Document referenceQSB 1848 2/12/6
TitleAnnual return of lunatics: Guisborough Union
DescriptionAnnual return of insane persons, lunatics and idiots chargeable to parishes in the Guisborough Union. Includes:

- Thomas Bottomley aged 22 years, chargeable to Tocketts and living with friends at Skelton in Cleveland. His weekly cost of maintenance is 3s; he is an idiot, harmless, of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind from birth

- Thomas Conn aged 49 years, chargeable to Upleatham and living at the North and East Riding Asylum since the establishment was opened. His weekly cost of maintenance is 11s 1d; he is a lunatic, but it is not known whether he is dangerous to himself or others, and whether or not he is of dirty habits is not given. He has been of unsound mind for about eight years

- William Carter aged 13 years, chargeable to Danby and living with friends at Danby. His weekly cost of maintenance is 2s 6d; he is an idiot, harmless, whether of dirty habits is not known, and he has been of unsound mind from birth

- Ralph Dixon aged about 30 years, chargeable to Redcar and living at the North and East Riding Asylum since September 1847. His weekly cost of maintenance is 11s 1d; he is a lunatic, but it is not known whether he is dangerous to himself or others. He is not of dirty habits, and he has been of unsound mind for about six months

- Jane Haswell aged 17 years, chargeable to Hutton Lowcross and living in the workhouse. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 3s 6d; she is an idiot, harmless, of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind from birth

- William Jackson aged 56 years, chargeable to Westerdale and living with friends at Westerdale. His weekly cost of maintenance is 2s; he is an idiot, harmless, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind from birth

- William Tinley aged 73 years, chargeable to Ormesby and living in the workhouse. His weekly cost of maintenance is 3s 6d; he is a lunatic, harmless, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for a great number of years, time unknown

- Jane Ward aged 61 years, chargeable to Eston and living at the North and East Riding Asylum since the establishment was opened. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 11s 1d; she is a lunatic, dangerous to others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for about 12 years

- James Westwick aged 68 years, chargeable to Upleatham and living at the North and East Riding Asylum since the establishment was opened. His weekly cost of maintenance is 11s 1d; he is a lunatic, occasionally dangerous to others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for about 24 years


Return exhibited at the Easter Sessions 1848
Date3 Jan 1848
LevelItem
Extent1 piece
Catalogue statusCatalogued
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