| 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:
- John Bowness aged 72 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and living with his daughter at Leeming. His weekly cost of maintenance is 4s; he is an imbecile, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for three years
- James Wass aged 38 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and living with his mother at Hawnby. 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 for all his life
- John Pape aged 31 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and living with his mother at Helmsley. His weekly cost of maintenance is 2s 6d; he is an idiot, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for all his life
- Robert Garbutt aged 58 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and living in lodgings at Helmsley. His weekly cost of maintenance is 2s 6d; he is a lunatic, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for six years
- Ellen Underwood aged 55 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and living in the workhouse. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 5s; she is an idiot, not dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind from birth
- Sarah Wilson aged 49 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and living in the workhouse. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 5s; she is an imbecile, not dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind from birth
- Hannah Wilson aged 28 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and living in the workhouse. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 5s; she is an imbecile, not dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind from birth
- Ruth Webster aged 38 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and living in the workhouse. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 5s; she is an imbecile, not dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind from birth
- Robert Shepherd aged 25 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and living in the workhouse. His weekly cost of maintenance is 5s; he is an imbecile, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind from birth
Return exhibited in open court at the Easter Sessions 1870 |