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Lancashire / Re: Mary Olive of Bolton?
« on: Monday 21 August 23 15:07 BST (UK)  »
probable baptism

Baptism: 21 Jun 1846 St Peter, Bolton, Lancashire, England
Mary Olive - Daughter of James Olive & Mary
    Abode: Breightmet
    Occupation: Carter

Marriage: 1 Jan 1842 St Peter, Bolton, Lancashire, England
James Olive - (X), Full, Carter, Bachelor, Little Lever
Mary Hurst - (X), Full, Spinster, Little Lever
    Groom's Father: Walker Olive, Fustian Cutter
    Bride's Father: Jonathan Hurst, Farmer
    Witness: William Olive, (X); James Liptrot

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Lancashire / Re: Lancaster Lunatic Asylum
« on: Sunday 20 August 23 20:42 BST (UK)  »
Researching family history does give you some surprising facts about life in general and things like where old professions were mainly practised. I did not know Birmingham was famous for its jewellery quarter until I found an ancestor who was a gilder.

Going back to asylums - were there many around the hat making areas of Manchester due to madness caused by the mercury they used

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Lancashire / Re: Lancaster Lunatic Asylum
« on: Sunday 20 August 23 20:01 BST (UK)  »
After googling I discovered there were quite a few. At least 12 were in existence by 1906. I suppose they were really what we would have now as places where alcohol addiction is treated and as in workhouses male & female patients had to be separate.

Gone a bit off the original topic here but I hope you get a satisfactory answer fro Lancashire archives

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Lancashire / Re: Lancaster Lunatic Asylum
« on: Sunday 20 August 23 19:40 BST (UK)  »
Could be informative a forum like that.

I will keep that in mind about Blackburn Rovers. You never know it might come up in the annual WI quiz. Or even making up a quiz about asylums for our monthly WI meetings!

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Lancashire / Re: Lancaster Lunatic Asylum
« on: Sunday 20 August 23 19:13 BST (UK)  »
Brockhall is I place I have not heard of before. Thanks for the information. You learn something new every day!

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Lancashire / Re: Lancaster Lunatic Asylum
« on: Saturday 19 August 23 20:11 BST (UK)  »
Yes Whittingham has been closed since 1995 and has been a housing estate for quite some time. Been passed it many times on my way home from Clitheroe.

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Lancashire / Re: Lancaster Lunatic Asylum
« on: Saturday 19 August 23 19:40 BST (UK)  »
Maybe I knew it because a friend had a relative in there. Don’t know why he was in there as Whittingham was possibly closer pre M6 days.

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Lancashire / Re: Lancaster Lunatic Asylum
« on: Saturday 19 August 23 19:18 BST (UK)  »
Interesting information Pennines.

I have lived in Lancashire all my life and have always known it as Lancaster Moor.

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Lancashire / Re: Lancaster Lunatic Asylum
« on: Saturday 19 August 23 16:51 BST (UK)  »
Lancaster Moor records are listed in Lancat. Not sure if a catalogue search online by name would help you.

from Lancat
Lancaster Moor Hospital - 1826-1954
 4 - Patient records

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