My gt. grandfather is recorded as an asylum attendant on a marriage certificate of 1915. At that time he and his family were living in Barley Lane, Ilford Essex (also recorded on a naval record as Barley Lane Goodmayes Essex).
Any ideas on which asylum?
I'm not familiar with the area and so much stuff is popping up on the net that I think someone with more local knowledge of the area might be able to point me in the right direction
So sorry, should have removed South Weald, that was the area my gt grandfather lived in 1901........I meant to have put Lunatic Asylum Essex..........doh!!
Thanks again for a super fast reply - I would never have thought of clicking on a link for West Ham. I will be forwarding the link onto some of my relatives, the more senior members of the family remember visits to Barley Lane - some of us are meeting this weekend so no doubt we'll have lots of stories about the visits.