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How To Get Downe Hospital Records?
« on: Tuesday 27 January 26 14:02 GMT (UK) »
Hello All

I recently found out from a death certificate that one of our ancestors (Jane Frances McCambridge) died in the Downe Hospital, Downpatrick, in 1915.

Is there any survivng records from the Downe Hospital, and if so, any ideas where i could get them?

Thanks a million,

Conn

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Re: How To Get Downe Hospital Records?
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 28 January 26 19:49 GMT (UK) »

Can you attach a URL link for the death of Jane in 1915?
Don't see a death record.


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Re: How To Get Downe Hospital Records?
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 28 January 26 20:16 GMT (UK) »
Hi Kiltaglassan

Here it is: https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1915/05261/4459769.pdf

Jane Frances Lowry (née McCambridge) is on the bottom

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Re: How To Get Downe Hospital Records?
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 28 January 26 20:19 GMT (UK) »
Marriage of Jane Frances McCambridge to Andrew Lowry in 1912 in Belfast-
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1912/09911/5544631.pdf
Haven't found death record yet.


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Re: How To Get Downe Hospital Records?
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 28 January 26 20:22 GMT (UK) »

Is there any survivng records from the Downe Hospital, and if so, any ideas where i could get them?


If the records have survived they will almost certainly be in PRONI in Belfast. Have you searched their e-catalogue? Try under HOS as a file prefix.

https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/information-and-services/search-archives-online/ecatalogue

The records themselves will not be on-line. So you’ll either need to go to PRONI yourself or pay a  researcher to do that.
Elwyn

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Re: How To Get Downe Hospital Records?
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 28 January 26 20:29 GMT (UK) »
Here it is: https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1915/05261/4459769.pdf

Jane Frances Lowry (née McCambridge) is on the bottom

So, Jeannie Lowry of Gilford, Co Down died on the 14 December 1915 at the Down asylum.

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Re: How To Get Downe Hospital Records?
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 28 January 26 20:31 GMT (UK) »
You asked for death of Jane Frances McCambridge but death is naturally under her married name Jeannie Lowry.

You said she was your ancestor so is she your grandmother or great-grandmother?

A good while ago I contacted the hospital looking for information from a relative who died their in 1951. Initially I had phoned but was told any request must be put in writing.
I wrote a letter giving my details, the details of the person (name, parents, husband, date and place of birth, details of all children, all known addresses, details from death certificate, death announcement from newspaper), and also my relationship. Since it wasn't a current patient the records are likely somewhere in storage.
A good bit of time passed when I got a telephone call one night from a doctor. She had been asked to talk me through the file in case I had any medical queries as some of the terms would not be used now. Not only did I get the medical details I wanted but in the file were contact details for two sons in Bangor and England and a file for another son who had been admitted with her (which detailed his career, military service, etc.).
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Re: How To Get Downe Hospital Records?
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 29 January 26 10:37 GMT (UK) »
Thanks everybody for your contributions  ;)

I'll take a look in proni, and write the hospital and see what that turns up


all the best,


Conn