dorset county asylum c1870

[Penninah]

Hi all,

Does anyone know of a good site for the old Dorset Asylum? Or even better a site that has patient details on perhaps c1870? a long shot i know!

regards,.

Penninah 

[suegill]

I've got access to the census.  Who are you looking for?

[Penninah]

Hi there,

Thanks for your offer but i have who im looking for on the 71 census i was just hoping to find out why she was there!

Penninah 

[chloed]

i think you will find the asylum was herrison house that opened in 1864 in dorchester, it has now be converted into flats now, it was a huge victorian building,don't know where the records are though.
regards chloe

[Valda]

Try

http://www.institutions.org.uk/asylums/england/DOR/dorset_asylums.htm

for further information and more detail on the records at

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/hospitalrecords/details.asp?id=304&hospital=&town=dorchester&searchdatabase.x=64&searchdatabase.y=5

Regards

Valda

[janan]

Hi Penninah
Here's another site that is always worth a look re asylums

http://www.mdx.ac.uk/www/study/4_13_TA.htm

Cheers Jan