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. Sarah Larman of Henlow.
2. Mary Chance of Eversholt. Wife of a Labourer
3. Elizabeth Barley of Wymington. A recepient of Parochial relief, a labourer's widow.
4. Elizabeth Hard of Saint Ives, Huntingdonshire. Wife of a labouring bricklayer. "It has been evident from youth".
5. Sarah Britnall of Knebworth, Hertforshire. Labourer's wife. "Hereditary".
6. Henry Grange of Wilstone, Hertfordshire. Labourer.
7. Emma Rabbet of St Paul. Washerwoman.
8. Mary Ann Pinder of Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire. Wife of a highly respected tradesman.
9. Charles Gathard of the parish of St John, Hertford. Brewer's servant. "Intemperance".
10. John Kidley of Hertingfordbury, Hertfordshire. Agricultural labourer.
11. Susan Watkins of Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire. Straw Plaiter. "Impaired Health".
12. Tedhanar Webb of Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire.
13. Peggy Catherall of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.
14. Jane Chapman of Ware, Hertfordshire. Lives with grandfather a labourer. " Natural idiot"
15. Elizabeth Curtis of Pertenhall. Lacemaker. "Believed to originate from menstrual causes."
16. Elizabeth Rowson of Shenley, Hertfordshire.
17. William Cook of Shillington. Agricultutal labourer. "Menigitis".
18. Emily Fensom of Kimpton, Hertfordshire. Domestic affairs and straw plaiting. "Indigestion"
19. William Swallow of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. Labourer. "Hereditary"
20. Eliza Darbourn of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. Bonnet Sewer. "reverses of fortune".
21. Mary Cox of Letchworth, Hertfordshire. Labourer's wife. "Not known but expected jealousy of the husband."
22. Joseph Orton of Great Paxton, Cambridgeshire. Labourer.
23. Susan Randall of Yelling, Huntingdonshire. Servant. "Debility"
24. Mary Day of Bramfield, Hertfordshire. A pauper.
25. Zilpha East of Hemel Hempsted, Hertfordshire.
26. Jane Samuel of Leighton Buzzard. Labourer's wife. "Troubles and anxiety of family".
27. William Hoye of Anstey, Hertfordshire. Labourer.
28. Sarah Macer of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. Wife of Labourer. " Hereditary predisposition."
29. Louisa Larman of Ickleford, Hertfordshire. Straw plaiter. "Child birth".
30. Sarah Wacket of St Andrews. A pauper. "Fits".
31. Elizabeth Neal of Woburn Union. Straw bonnet sewer. "Fever".
32. Ann Day of Leighton, Huntingdonshire. Husband of labourer. "Prolonged Lactation".
33. Elizabeth Warren of St Neots, Cambridgeshire. Labourer's wife.
34. Richard Bishop of Bengeo, Hertfordshire. Labourer.
35. Sarah Cook of Pirton, Hertfordshire. Plaiter.
36. Ann Cross of Spaldwick, Cambridgeshire. Labourer's wife.
37. Sarah Goodman of Steppingley.
38. Joseph Sinfield of Houghton Regis. Labourer. "Fever"
39. James Wallace of Standon, Hertfordshire. Friends labourer.
40. Daniel Vass of South Mimms, Hertfordshire. Labourer.
41. Sarah Eastwick of Hitchin, Hertfordshire.
42. Charlotte Cook of Pulloxhill. Domestic work.
43. Mary Walker of Hemingford Grey, Cambridgeshire. Labourer's wife. "Mal treatment supposed to be caused by the husband."
