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A Hatter....

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McDitzy

McDitzy Report 26 Mar 2005 22:21

Thanks Chris. More than I could find. I found Bethlem but not the other one.

McDitzy

McDitzy Report 26 Mar 2005 22:03

OK, Chris. I'm chilled. Just now trying to find a possible asylum where my ancestor might be on the 1841 in Lambeth - but then again he might well have died by then too.

McDitzy

McDitzy Report 26 Mar 2005 21:56

Thanks Louise and Lou. I just wanted to be clear on it, that's all. PS - given me an idea to possibly check any asylums on the 1841 census in Lambeth (have father of someone who isn't with his family on the 1841, and whose wife married very shortly after the 1841 - date unknown though)

Unknown

Unknown Report 26 Mar 2005 21:55

From my old occupations book HATTER - one who makes or is in the line of selling hats Lou

Louise

Louise Report 26 Mar 2005 21:54

Yes - Hatters were people who made hats. They used mercury as part of hat making process which was poisonous and one of the symptons was insanity. Hence the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland. Louise

McDitzy

McDitzy Report 26 Mar 2005 21:53

Thanks Zoe, for a proper and less rude suggestion.

McDitzy

McDitzy Report 26 Mar 2005 21:53

Thanks Chris.... sarcasm isn't much appreciated.

Zoe

Zoe Report 26 Mar 2005 21:44

I would have thought that would have been a milliner - but I may be wrong

McDitzy

McDitzy Report 26 Mar 2005 21:37

What did they do exactly? Make hats??