Document referenceQSB 1869 1/12/14
TitleAnnual return of lunatics: Stokesley Union
DescriptionAnnual return of lunatics in the Stokesley Union, giving names, ages, where chargeable, where maintained and when sent there, weekly cost of maintenance, whether lunatic or idiot, dangerous to himself or others, of dirty habits or not, how long they have been of unsound mind, and other observations. Includes:

- Mary Ann Bland, [age not given], chargeable to the Common Fund. When she was sent to the North Riding of Yorkshire Lunatic Asylum is unknown as she was transferred from the account of another Union. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 8s 9d; she is a lunatic, dangerous to herself and others, of dirty habits, is homicidal, and how long she has been of unsound mind is unknown

- Thomas Hall aged 32 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding of Yorkshire Lunatic Asylum on 7 April 1855. His weekly cost of maintenance is 8s 9d; he is a lunatic, dangerous to others, generally clean, extremely destructive, and how long he has been of unsound mind is unknown

- John Lincoln aged 35 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding of Yorkshire Lunatic Asylum on 10 December 1859. His weekly cost of maintenance is 8s 9d; he is a lunatic, dangerous to others, generally clean, and has been of unsound mind since 1853

- John Lott Lincoln aged 51 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding of Yorkshire Lunatic Asylum on 19 April 1861. His weekly cost of maintenance is 8s 9d; he is a lunatic, dangerous to others, clean, and has been of unsound mind for 9 years. He attempted self-destruction in September 1860

- Jane Atkinson aged 55 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding of Yorkshire Lunatic Asylum on 20 October 1863. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 8s 9d; she is a lunatic, not dangerous to herself or others, dirty, and had been of unsound mind for a short time previous to being sent to the Asylum

- Mary Wright aged 24 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding of Yorkshire Lunatic Asylum on 28 June 1865. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 8s 9d; she is a lunatic, not dangerous to herself or others, clean, and has been of unsound mind since 20 June 1865

- Ann Coussons aged 28 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding of Yorkshire Lunatic Asylum on 6 July 1867. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 8s 9d; she is a lunatic, not dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind since May 1867

- William Pickersgill aged 36 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding of Yorkshire Lunatic Asylum on 22 December 1868. His weekly cost of maintenance is 8s 9d; he is a lunatic, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind since November 1868. He is destructive to furniture

Return exhibited in open court at the Epiphany [Christmas] Sessions 1869
Date4 Jan 1869
LevelItem
Extent1 piece
Catalogue statusCatalogued
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