Bejamin Hawkins - County Lunatic Asylum (General)

by andrewp91, Wednesday, May 21, 2014, 08:31 (3833 days ago) @ MPGriffiths

On Ancestry Benjamin HAWKINS married Louisa BAKER

Looking at Gloucestershirebdm

ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/

There are 3 children born to HAWKINS/BAKER -

Clara - 1873 - Gloucester St Nicholas
Fanny - 1876 - Cheltenham, Tewkesbury
Pamela - 1877 - Cheltenham, Tewkesbury

You could contact the Gloucestershire Records Office (as advised on Rootschat)

Gloucestershire Archives - Genealogical Search

They do appear to have a record 17 April 1867

Where Benjamin HAWKINS age 16 of Tewkesbury, Nail Maker is Committed to Goal :Ref: Q/Gc6/5

and

Archives Homepages - Gloucestershire County Council - on line catalogue

13 hits on Lunatic Asylum including

Wotton Annual Report 1877-83

and

1879

Report of the visiting justices

report on the visitors of the lunatic asulum at Wotton etc etc.

Thank you for your reply, your reply has already gave me answers that I didn't know before. I never knew of a child called Pamela. Tank you again for providing me with information I didn't know as I didn't know that he had committed a gaol. Is their anyway to find out what gaol he had committed and if their is any mug shot photos of him?

I have tried contacting the office but they are asking for a fee which I don't think I can pay at the moment because after I pay my Rent, Bills and food shopping I have very little to have. I will more than likely have to pay in the future but was wondering if anyone would be willing to help me in the mean time.

(If they can, they don't have to as I understand it may take some time to get any information on why he was put in their, and what asylum he was actually put in as their seems to be a few asylums that opened around about that time).

Kind Regards and Thank you for replying :) It very useful.