| Description | Annual return of lunatics in the Leyburn Union, giving names, ages, where chargeable, where maintained and when sent there, weekly cost of maintenance, whether lunatic or idiot, dangerous to themselves or others, of dirty habits or not, and how long they have been of unsound mind. Includes:
- Henry Pounder aged 41 years, chargeable to Burrill with Cowling parish and living with his sister at Darlington. 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
- Jane Ascough aged 37 years, chargeable to Ellingtons parish and living in the workhouse. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 3s 6d; she is an idiot, not dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind from birth
- William Metcalfe aged 47 years, chargeable to Ellingtons parish and living in the workhouse. His weekly cost of maintenance is 3s 6d; he is an idiot, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind from birth
- Christopher Metcalfe aged 27 years, chargeable to Ellingtons parish and living in the workhouse. His weekly cost of maintenance is 3s 6d; he is an idiot, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind from birth
- Catherine Blackett aged 24 years, chargeable to Leyburn parish and living with her mother Ann Blackett at Leyburn. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 4s; she is an idiot, not dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind from birth
- Aaron Rayner, age not given, chargeable to Melmerby parish and living in lodgings at Carlton with Helen Spence. 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
- Elizabeth Summers, age not given, chargeable to the Common Fund and living with her nephew Francis Summers at Leyburn. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 3s 6d; she is an idiot, not dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind from birth
- George Metcalfe aged 27 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and living with his father James Metcalfe at Leyburn. 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
- Isabella Rayner aged 39 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire Pauper Lunatic Asylum on 14 April 1848. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 7s 7d; she is an idiot, dangerous to others, of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind from birth
- William MacCollah aged 53 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire Pauper Lunatic Asylum on 11 January 1851. His weekly cost of maintenance is 7s 7d; he is a lunatic, dangerous both to himself and others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind from birth
- Thomas Horner aged 52 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire Pauper Lunatic Asylum on 26 May 1851. His weekly cost of maintenance is 7s 7d; he is a lunatic, dangerous to others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for 12 years
- Richard Spence aged 53 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire Pauper Lunatic Asylum on 27 July 1853. His weekly cost of maintenance is 7s 7d; he is a lunatic, dangerous to others, not of dirty habits, and how long he has been of unsound mind is not known
- George Wood aged 63 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire Pauper Lunatic Asylum on 31 August 1853. His weekly cost of maintenance is 7s 7d; he is a lunatic, dangerous to others, not of dirty habits, and how long he has been of unsound mind is not known
- Edmund Joyce aged 30 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire Pauper Lunatic Asylum on 27 November 1854. His weekly cost of maintenance is 7s 7d; he is a lunatic, dangerous to himself, not of dirty habits, and how long he has been of unsound mind is not known
- Jane Boyington aged 68 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire Pauper Lunatic Asylum on 6 January 1855. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 7s 7d; she is a lunatic, not dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and how long she has been of unsound mind is not known
- Martin Hutchinson aged 38 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire Pauper Lunatic Asylum on 15 May 1855. His weekly cost of maintenance is 7s 7d; he is a lunatic, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for ten years
- Maria Horner aged 38 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire Pauper Lunatic Asylum on 28 June 1855. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 7s 7d; she is a lunatic, dangerous both to herself and others, not of dirty habits, and how long she has been of unsound mind is not known
- William Bushby aged 42 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire Pauper Lunatic Asylum on 15 November 1859. His weekly cost of maintenance is 7s 7d; he is a lunatic, dangerous to others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for about five years
- Margaret Bowe aged 60 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire Pauper Lunatic Asylum on 4 October 1860. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 7s 7d; she is a lunatic, not dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for about four years
- Ann Hunter aged 60 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire Pauper Lunatic Asylum on 9 July 1861. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 7s 7d; she is a lunatic, not dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and how long she has been of unsound mind is not known
- Mary Bellerby aged 41 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire Pauper Lunatic Asylum on 5 April 1862. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 7s 7d; she is a lunatic, not dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for about two years
- John Christian aged 35 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire Pauper Lunatic Asylum on 21 June 1862. His weekly cost of maintenance is 7s 7d; he is a lunatic, dangerous to others, not of dirty habits, and he has been of unsound mind for about two years
Return exhibited at the Easter Sessions 1864 |