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Royal Naval Hospital (Lunatic Asylum), Great Yarmouth
« on: Sunday 29 March 15 20:07 BST (UK) »
Hi everyone

I have an ancestor who was in the RN Hospital at Great Yarmouth from about 1880-1896 - he's recorded as a "lunatic".

Does anyone know if there are records for this Hospital/Asylum for this period and suggest where my ancestor might be buried if he died there?

Thanks

Graham

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Re: Royal Naval Hospital (Lunatic Asylum), Great Yarmouth
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 29 March 15 20:48 BST (UK) »
http://www.rnhgy.org.uk/index.asp?pageid=385947

this site has a history of the Hospital.....it has a contact link maybe they can help
Pender, Raphael,Lambert,Digby,Stent,
Dowell,cornish,mulley,Death,Rosier,
East End,Suffolk,Essex,Cornwall,Devon,London,  middlesex, hertfordshire                                      Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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Re: Royal Naval Hospital (Lunatic Asylum), Great Yarmouth
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 29 March 15 20:53 BST (UK) »
Following its closure, the Hospital's records were held by the James Paget University Hospital at Gorleston. They are now thought to have been mostly destroyed although admission registers for certain years are held by the Norfolk Record Office at Norwich.

this is on the above site just noticed it 
Pender, Raphael,Lambert,Digby,Stent,
Dowell,cornish,mulley,Death,Rosier,
East End,Suffolk,Essex,Cornwall,Devon,London,  middlesex, hertfordshire                                      Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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Re: Royal Naval Hospital (Lunatic Asylum), Great Yarmouth
« Reply #3 on: Monday 30 March 15 19:29 BST (UK) »
Thanks sandiep

Thats a huge help :)