128 Mid Stocket Road, Old Machar

[janwbay]

Hello folks
I have a death entry for an ancestor who died of senile decay at 128 Mid Stocket Road, Old Machar in 1897.  His son registered the death and has written 'Son and Inmate' or 'Son of Inmate'. 

Can anyone tell me what that address was used as please?  I know there was a ragged school in that street and the boys were called inmates, but the older people were called patients.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

regards
Janice Hutt

[GR2]

It will be son and inmate. You often see inmate just used to mean someone who lived in the same house as the deceased. If he lived elsewhere, a separate address would be given.

[stanmapstone]

From the OED Inmate; In relation to the house or dwelling-place: An occupant along with others, one of the family or company who occupy a house or other abode; hence sometimes simply = indweller, inhabitant, occupier.

Stan

[janwbay]

Dear Stan and GR2.
Thank you both very much for your replies.  You have taught me something new.  I've never in my life heard of the word 'inmate' being used in the situations you describe.

The deceased father died in 128 Mid Stocket Road, but that was not the home address of the family.   They both lived before his death at 2 Rosemount Terrace, Old Machar. The son who registered the death, and his sister, are still at that address in the 1901 census.
 
I thought 128 Mid Stockett Road, may have been an asylum or workhouse, as the father died of senile decay.  Do you think I am way off the mark ?

Thank you
Janice

[Forfarian]

I too have frequently come across 'inmate' to indicate someone living in the same household.

Have a look at https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17&lat=57.14982&lon=-2.12954&layers=168&b=1 - you should be able to see that all the houses along Mid Stocket Road when this map was surveyed in 1899-1900 were quite small. Even numbers are on the north side of the street, and No 128 must have been near-ish to Bonnymuir Place.

[GR2]

You can get access to old post office directories via the National Library of Scotland website. That might help.

[janwbay]

Thank you very much Forfarian.  That map is really helpful. 

Thanks also to GR2 re the post office directories.

I think I understand now.

regards
Janice

[stanmapstone]

This 1955-56 map shows 128 Mid Stocket Road, assuming the numbers have not changed from 1897.
https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/392234/806546/13/101329
Google Street View https://goo.gl/maps/YacGF6pfnpwT2nvq9
Stan

[stanmapstone]

The house next door, number 130, has the number on the fanlight over the door, so it looks as though the numbers have not changed since the houses were built.

Stan