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Title: Private Asylums Yorkshire
Post by: jakky on Monday 16 January 06 12:13 GMT (UK)

Hi, Has anyone any idea where I could find out about

Weaverthorpe or Southcoates Private Asylums around the 1835 mark.

My family seemed to have done a bit of putting relatives in and then out again in these two places.

Does anyone know how common this was? would it have been expensive?

As the rest of them consisted of poachers and fighters I am starting to worry...

Thanks

Jakky

Title: Re: Private Asylums Yorkshire
Post by: suttontrust on Monday 16 January 06 14:18 GMT (UK)

Was the Southcoates one in Hull?  If so, I could look it up in the library at the weekend.  How expensive they would be would depend on the standard of care, I suppose. 

Title: Re: Private Asylums Yorkshire
Post by: jakky on Tuesday 17 January 06 11:48 GMT (UK)

Hi Suttontrust,

I am not sure, the family lived Driffield in both cases.

It says Southcoates Retreat

and Weaverthorpe Private Asylum,


sorry that is all I have got.

Thanks,


Jakky

Title: Re: Private Asylums Yorkshire
Post by: littlejaffa on Monday 10 April 06 00:10 BST (UK)

sorry to hyjack your thread, but i'm looking for info on who worked in the 'asylums' at the 1901 census, i've a relative i know was working in an asylum in hull that year, probably just as a domestic, but can't find her anywhere on a census and can't seem to find census for asylum. (thinking she migh thave lived in) Any idea where i should start?

for your search Weaverthorpe near Sledmere was a wholey private asylum, it received only private patients and there's a few families in the local area that seem to have members in & out all their lives. If you have a look at weaverthorpes notices of discharges, it's often the same person over and over, with them staying only a month or so at a time.

southcoates on the otherhand, was a licensed house, that took private & paupers. Averaging only 6 patients it's called sumercoates in the 1844 Report.

try the malton messenger archives for more info covering the asylum (one record of a death "On Monday, the 16th ult., at the Pauper Lunatic Asylum, York, Mr Geo.BROOMFIELD, printer, late of Stokesley") gives and idea what you might find

sorry i can't be more help

Title: Re: Private Asylums Yorkshire
Post by: jakky on Monday 10 April 06 10:31 BST (UK)

Hi littlejaffa,

 this information will be very useful to me, it is kind of you to let me know,

Thanks


Jakky