| Description | Annual return of lunatics in the Helmsley Union giving names, ages, where chargeable, where maintained, weekly cost of maintenance, whether lunatic or idiot, dangerous to himself or others, of dirty habits or not, and how long they have been of unsound mind. Includes:
- William Kirk aged 64 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and living in the North and East Riding Asylum at Clifton in York. His weekly cost of maintenance is 7s 7d; he is a lunatic, dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been eccentric all his life
- Ruth Webster aged 39 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and living in the North and East Riding Asylum at Clifton in York. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 7s 7d; she is a lunatic, dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind from birth
- Job Richardson aged 47 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and living in the North and East Riding Asylum at Clifton in York. His weekly cost of maintenance is 7s 7d; he is an imbecile, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for 20 years
- Mary Wedgwood aged 37 years, chargeable to Hawnby and living in the workhouse. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 3s; she is an imbecile, not dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind all her life
- Ellen Underwood aged 49 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and living in the workhouse. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 3s; she is an idiot, not dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind all her life
- Sarah Wilson aged 39 years, chargeable to Old Byland and living in the workhouse. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 3s; she is an imbecile, not dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind all her life
- Hannah Wilson aged 22 years, chargeable to Old Byland and living in the workhouse. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 3s; she is an imbecile, not dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind from birth
- Jane Mumford aged 42 years, chargeable to Helmsley and living in the workhouse. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 3s; she is a lunatic, not dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for ten years
- Robert Shepherd aged 19 years, chargeable to Helmsley and living in the workhouse. His weekly cost of maintenance is 3s; he is an imbecile, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind all his life
- James Wass aged 32 years, chargeable to Arden and living with his father James Wass at Hawnby. His cost of maintenance is a stone of flour per week; he is an idiot, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind from birth
- John Pape aged 25 years, chargeable to Helmsley and living with his mother Betsy Pape at Helmsley. His weekly cost of maintenance is 1s 6d; he is an idiot, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind all his life
Return exhibited at the Epiphany [Christmas] Sessions 1864 |