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Title: Institution??
Post by: EmilyViolet on Sunday 13 June 10 16:44 BST (UK)

I have a rellie who died at 130 Monyhull Hill Road, KN - is this the address for some sort of institution?  I was told my rellie was institutionalized as a child early 1900s, but no one knew why (possibly mentally challenged?). 

Anyone familiar with this area?

Thank you,
EmilyViolet

Title: Re: Institution??
Post by: gortonboy on Sunday 13 June 10 16:47 BST (UK)

hi,,can you post the name and year of birth? ;)

Title: Re: Institution??
Post by: EmilyViolet on Sunday 13 June 10 16:55 BST (UK)

Lily Essex
b. 16 Jan. 1896
d. 20 Sept. 1972

Title: Re: Institution??
Post by: gortonboy on Sunday 13 June 10 17:00 BST (UK)

hi,,who were her parents?  ;)

Title: Re: Institution??
Post by: EmilyViolet on Sunday 13 June 10 17:03 BST (UK)

James and Edith Essex

Title: Re: Institution??
Post by: gortonboy on Sunday 13 June 10 17:13 BST (UK)

 Mony Hull Colony For Feeble-Minded And Sane Epileptics Birmingham Aston And King's Norton

Title: Re: Institution??
Post by: EmilyViolet on Sunday 13 June 10 17:21 BST (UK)

Thank you

Title: Re: Institution??
Post by: kaz on Sunday 13 June 10 23:24 BST (UK)

This site gives you some info on Monyhull hall . My parents actually worked at St Francis........

http://billdargue.jimdo.com/placenames-gazetteer-a-to-y/places-m/monyhull/

Title: Re: Institution??
Post by: EmilyViolet on Monday 14 June 10 00:02 BST (UK)

Thank you for the link -very interesting. 

I'm still a bit confused - since my rellie was institutionalized since childhood I didn't expect her to have any children, but her son signed her death certificate as informant.

very peculiar!

Anyone have any thoughts on this?

Title: Re: Institution??
Post by: gortonboy on Monday 14 June 10 18:32 BST (UK)

hi,,what surname did she have when she died,,,what surname did the son have?   do you have any idea when the son was born?  ;)

Title: Re: Institution??
Post by: EmilyViolet on Monday 14 June 10 19:20 BST (UK)

She was born and died with the last name Essex and the son was last name Essex.  I don't know when he was born or anything else about him - just that her son John Essex signed her death cert in 1972 - at that time his address was 220 Station Road Whitacre Heath Coleshill.

Title: Re: Institution??
Post by: gortonboy on Monday 14 June 10 19:48 BST (UK)

only birth i can find with mothers maiden name essex is

Births Dec 1913   
 
ESSEX  JOHN  ESSEX  Preston  8e 911

Title: Re: Institution??
Post by: EmilyViolet on Monday 14 June 10 21:36 BST (UK)

Is Preston near where Monyhull is?

Title: Re: Institution??
Post by: gortonboy on Monday 14 June 10 21:50 BST (UK)

no,,,its in lancashire ???

Title: Re: Institution??
Post by: EmilyViolet on Monday 14 June 10 22:22 BST (UK)

Thanks for looking - the closest I found so far was a john Essex born in 1937 Warwick - Lily would be 41 though and I still don't understand how she could be committed to an institution and raise a child - wouldn't a baby born under those circumstances be placed elsewhere - maybe put up for adoption?