | Report | 4 Dec 2007 21:11 |
Sorry, born 1873 in Wexford. Thanks for the info. I did find an Annie Bull in Preston and another in Birmingham. You may be right but the Prestwich Assylum was quite a large well known hospital which served the Manchester area. |