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Hatton Asylum
« on: Tuesday 12 April 16 11:57 BST (UK) »
Good afternoon,

I wondered if anyone would be able to help me!  My great Grandmother - Julia Walton, was in an asylum in Gloucester until 1911 and then it seems she died in one in Warwick (Hatton) in 1941.  I am unable to find any information about this at all, and wondered if anyone would be able to help me at all.  Her full name was Julia Eden at birth and it says on the censuses that she was born at sea.  She married my great Grandfather James Walton and had 3 sons, one being my grandfather, Albert E Walton in 1887.  From 1888 onwards it seems that she was in an asylum and never left.  But i have now hit a brick wall.  If anyone has any information at all, i would be extremely grateful.

Thanks  Dawn

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Re: Hatton Asylum
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 12 April 16 12:08 BST (UK) »
Welcome to rootschat Dawn.

A couple of thoughts:
Do you have her death certificate?
Have you requested to see her records? There are some date cut offs for availability to records this recent but I believe there are circumstances where they have to grant you access.

I will leave it to someone with more knowledge of the subject to advise you further.

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Re: Hatton Asylum
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 12 April 16 12:13 BST (UK) »
Hi, I have her death certificate which is where we found out that she died August 25th 1941 in Hatton lunatic asylum. I have emailed Warwick archives office also. I just thought some people on here might have other information. Thanks Dawn

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Re: Hatton Asylum
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 12 April 16 12:17 BST (UK) »
I believe there is a 100 year closure on Asylum records, although there may be circumstances where they are released earlier but I think it depends on the relationship to the person and why they are wanted.  However, someone may be able to better advise.

Central Hospital, Hatton, closed in 1995.  The A2A website suggests that the records are with the Warwickshire Records Office - see http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/N13853637.  There will obviously be restrictions in place on access.

Have you found Julia on the 1939 National Register to see whether she was at Hatton then?
(KENT) Lingwell, Rayment (BUCKS) Read, Hutchins (SRY) Costin, Westbrook (DOR) Gibbs, Goreing (DUR) Green (ESX) Rudland, Malden, Rouse, Boosey (FIFE) Foulis, Russell (NFK) Johnson, Farthing, Purdy, Barsham (GLOS) Collett, Morris, Freebury, May, Kirkman (HERTS) Winchester, Linford (NORTHANTS) Bird, Brimley, Chater, Wilford, Read, Chapman, Jeys, Marston, Lumley (WILTS) Arden, Whatley, Batson, Gleed, Greenhill (SOM) Coombs, Watkins (RUT) Stafford (BERKS) Sansom, Angel, Young, Stratton, Weeks, Day


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Re: Hatton Asylum
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 12 April 16 12:20 BST (UK) »
Hi smudwhisk, I haven't been able to access the 1939 register, so am unsure when she moved there from Gloucester. We were in the archives in Gloucester and found case notes for here there up until the early 1900s

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Re: Hatton Asylum
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 12 April 16 22:25 BST (UK) »
1939 register has a Julia Walton, born 1850 in Warwick RD
Such a sad story.

Moderator comment: edited for content. Please do not post information from the 1939 register which isn't available from the free search results

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Re: Hatton Asylum
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 12 April 16 23:31 BST (UK) »
Hi Hasta, she did have a very sad life, in an institution for most of her life, she went in to ones in Gloucester in 1888 when her youngest child, my granddad was 6 months old :(