1881 and 1891 look up Richard Frank Buckler

[redtonyt]

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1891 - RG12; Piece: 883; Folio: 110; Page: 9

RFB  (age 73)(?)  Carpenter - born Newport, Isle of Wight - Lunatic

Hampshire County Lunatic Asylum, Fareham

Tony

[bearkat]

From the Hampshire Records Office CALM database

http://calm.hants.gov.uk/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=94048%2fB%2f6%2f3123&pos=10

Reception order for Knowle Hospital, Fareham

Order for the reception of a pauper patient: Richard Frank Buckler, aged 33, of Isle of Wight Union Workhouse

With attached certificate saying he is not suffering from any infectious disease and note of address of Mrs Buckler

[rutht22000]

Brilliant! 

Thank you - poor chap.  Will have to get his death certificate or get hold of his lunatic asylum records

[bearkat]

Let us know if you find anything.

I'm not sure there are any useful workhouse records for the IOW

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/IsleOfWight/