Carstairs House

[caroclay]

Can anyone tell me what Carstairs house was used for around 1944. I have just got the death cert of my grandfathers brother and he died here in 1944 from heart failure aged 26, it just seems strange for him to be there when his family where from Craignuek ( crossing my fingures it not the state hospital i have enough nuts in my tree at moment) cert also says St Charles institution if that helps.

thanks
Carolyn

[pia]

Carstairs House was a large mansion built by Henry Monteith 1821/23 it was turned into a nursing home in 1986.
Perhaps your grandfathers brother worked on the estate

Hope this helps, by the way I was born in Craigneuk

[still_looking]

the entry for carstairs house on scotlands places

http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search_item/index.php?service=RCAHMS&id=181750

refers to it as St Charles Institution and in a separate entry as St Charles Private Hospital

[caroclay]

thanks for that i will keep trying to find out what it was used for and why he was there.

pia i live not far from craignuek and both my parents where born there.

carolyn x

[pia]

  Fund this in the Scottish Archive Network

http://195.153.34.9/catalogue/person.aspx?code=NA22944&st=1&
   
 
Person Code NA22944   
Corporate Name St. Charles' Certified Institution
Dates 1916-1983
Epithet Roman Catholic institution
Activity St Charles' Certified Institution for 'mentally defective Catholic children' was opened in June 1916 at Marham House, Broomhill, Partick, under the administration of a Committee of Managers appointed by the Archbishop of Glasgow. The Institution was established for the maintenance of children within the area of the Glasgow Archdiocese and was funded by the parish and school boards for the area in Ayrshire, Dumbartonshire, Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire and Stirlingshire. The Sisters of St Vincent de Paul staffed the institution and there was provision for 63 children. The Commissioner of the General Board of Control's report in December 1916 stated that 'The managers are to be congratulated on the admirable arrangements which they have made for the comfort of the children....In all respects the institution has made an excellent beginning'. In 1925 the hospital was moved to Carstairs. St Charles' institution closed in 1983.
 
 
 
Subordinate Partick, Glasgow
Associated records 
 GB1091/GD-C St. Charles' Private Hospital, Carstairs 1916-1983
 

[caroclay]

thank you for that pia i had a feeling that it would be some thing like that
thanks again

carolyn

[Bumblebeebev24]

Hi Carolyn,


I can provide you with a photograph of the building .........


I believe it is now closed down - Montheith Nursing Home.

Let me know,

Bumble :-)

[Bumblebeebev24]

Hi Carolyn,

Some more info ...... It was known as St Charles to the villagers, but also known as a orphanage.

I will go past and see how close i can get to the building.

Bumble :-)

[RobertGibson]

Hi Carolyn

This is probably a bit late but... St Charles's was an institution for -mainly - mentally ill catholic children and was run by nuns from 1925 - 1983. Access to St Charles's was via a road through woodland - either from Carstairs Village or Carstairs Junction. When I was young - 10/11/12 sort of age  - we used to go to St Charles's regular and give the lads a game of football. It was also always a great site to see the kids appear in Carstairs for the annual Gala Day first Saturday in June.