Scope and Content
These records deal with the transfer of pauper patients, giving: name of patient, sex, age, occupation, marital status, religious persuasion, length of time "insane", whether epileptic, whether suicidal or dangerous to others. Medical certificate included as well as details of expenses due from the Guardians of the Poor of the originating parish. Cause of lunacy is not given as standard.
1. Mary Bellamy of Little Staughton. The wife of a farmer in reduced circumstances.
2. Eleanor Thompson of Farcet, Cambridgeshire. Wife of a Labourer.
3. Mary Pratt of Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire. Wife of a Sawyer.
4. William Knapp of Luton. Lace Dealer.
5. John Jabez Hart of Leighton Buzzard. Cooper.
6. William Aylin of Broxbourn, Hertfordshire. Butcher and Publican.
7. Mary Tysoe of Turvey. Inmate of the Workhouse.
8. Thomas Carter of Potton. Labourer. "Loss of wages"
9. John Ward of Oakley. Waggoner.
10. Edith Dennis of Liberty of Brickendon, Hertfordshire. Servant.
11. Simon Cuffley of Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire. Bricklayer's labourer
12. Charlotte Walls of Watton, Hertfordshire. Servant. "Excitement"
13. Thomas Fox of Denton, Northamptonshire. Soldier now a pensioner.
14. John Carrington, conditional pardon.
15. Hannah Bromhill of Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire. Wife of a groom and formerly assistant to a toll gate keeper.
16. Daniel Gray of Sheephall (Shephall), Hertfordshire. Labourer. "Jealous of his wife".
17. John Dixon Robinson of Baldock, Hertfordshire. Cooper.
18. Jonathan Mead of Westoning. Labourer.
19. Deborah Wells of Stanbridge. Labourer's wife. "Trouble"
20. Thomas Mantle of St Paul, Bedford. Carpenter.
21. William Norris of Great Barford. "Epilepsy"
22. Mary Webb of Elstree, Hertfordshire. Servant. "Excitement from the dead body of her father being placed in the same room with her".
23. Thomas Horwood of Tring, Hertfordshire. Labourer. "Excess in drinking"
24. Thomas Harewood of Saint Paul, Bedford. Workhouse.
25. Hoben Lancaster of Hawnes (Haynes). Pauper.
26. Mary Ann Elliott of Eaton Socon. Lacemaker. "Religious Impreperius"
27. Ann Pickering of Swineshead. Wife of a labourer.
28. Sarah Lewis of Hunsdon, Hertfordshire. "Lying in".
29. Sarah Haines, warrant for the reception into the Lunatic Asylum for the County of Bedford.
30. Varney Butcher of Humbershoe. Once a fishmonger.
31. Sarah Huckle of Biggleswade.
32. John Hawn of North Mimms, Hertfordshire. Carpenter. "Distress of mind from family matters".
33. James Clark of Caldecote. Agricultural labourer. "Epilepsy"
34. Joseph Garrett of Luton. Labourer.
35. Richard Farr of Shenley, Hertfordshire. Miller late publican. "Reduced Circumstances"
36. Joseph Smith of St Paul, Bedford. Smith. "Intemperance"
37. Theresa Webb of Standon of Hertfordshire. Seamstress. "Uncertain"
38. Thomas Bannister of Eaton Socon, Huntingdonshire. Agricultural labourer. "spinal affection with abcess"
39. John Charter of Ashwell, Hertfordshire. Farm Labourer. "Is of peculiar religious views called ' Antinomian' and despairs of salvation"
40. John Jones of Ramsey, Huntingdonshire. Labourer.
41. James Ennis of St Paul, Bedford. Iron Founder.
42. Jane Arnold of Clapham.
43. Name unknown. Warrant for the reception of a prisoner who refuses to give his name into the Bedford Lunatic Asylum. Note at the bottom of the page says "he has been in the Knutsford Prison, Cheshire, by the name of Evan Clayton, alias, Cleaton."
