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Re: Re- District Asylum Inverness
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 06 September 12 19:44 BST (UK) »
Hi

Just picked up on this post, I also have an ancester who died in Inverness District Asylum, but this post is quite old, does anyone out there know if Fiona  Watson is still contactable for information,
Lynn

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Re: Re- District Asylum Inverness
« Reply #10 on: Thursday 06 September 12 23:30 BST (UK) »
Hi Lynn

You now need to contact Highland Archives.   They do not allow you to look at the registers in person as there could be information pertaining to others, but they will do the search and also copy and print out the relevant pages.   The patient needs to have died 75 (or more) years ago to get any information though.

I wanted to know about a man who had died on 21st July 1936 and ontacted them 21st July 2011.  I was able to get dates and also a lot of family information from the admission forms.    The reports from the two certifying doctors and the Sheriff Court's warrants were also attached.
Having those dates, and because of the area the man was from, I can now check the Police Log Books which should give even more information.   Strangely, the time limit on the Police Log Books is only 65 years so I could have checked them earlier.   They need checked in person though and the ones I need are held in Portree!

It cost £28 in total.   As I recall, the first 20 mins were free but they then charge £20 per hour, plus the cost of printing.

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Re: Re- District Asylum Inverness
« Reply #11 on: Sunday 09 September 12 16:18 BST (UK) »
Hi

I am not sure if NHS Highland has its own archivist or if Fiona Watson still covers the whole of the north of Scotland-I think she used to. Here are her contact details anyway -
Fiona Watson,Archivist,Northern Health Services Archives,Victoria Pavilion, Woolmanhill Hospital, Aberdeen AB25 1LD
Tel:01224 555562
Email: grampian.archives[replace with 'at' symbol]nhs.net

Good luck
Carolyn
STEWART -Highlands, Leith, Aberdeenshire,Renfrewshire
JOHNSTONE - Leith