| Description | Annual return of lunatics in the Leyburn Union, giving names, ages, where chargeable, where held 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 insane. Includes:
- Christopher Metcalfe aged 46 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and living in the workhouse. 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
- Aaron Rayner aged 57 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and living in the workhouse. 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
- Joseph Metcalfe aged 40 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and living in the workhouse. 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
- George Metcalfe aged 46 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and living in Leyburn with his mother Caroline Metcalfe. No weekly cost of maintenance is given; he is an idiot, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind from birth
- Peter Pearson aged 68 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and living in Bellerby with his sister Hannah Pearson. 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
- George Brown aged 29 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and living in Middleham with his brother John Brown. 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 from birth
- William McCollah aged 74 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum on 11 January 1851. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; he is a lunatic, dangerous to himself and others, of dirty habits, and he has been of unsound mind from birth
- Edmund Joyce aged 51 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum on 27 November 1854. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; he is a lunatic, dangerous to himself, not of dirty habits, and how long he has been of unsound mind is not known
- Margaret Bowe aged 81 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum on 4 October 1860. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; she is a lunatic, not dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for about 25 years
- Mary Bellerby aged 62 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum on 5 April 1862. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; she is a lunatic, not dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for about 22 years
- Jane Place aged 37 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum on 16 October 1869. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; she is a lunatic, and it is not known if she is dangerous to herself or others. She is of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for about 16 years
- William Haw aged 44 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum on 17 November 1870. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; he is a lunatic, dangerous to others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for about 14 years
- Anthony Savage aged 33 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum on 7 September 1875. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; he is a lunatic, and it is not known if he is dangerous to himself or others. He is not of dirty habits, and unsound mind for about 14 years
- Agnes Alton aged 58 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum on 12 January 1876. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; she is a lunatic, and it is not known if she is dangerous to herself or others. She is not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for about nine years
- Mary Clarkson aged 46 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum on 14 January 1876. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; she is a lunatic, and it is not known if she is dangerous to herself or others. She is not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for about 11 years
- John Coates aged 45 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum on 26 September 1876. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; he is a lunatic, dangerous to others, not of dirty habits, and unsound mind for about ten years
- Dorothy Wilkinson aged 48 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum on 31 May 1879. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; she is a lunatic, and it is not known if she is dangerous to herself or others. She is not of dirty habits, and how long she has been of unsound mind is not known
- Mary Glew aged 66 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum on 1 January 1882. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; she is a lunatic, and it is not known if she is dangerous to herself or others. She is not of dirty habits, and how long she has been of unsound mind is not known
- Hannah Walker aged 31 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum on 18 September 1883. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; she is a lunatic, and it is not known if she is dangerous to herself or others. She is not of dirty habits, and now long she has been of unsound mind is not known
- Elizabeth Hinde aged 36 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum on 4 October 1883. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; she is a lunatic, not dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for about 18 months
- Mary Ann Wood aged 29 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum on 17 December 1883. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; she is a lunatic, not dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for about 15 months
- Margaret Foster aged 52 years, chargeable to the Common Fund and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum on 2 August 1884. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; she is a lunatic, not dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for about two years
Return exhibited at the Easter Sessions 1885 |