Document referenceQSB 1870 2/12/12
TitleAnnual return of lunatics: Teesdale Union
DescriptionAnnual return of lunatics in the Teesdale 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, and how long they have been of unsound mind. Includes:

- Mark Newby aged 42 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton. His weekly cost of maintenance is 8s 9d; he suffers from mania, is occasionally dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and how long he has been of unsound mind is not known

- Ann Nicholson aged 39 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 8s 9d; she suffers from mania, is occasionally dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for 18 years

- John Hopper aged 40 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton. His weekly cost of maintenance is 8s 9d; he suffers from mania, is not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and how long he has been of unsound mind is not known

- Sarah Hutchinson aged 59 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 8s 9d; she suffers from mania, is not dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and how long she has been of unsound mind is not known

- Henry Bowron aged 45 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton. His weekly cost of maintenance is 8s 9d; he suffers from mania, is not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for 11 years

- John Breckon aged 52 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton. His weekly cost of maintenance is 8s 9d; he suffers from dementia, is not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for 17 years

- Thomas Kipling, [age not given], chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and living with his mother at Bowes. His weekly cost of maintenance is 2s 6d; he is an idiot, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and of unsound mind since birth

- Mark Peacock aged 54 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and living with R. Goldsbrough at Romaldkirk. His weekly cost of maintenance is 2s 6d; he suffers from dementia, is not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind since birth


Return exhibited in open court at the Easter Sessions 1870
Date25 Jan 1870
LevelItem
Extent1 piece
Catalogue statusDraft
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