Reference
LBC6/3
Title
Bundle of certificates and warrants
Date free text
1844
Production date
From: 1844 To: 1844
Admin/biog history
Reason for entry into asylum is in quotation marks as given on the certificate
Scope and Content
Medical Certificate with Magistrate's warrant with answers to the following queries: Age of patient, married or single, occupation, how long afflicted, probable cause of derangement, if hereditary, any lucid intervals, and of what duration, if subject to fits, if dangerous to self or others, method used for recovery, habits of life, to what diseases subject, ever deranged before, and where confined.
1. John Sharman, Carpenter of Ramsey, "Intoxication"
2. Sarah Cox, servant of Little St Mary's, Cambridge. " Cause unclear, but she is stated to have received some unkind treatment in her "last situation"
3. James Simpkins, Shoemaker of Waterbeach. "Anxiety occasioned by injudicilly"
3a. James Simpkins, Shoemaker of Waterbeach. "Speculation"
4. Ann Faulkner of Wing, Buckingham
5. John Hart, Labourer of Ware
6. Thomas Wallis, Labourer of Standon, "Imbecile person"
7. Ann Payne, of Leighton Buzzard, "paralytic"
8. James Sturgess, Labourer of Keysoe, "ill some time but no symptons of derangement until Saturday last."
9. William Heywood
10. Susan Hart of Ware
11. Jane Peppitt of Bedford. "Irritation of the Brain".
12. Susan Cuff of Saint Peters, Cambridge. "Unknown, Influenza"
13. Thomas Southam of Rickmansworth, Farmer's labourer.
14. Sarah Lewis of Hunsdon, Labourer. "Coming on after childbirth"
15. Sarah Hillyard of Barford.
16. Charles Palmer, discharge
17. John Miller of St Benedict, "cannot state"
18. Sarah Corall of Sutton "convicted of Larceny and sentenced to six months imprisonment, has become insane".
19. Edward Crane of Biddenham, Labourer
20. Mary Day of Brantfield, Hertfordshire.
21. James Clarke of Bedford, Labourer. "Supposed distress of mind from not obtaining work".
22. William Cox of Gamlingay, Labourer. "Cannot say from what cause".
23. John Bowers of Bedford, Carpenter. "Melancholy temperament".
24. Mary Ann Hoy of Great Amwell.
25. John Chesham of Wrestlingworth, Labourer.
26. Mary Stanton of St Peter's, Bedford, Laudress
Level of description
file