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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => London and Middlesex => Topic started by: AlexNoodle on Wednesday 15 March 06 20:07 GMT (UK)
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Hi Guys
Here is one for you...
In my partners side of the family there is a Mary Jane Keightley, born Boston Lincolnshire around 1848. She married a William Dishman around 1870 up in Boston, had a son William that year who died as a baby. They they have a son Harry Keightley Dishman in 1872 down in Camberwell. They are lodgers in 1871, but in 1881 Mary is nowhere to be found and William is living with son Harry, Housekeeper Clarissa West, and daughter Ethel born circa 1878 and son Sidney born circa 1879... the thing is I know that Ethel and Sidney are both Clarissa and William's children as they (and their sister Winifred Clara born 1882) were all registered under the surname West with D as a middle initial (presumably for Dishman.) In 1891 Clarissa is down as William's wife although they weren't actually married yet.
In 1897 Mary Jane (Keightley) Dishman died aged 48 in Kensington Infirmary of paralysis. The following quarter William and Clarissa married. On Mary Jane's death certificate it says she was a Laundress of 24 Bangor Street. I've looked through the census returns for the Kensington Infirmary for both 1881 and 1891 and can find no trace of Mary there.
Does anyone know what district of Kensington Bangor Street comes under for the 1881 and 1891 censuses? I am just somewhat puzzled over where she was during both censuses allowing her husband to have children with his housekeeper. I know back then divorce wasn't really much of an option, a distant Dishman relation speculated she might have been admitted to a lunatic asylum following the birth of son Harry perhaps due to prolonged grief over her first child's death, but I doubt that. Is it possible she had some kind of accident which made her paralysed and hospitalised for a number of years until her death? Does anyone know whether the admittance records to Kensington Infirmary are able to be looked at?
Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated. Although my partner comes from Sidney (William and Clarissa's son) I am still very much interested in the 'Mary Jane Mystery' lol.
Thanks in advance.
Alex
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Hmmm, interesting!
I've had a look at 1881 and found the following person:
M.D., Patient, Married, Female, Lunatic
Surrey County Lunatic Asylum, Wandsworth, London
RG11/660 Pg 40
Obviously could've been anyone, but a possibility I suppose...
Regards, Emma ;)
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Hi Alex
According to the Hospital Records Database, there are some records for Kensington Infirmary ie. Admission & Discharge 1872 - 1958 at London Metropolitan Archives
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/hospitalrecords/?source=ddmenu_search2
Casalguidi
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In 1881 this should take you to Bangor Street. Seem to be a lot of Lodging houses around there.
RG11/0032/ fol 72/ page 12
Kensington (Kensington Town)
Pauline
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Hi 1891 24 Bangor Street 1891 in St.Clements North Kensington.
7 families living at no.24 but no Mary Jane.
Jennifer
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Hi Guys
Thanks for the help so far. Will take a look at the Bangor Street stuff.
Alex
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Putting the wife in an asylum and breeding with the housekeeper seems more common than you might think!:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,139071.0.html
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Hi Guys
I had a quick look in my little booklet of old medical terms/causes of death and it seems that the term 'Paralysis' was used to describe someone who had a stroke. Quite sad really for a woman of 48 to die of a stroke.
Sadly still no further with finding poor Mary though.
Alex
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Hi Alex,
If you are still interested in the Dishman/West story, I can tell you quite a lot about it as Ethel Nellie Dishman West was my grandmother. It is a tangled tale.
All best
EG
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Hi Edward
While I am no longer researching the Dishman family as I separated from my partner whose family it was, I did do a lot of research into them and I would love to hear about Ethel and perhaps I could also pass my research across which I did about 10 or more years ago so may be missing some info that is available now with new records that I didn't have access to before.
If you PM me your email address I am happy to see what I have and send it over.
All the best
Alex
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It will need three posts to privately message others (pm), just ok, or thanks, or something like that will do it.
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