Document referenceQSB 1885 2/12/21
TitleAnnual return of lunatics: Whitby Union
DescriptionAnnual return of lunatics in the Whitby 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:

- Robinson Stonehouse aged 69 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 7 April 1847. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; he is a lunatic, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for 38 years

- John Hunter aged 76 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 7 April 1847. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; he is a lunatic, dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for 43 years

- Nathaniel Prudom aged 71 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 7 April 1847. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; he is a lunatic, dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for 43 years

- Hannah Brooksbank aged 68 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 23 January 1849. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; she is a lunatic, dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for 36 years

- Hannah Robinson aged 77 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 29 October 1855. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; she is a lunatic, dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for 30 years

- George Minns aged 52 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 4 May 1858. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; he is a lunatic, dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for 27 years

- Barton Jackson aged 66 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 21 June 1859. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; he is a lunatic, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for 26 years

- Susannah Newton aged 68 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 24 February 1862. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; she is a lunatic, dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for 23 years

- John Dring aged 58 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 17 December 1859. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; he is a lunatic, dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for 26 years

- William Taylor aged 62 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 7 August 1860. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; he is a lunatic, dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for 25 years

- John Jackson aged 69 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 1 September 1862. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; he is a lunatic, dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for 23 years

- William Thompson Hall aged 61 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 18 October 1862. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; he is a lunatic, dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for 23 years

- Michael Stout aged 40 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 16 March 1863. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; he is a lunatic, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for 22 years

- Ellen Wellbury aged 55 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 25 June 1864. 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 21 years

- Matthew Lennard aged 78 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 17 September 1864. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; he is a lunatic, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for 21 years

- Elizabeth Armstrong aged 55 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 8 March 1865. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; she is a lunatic, dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for 20 years

- William Knaggs aged 38 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 12 April 1866. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; he is a lunatic, dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for 19 years

- Eliza Mills aged 55 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 7 March 1867. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; she is a lunatic, dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for 18 years

- Jane Walker aged 51 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 9 November 1868. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; she is a lunatic, dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for 17 years

- Ann Barker aged 31 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 5 December 1868. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; she is a lunatic, dangerous to herself or others, of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for 17 years

- Richard Avory aged 37 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 1 April 1869. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; he is a lunatic, dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for 16 years

- Rachel Waters aged 49 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 18 March 1870. 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 15 years

- Allan Law aged 31 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York in August 1871. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; he is a lunatic, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for 14 years

- Hannah Wrightson aged 54 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 29 May 1872. 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 13 years

- Mary Ann Appleby aged 58 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 26 November 1872. 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 14 years

- Frances Beswick aged 42 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 19 March 1873. 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 12 years

- Emma Watson aged 58 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 1 September 1873. 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 14 years

- Samuel Craner aged 64 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 17 October 1873. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; he is a lunatic, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for 12 years

- Robert Fortune aged 38 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 6 November 1873. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; he is a lunatic, not dangerous to himself or others, of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for 12 years

- John Frankland aged 63 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 12 November 1873. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; he is a lunatic, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for 12 years

- Sarah Beadnell Wood aged 66 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 20 January 1875. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; she is a lunatic, dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for ten years

- George Jackson aged 28 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 20 April 1875. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; he is a lunatic, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for ten years

- James Wilson aged 41 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 30 September 1875. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; he is a lunatic, not dangerous to himself or others, of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for ten years

- Elizabeth Peacock aged 75 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 30 September 1875. 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 ten years

- Mary Ann Trueman aged 31 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 10 October 1875. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; she is a lunatic, dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for ten years

- Thomas Johnson aged 30 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 15 February 1878. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; he is a lunatic, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for eight years

- William Stockhill aged 65 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 24 June 1879. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; he is a lunatic, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for seven years

- John Feeley aged 45 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 30 September 1879. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; he is a lunatic, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for six years

- William Mead aged 34 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 24 October 1879. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; he is a lunatic, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for six years

- John Harrison aged 31 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 1 November 1879. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; he is a lunatic, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for five years

- Eliza Woodruff aged 48 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 12 February 1880. 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 five years

- George Patten aged 38 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 17 April 1883. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; he is a lunatic, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for two years

- Ann Chambers aged 17 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 17 July 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 two years

- Emma Sutherland aged 40 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 26 March 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 one year

- Ann Pickering aged 61 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 23 June 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 one year

- Isaac Albert Newton aged 29 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 7 July 1884. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; he is a lunatic, not dangerous to himself or others, of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for one year

- Aaron Harland aged 23 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 1 August 1884. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; he is a lunatic, not dangerous to himself or others, of clean habits, and has been of unsound mind for six months

- Ruth Johnson aged 22 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 5 September 1884. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; she is a lunatic, not dangerous to herself or others, of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for six months

- Isabella Bell aged 51 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 17 September 1884. Her weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; she is a lunatic, not dangerous to herself or others, of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for six months

- George Martin aged 26 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 9 December 1884. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; he is a lunatic, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for three months

- John Fieldon aged 27 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and sent to the North Riding Lunatic Asylum at Clifton near York on 18 December 1884. His weekly cost of maintenance is 9s 11d; he is a lunatic, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for two months

- John Dale aged 28 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and living in the workhouse. He is an imbecile, not dangerous to himself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind from birth

- Hannah Johnson aged 35 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and living in the workhouse. She is a lunatic, not dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind for two years. Intermittent lunacy

- Caroline Wood aged 27 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and living with her mother in Boanson's Yard, Church Street, Whitby. She is an idiot, not dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind from birth

- Mary Ann Sneaton aged 33 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and living with her mother at Browns Yard, Church Street, Whitby. She is an idiot, not dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind from birth

- Ann Hewison aged 30 years, chargeable to the Common Fund of the Union and living with her mother at Bakehouse Yard, Whitby. She is an idiot, not dangerous to herself or others, not of dirty habits, and has been of unsound mind from birth


Return exhibited at the Easter Sessions 1885
Date19 Jan 1885
LevelItem
Extent1 piece
Catalogue statusCatalogued
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