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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Warwickshire => Topic started by: Treefan on Monday 01 October 18 11:37 BST (UK)
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Eliza Haycock's was born in Birmingham in 1866, the daughter of Samuel Haycock & Eliza Haycock nee Steventon. She appeared with her family in the 1871 & 1881 censuses in Birmingham in the normal manner but her 1891 census shows her as a patient of the All Saints Infirmary with her entry labelling her as a lunatic.
The 1901 census shows that Eliza Haycock was a long term patient of the All Saints Workhouse Infirmary in Western Road with that entry stating her disability as being epileptic.
The 1911 census shows that Eliza was still a patient of the All Saints Infirmary with no disability noted then aged 44 years.
It seems fair to assume after all those years that Eliza would have remained as a patient within the Infirmary until her death. I have tried to search for a death entry in order to send for a death certificate but cannot spot a suitable entry in order to do so.
I wondered if anyone might find an entry that I may have missed or overlooked & would welcome any help & advice please.
Thank you.
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Have you looked for her record from the Infirmary? Is it possible that she was sent elsewhere? There are a few deaths out of the area that might be her. :-\
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Have you looked in the 1939 register to see if she was still alive then?
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Many thanks for your replies.
I have checked the 1939 register but couldn't find a suitable entry making me think that her death likely occured between 1911-1939.
Perhaps the best route would be to check out the Infirmary records to see if she was transferred elsewhere as suggested which is something that I hadn't considered simply assuming that her demise would have taken place there.
I don't really know anything about the assylum Infirmary so don't know of it's history and when it closed or where any surviving records might be located so perhaps that should be my next route of research.
Thanks again.
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County archives might be a good place to start:
http://heritage.warwickshire.gov.uk/warwickshire-county-record-office/
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I can only see one likely death entry for her - Eliza Haycock bc.1868, died Sept.1915 Kidderminster, Worcs. Kidderminster is only 18 miles from Birmingham and there was indeed an asylum there.
Annette
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I can only see one likely death entry for her - Eliza Haycock bc.1868, died Sept.1915 Kidderminster, Worcs. Kidderminster is only 18 miles from Birmingham and there was indeed an asylum there.
Annette
Might be worth checking to see if the All Saints Infirmary was used as a military hospital during WW1 - if so the previous patients would have been transferred elsewhere.
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I can only see one likely death entry for her - Eliza Haycock bc.1868, died Sept.1915 Kidderminster, Worcs. Kidderminster is only 18 miles from Birmingham and there was indeed an asylum there.
Annette
Thank you Annette, your reply is much appreciated and I will check it out.
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I can only see one likely death entry for her - Eliza Haycock bc.1868, died Sept.1915 Kidderminster, Worcs. Kidderminster is only 18 miles from Birmingham and there was indeed an asylum there.
Annette
Might be worth checking to see if the All Saints Infirmary was used as a military hospital during WW1 - if so the previous patients would have been transferred elsewhere.
Golly, I would never have thought of that!
Thank you.