Yarra Bend Asylum - Neil McKellar

[kiwi jeanie]

Neil McKellar was transferred from Yarra Bend Asylum to Beechworth in 1868. Is there anyway to find information re his admission to Yarra Bend? Thankyou to anyone that can help me with this. 

[TreeSpirit]

Beechworth
Name: McKellar Neill
Last Known residence: Yarra Bend Asylum
Date of admission: 1868 June 1
Date of removal, discharge or death: 1871 Janry(?) 4 Escaped
This party appears on the Yarra Bend list as “Neill”


Yarra Bend
Name: Neill
Date of admission: 1863 Feby 27
Date of removal, discharge or death: 1868 May 29 Transferred to Beechworth

[kiwi jeanie]

That’s brilliant - thankyou - where did you find that?

[TreeSpirit]

There are various asylum patient lists on PROV. I downloaded them a number of years ago, but they should still be available on PROV.

[kiwi jeanie]

Thank you. I looked on PROV - I will check again. Do you know if there is anywhere I could order the original admission record and if it would have info re parents or why he was admitted?
 

[TreeSpirit]

these are my sources:
Yarra Bend:
https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/CAB4C8DF-F4EE-11E9-AE98-B7F680C38D46?image=146

Beechworth:
https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/CABD5465-F4EE-11E9-AE98-B97BEFDD863E?image=34

[kiwi jeanie]

Thank you