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The Common Room / Were people in asylums allowed visitors?
« on: Saturday 15 September 12 12:16 BST (UK)  »
I am doing some research and it would be great if anyone could answer these questions:

Were long-term members of an asylum, that had been declared insane after WW1, allowed visitors during the 1950s? By insane, I mean suffering from shell shock.

If theses sufferers were previously thought to have been high-risk (a danger to others) but had shown almost complete recovery over the course of many years, would they have been allowed back into public life, or would they serve the rest of their life inside?

I have looked around but can't find any answers!

Many thanks

Claire

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Durham Lookup Requests / Re: 1901 Census or birth look up - William Hedley
« on: Monday 02 May 11 20:40 BST (UK)  »
I finally got the certificate and it reads:

1898 District of Tynemouth

Married 27th August 1898

George Hedley: Father of groom is George Hedley age 25, Bath Street Walker, profession Iron Ship Rivetter,, father George Hedley deceased (brick yard labourer)

Margaret McGaw, 23 years, Bath Street Walker, father Thomas McGaw (iron ship driller)

Witnessed were James and Annie Virtue.

The problem now is that there are so many George Hedley's, however his father must have died before the wedding took place. I found a George Hedley, who was very old, and was a tile maker at 6 Hunters Tile Sheds in Longebenton area in 1861, who had a child called George, who also was born about 1873, but I don't know if it's the same one. George Snr died in July 1898, which could have spurred on a wedding the month later perhaps?

if anybody has any suggestions, as always would be greatly appreciated :)

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Durham / Anyone have access to Stockton or Durham Archive Office?
« on: Monday 28 March 11 13:05 BST (UK)  »
Hi all,

I would really appreciate any help from somebody who has access to the microfilms at Stockton or Durham records office as I live in another country and it is very hard for me to get there!

I am looking to find more newspaper articles relating to the murder of a relative of mine that occured in the Tilery area of Stockton in May 1920. I know that the prisoner was sent to a mental insitution, however I am not sure which one and would like to know. The murder was in a few contemporary local newspapers, however I only have an article from one and do not have details of the trial.

If anybody has access to the microfilms at either office and wouldn't mind having a quick look when you are next there it would be greatly appreciated -  please PM me and I will send all I know.

Many thanks

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Armed Forces / Re: Help needed with WW1 Medal Rolls Cards
« on: Sunday 06 March 11 18:31 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: mmm45 on Sunday 06 March 11 17:20 GMT (UK)
Had a quick look at his record there is reference to Sailkot on it also the fact he was only entitled to British War Medal and not Victory as well bodes well for an India posting.
Sailed home from Bombay Nov 1919

Ady :)


Found it :)

Also mentions he was 5'4", had suspect dental hygeine and bad cases of boils and pemphigus whilst in Sailkot. As least he was of good character though!

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Armed Forces / Re: Help needed with WW1 Medal Rolls Cards
« on: Sunday 06 March 11 16:58 GMT (UK)  »
Wow many thanks Ady.

How did you find out that he was in India? I am useless at finding this type of information!

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Armed Forces / Help needed with WW1 Medal Rolls Cards
« on: Sunday 06 March 11 14:25 GMT (UK)  »
Hi everybody,

I wondered if somebody would be able to help me? I have found 3 medal rolls cards for ancestors, however, I don't know how to decipher them. I would like to know where they served and read about which division they were in and where they were posted for battle (if at all).

George Henry Blench:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=1492418&queryType=1&resultcount=8
(R.G.A, Rank 138969, 2nd Lte, on R&F Roll RGA/179B/Y903 Comm: 25/11/1917)

Ernest Blench:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=1492416&queryType=1&resultcount=1
(York Regiment, Private, 30777, Roll 0/10/101A Page 27)

Herbert Blench:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=1492419&queryType=1&resultcount=1
I know he had an MC and served in France (not sure where)

Many thanks if anybody can point me in the right direction

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Durham Lookup Requests / Re: 1901 Census or birth look up - William Hedley
« on: Tuesday 19 October 10 07:49 BST (UK)  »
Thank you everybody this is absolutely wonderful!

So this much be George Hedley who was born in Tynemouth in 1860 and died 1900, which would explain everything.

I looked at the 1861 census and the 1871 census and the 1871 census appears more fitting.

He doesn't seem to appear on the 1861 census. There are many of them but all over Northumberland.


I wondered if you could tell me the best way to find this out as people here seem to be better at searching than I am. This below could be him but it is hard to say exactly


1871 England Census
about George Hedley
Name:    George Hedley
Age:    11
Estimated birth year:    abt 1860
Relation:    Son
Mother's Name:    Mary Ann Hedley
Gender:    Male
Where born:    North Shields, Northumberland, England
Civil parish:    North Shields
Ecclesiastical parish:    Low Town
County/Island:    Northumberland
Country:    England
Registration district:    Tynemouth
Sub-registration district:    North Shields
ED, institution, or vessel:    1
Household schedule number:    16
Household Members:    
Name    Age
Mary Ann Hedley    46
Ann Maria Hedley    15
George Hedley    11
   




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Durham Lookup Requests / Re: 1901 Census or birth look up - William Hedley
« on: Monday 18 October 10 21:29 BST (UK)  »
I just spoke to my Gran, who has further confused matters. She says that his ashes are buried alongside his parents at St Cuthberts Church in Billingham.

She doesn't know the first names of the parents. This is where it gets confusing as she says that William's half sister was called Margaret L Smith. She died in Devon in 2003 and was born in 1916. She was affectionately called Auntie Peggy. I found her birth certificate and it says her mother's maiden name was McCaw.

Margaret was the half sister of William, and they shared a mother. However, with such a big gap between ages (b1899 and b1916), I can't possibly see how they are actually related, unless William's father died at quite a young age, between 1899 and 1916.

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Durham Lookup Requests / Re: 1901 Census or birth look up - William Hedley
« on: Thursday 14 October 10 21:29 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for the reply. Another RC member found this source for the marriage:

Marriages Dec ¼ 1925  William  Hedley   and   Kathleen T Morley     Stockton    10a   101

I don't have a certificate of the marriage at the moment but will try and obtain one.

I remember my grandfather talking a lot about Billingham/Haverton Hill and Cowpen Bewley when I was younger, but i doubt this helps much!

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