Benjamin Hawkins - County Lunatic Asylum (General)

by ChrisW , Saturday, July 05, 2014, 19:24 (3795 days ago) @ andrewp91

Hi Andrew

There is a really nice guy called Victor Harvey on Rootschat. He will do look-ups for posters at Gloucester Archives. I asked him if he was able to find anything for your Benjamin in the Wotton Asylum files. He has spent a lot of time going through many records on your behalf. This does provide a bit more info (date of last admission and burial details) but nothing on his medical records. They may not even survive now.

Source: Glos Archives (GA) - Wotton Lunatic Asylum, Gloucester, HO22/62/4, Register of Removals, Discharges & Death
Benjamin HAWKINS
Date of death - 27th May 1890
Date of last admission - 4th April 1890
Number in register of patients - 9344
Cause of death - Exhaustion from General Paralysis
Age at death - 39
Source: Gloucestershire Family History Society (GFHS) - Tredworth, Gloucester, Burials
HAWKINS, Benjamin
Buried 31st May 1890
Aged 39, Male
Died County Lunatic Asylum, Wotton, (Gloucester)
Burial Number 387
Grave Number 186 NG
Consecrated Ground
E.BRADLEY, Curate of St Mary de Crypt, Gloucester
Vol/Page Number 11/39

I am unable to do any further lookups on this particular post as it has already taken a great deal of time. If any further data is required by IOLAUS, then I can only refer him/her to an experienced researcher who will make a charge.

Victor

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This is what Victor asked to view:

Hi Christine,
The initial file reference that I found on the internet is not correct. I have checked in Glos Archives (GA) this morning and have pre-ordered the following files:-
HO22/62/4, Register of Discharges, Removals & Deaths (pauper) 1884-1892
HO22/63/3, Register of Admissions 1880-1886
HO22/63/4, Register of Admissions 1886-1889
HO22/66/1, Alphabetical Register 1869-1930
I will check the above files for viewing next week and will get back to you. This may be a very long task!
Victor

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