44. Deborah Markham of Offard Darcy, Cambridgeshire. Field Labourer.
45. Sarah Holyoak of Eaton Socon, Cambridgeshire. Domestic service, "Determination of blood to the head".
46. Charaity Conyard of All Saints, Hertford. A Pauper.
47. Sarah Shelton of Northill. Labourer's wife. "Puerperal fever".
48. Benjamin Knevitt of Eye, Suffolk. Railway plate layer.
49. James Pratt of Leighton Buzzard. Confinement and discharge from Bedford Lunatic Asylum.
50. William Forester Smyth of Huntingsonshire. Brought up as a Grocer. "Hereditary".
51. Elizabeth Livins of Yardley, Northamptonshire.. Labourer's wife.
52. William Knight of Eastcotts. Bricklayer.
53. George Harris of Ware, Hertfordshire. School master. "Sedentary habits arising from his occupation of school master."
54. Samuel Walker of Lidlington. Son of Labourer.
55. Emma Robinson of St Paul.
56. Samuel Dunham of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. Warrant for the reception of Samuel Dunham into the Lunatic Asylum of Bedford.
57. Ann Warboys of Luton. "From birth"
58. Mary Neats of Welwyn, Hertfordshire. Pauper for the last 30 years.
59. William Happy of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. Smith. "Jealousy"
60.John Norman of Bletsoe. Son of William Norman.
61. Sarah Storey of Offord Darcy, Cambridgeshire. Labourer's wife.
62. Sarah Sanderver of Eaton socon, Cambridgeshire. House breaker's wife.
63. John Harrison of Graffham, West Sussex.
64. Harriet Jeffery of Stagsden. Bedfordshire workhouse. "Epilepsy"
65. Mary Ann Cousins of Needingworth, Cambridgeshire. Labouring work in the field.
66. Richard Watson of Luton. No occupation. "Probab;y from birth".
67. John Franks of Eaton Socon, Cambridgeshire. Labourer.
68. William Dean of Stondon. Labourer. "Some years since had a kick from a horse on the head and probably is the cause".
69. William Cole of Graffham, West Sussex. Son of a labourer.
70. Thomas Toll of Dunton. Shop Keeper.
71. John Farr of Earith, Huntingdonshire. Business - formerly a horse dealer. "Connected wirh Pecuniary losses."
72. Levi Hindes of Westoning. Labourer.
73. Elizabeth Bradwin of Luton. Wife of a labourer. "Intemperate habits".
74. Millicent Rolfe of Kempston. Pauper and plait worker. "Epilepsy"
75. William Bailey of Witton, Huntingdonshire. Tailor. "Excitement"
76. George Roberts of Cardington. "From birth"
77. Samuel Lumbers of Ramsey, Huntingdonshire. Labourer.
78. John Jeeves of Sandy. "An idiot from birth, but being stronger is more dangerous and attacks people, particularly his mother."
79. Ann Stocker of St Neots, Huntingdonshire. Wife of Edward Stocker of St Neots, Labourer.
80. Martin Woods of Hemmingford Grey, Huntingdonshire. "Study"
81. Lucy Warrington of Hemingford Abbots, Huntingdonshire. Servant. "Constitutional"
82. Sarah Lantaft of Hemiogford Abbots, Huntingdonshire. Servant.
83. Ann Seekings of Pidley, Huntingdonshire. Domestic Servant. "Excitement"
84. Joseph Cooper of Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire. Gardener.
85. Robert Offley of Saint Ives, Huntingdonshire. Carrier.
86. Henry Smith of Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire. Bricklayer.
87. Catherine Newman of Somersham. Huntingdonshire. Domestic Servant.
88. Sarah Holland of Saint Ives, Huntingdonshire.
89. Elizabeth Fordham of Hemingford Grey, Huntingdonshire. Wife of labourer. "Grief"
90. Thomas Mantle of St Paul. Carpenter. "Epilepsy"
91. James Chandler of Gravely, Cambridgeshire. Labourer.
92. Edith Uezzell of Watford. "born of ? mind"
93. Susan Watkins of Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire. Domestic Sedrvant.
94. William Smith of Stevenage, Hertfordshire. Labourer.
95. Matthew Askins of Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. Labourer. "Congenital puberty".
96. William Knight of Eastcotts. Bricklayer. "Loss of property".
97. John Barber of Braughin, Hertfordshire. Labourer.
98. Charles Palmer of Saint Paul. Shoemaker. "Intemperance".
99. Elizabeth Hill of Abbots Langley. Pauper.
100. Samuel Green of Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. Sawyer. "Not traceable".
101. Henry Allpress of Witton, Huntingdonshire. Carpenter. "Reduced Circumstances."