44. Jane Hyland of Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire. Servant maid. "Mental distress".
45. John Brindle of Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire. Carpenter. "Unknown"
46. Sally Prior of Saint Judith, Sawtry, Huntingdonshire. Labourer's daughter. "Unknown"
47. Elizabeth Nash of Hemel Hempsted, Hertfordshire. "Not known".
48. Mary Lane of Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Carpenter's widow.
49. Joseph Kendle of Ayott, Saint Peter, Hertfordshire. Higgler. "Unknown"
50. Jonathan Haydon of Luton. Bricklayer.
51. William Clark of Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire. Post boy. "Former Intemperance."
52. James Sharpe of Houghton Regis. Labourer. "Drunkeness".
53. Olivia Weston of Saint Johns, Huntingdon. Washerwomen. "Eplilepsy".
54. Susan Wheeler of Maulden. Plaiter. "Fits in infirmary."
55. Thomas Pryor of Knebworth, Hertfordshire. Labourer. "Perhaps kick from horse".
56. Charles Cox of Stevington. Labourer. "Probably Epilepsy"
57. Charles Smith of Milton Ernest.
58. Joseph Wilson of St Michaels, St Albans, Hertfordshire. Labourer.
59. John Barnfield of St Albans, Hertfordshire. Grocer.
60. Hannah Purser of Brampton, Cambridgeshire. Publicans wife. "Distressed circumstances."
61. Mary Howe of Harpenden, Hertfordshire. Plaiter. "Having born an illegitamate child."
62. Mary Drage of Leighton Buzzard. Labourer's wife. "A long cause of immorality and debauchery."
63. Simon Cuffley of Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire. Bricklayer's labourer.
64. Elizabeth Moult of Leighton Buzzard. Pauper.
65. Daniel Gray of Baldock, Hertfordshire. Labourer. "Hereditary".
66. Mary Field of Cottered, Hertfordshire. Servant.
67. Mary Watson of Little Wymondley, Hertfordshire.
68. Mary Collyer of Northaw, Hertfordshire. Labourer's wife. " Fever and over excitement."
69. Eliza Swaine of Hitchin. Dressmaker.
70. John Dunkley of Hockliffe. Gardener. "Mental depression".
71. Litchfield Hutchin of Albury, Hertfordshire. Farm labourer. "Probably resulting from the effects of solitary confinement and flogging in jail, with subsequent intemperance."
72. John Thomas of Ramsey, Cambridgeshire. Shoemaker. "Unknown"
73. Faith Sargent of Luton. "Alcoholic"
74. Charles Burton of Yaxley, Huntingdonshire. Warrant for the reception into the Lunatic Asylum of Bedford.
75. Charlotte Peacock of St Paul, Bedford. " ? of mind"
76. Ann Bull of Ravensden. Lacemaker.
77. Catherine Barnaby of Northchurch, Hertfordshire. A rail road labourer's wife. "Debility from nursing child."
78. Mary Anderson of St Albans, Hertfordshire. Plaiter. "Not known".
79. Mary Ann Ginn of Swineshead. Wife of labourer. "Jealousy".
80. Emily Witney of Tilbrook, Huntingdonshire. Labourer's wife. "Unkindness of relations."
81. John Wright of Clifton. Bricklayer. "Intemperance".
82. James West of Tring, Hertfordshire. Parchment maker.
83. Sarah Lewis of Huntingdon, Hertfordshire. Wife of a labourer. "Unknown"
84. Ann Bans of Spaldwick, Cambridgeshire. Char woman. "Unknown."
85. Joyce Reed of Little Hadham, Hertfordshire. A sawyers wife. "Puerperal infection of the brain, about two years since."
86. Sarah Attwell of Heath and Reach. Straw plaiter.
87. Ann Breed of Houghton Regis. Plaiter. "Religion."
88. Elizabeth Moult of Leighton Buzzard. Pauper.
89. John Groom of Luton. Labourer. "Intermperance".
90. Elizabeth Salloway of Clothall, Hertfordshire.
91. Ann Bayes of Felmersham. Wife of James Bayes, Grocer. "Adverse circumstances."
92. Joseph Jeffs of Watford Asylum. Servant. "probably epilepsy".
93. Elizabeth Pratchett of Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Dressmaker. "Religion".
94. William Warner of Luton union. Agricultural labourer.
95. Joseph Keats of Bedford union. Stone Mason.
96. Mary Eastwell, alias Eastell of Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire.
97. Joseph Deacon of Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire. Labourer. "Probably by illness and debility".
98. Elizabeth Warren of St Neots. Wife of a labourer.