| Description | Annual return of lunatics chargeable to the Common Fund or to the parishes of the Leyburn Union. Includes:
- Christopher Metcalfe aged 50 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and living in the workhouse. His weekly cost of maintenance is 3s; he is an idiot, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind from birth
- Joseph Metcalfe aged 44 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and living in the workhouse. His weekly cost of maintenance is 3s; he is an idiot, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind from birth
- George Metcalfe aged 50 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and living in Leyburn with his sister Margaret Metcalfe. His weekly cost of maintenance is 2s; he is an idiot, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind from birth
- Peter Pearson aged 74 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and living in Bellerby with his sister Hannah Pearson. His weekly cost of maintenance is 3s; he is an idiot, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind from birth
- George Brown aged 32 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and living in Middleham with his brother John Brown. His weekly cost of maintenance is 1s; he is an idiot, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind from birth
- Edmund Joyce aged 55 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum on 27 November 1854. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 4d; he is a lunatic, dangerous to himself, not of dirty habits, and how long he has been of unsound mind is not known
- Margaret Bowe aged 85 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum on 4 October 1860. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 4d; she is a lunatic, not dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for about 29 years
- Mary Bellerby aged 66 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum on 5 April 1862. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 4d; she is a lunatic, not dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for about 26 years
- Jane Place aged 41 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum on 16 October 1869. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 4d; she is a lunatic, and it is not known if she is dangerous to herself or others. She is of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for about 20 years
- William Haw aged 48 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum on 17 November 1870. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 4d; he is a lunatic, dangerous to others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for about 18 years
- Anthony Savage aged 37 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum on 7 September 1875. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 4d; he is a lunatic, and it is not known if he is dangerous to himself or others. He is not of dirty habits, and unsound mind for about 18 years
- Agnes Alton aged 62 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum on 12 January 1876. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 4d; she is a lunatic, and it is not known if she is dangerous to herself or others. She is not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for about 13 years
- Mary Clarkson aged 50 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum on 14 January 1876. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 4d; she is a lunatic and it is not known if she is dangerous to herself or others. She is not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for about 15 years
- John Coates aged 49 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum on 26 January 1876. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 4d; he is a lunatic, dangerous to others, not of dirty habits, and unsound mind for about 14 years
- Dorothy Wilkinson aged 52 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum on 31 May 1879. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 4d; she is a lunatic, and it is not known if she is dangerous to herself or others. She is not of dirty habits, and how long she has been of unsound mind is not known
- Mary Ann Wood aged 33 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum on 17 December 1883. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 4d; she is a lunatic, not dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for about five years and three months
- Margaret Foster aged 56 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum on 2 August 1884. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 4d; she is a lunatic, not dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for about six years
- Rebecca Lambert aged 19 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum on 1 December 1885. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 4d; she is a lunatic, not dangerous to herself or others, of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for about six years
- Thomas Lofthouse aged 62 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum on 29 March 1886. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 4d; he is a lunatic, dangerous to others, not of dirty habits, and unsound mind for about two years ten months
- Christopher King aged 23 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum on 28 January 1888. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 4d; he is a lunatic, dangerous to himself and others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for about three and a half years
- Raper Clarkson aged 54 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum on 4 September 1888. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 4d; he is a lunatic, and it is not known if he is dangerous to himself or others. He is not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for about four months
Exhibited in court at the adjourned Epiphany [Christmas] Sessions 1889 |