William Wykes

[glen11]

I wonder if anyone can help.I am looking for a death of a William Wykes,or any information on him.He was born 1862 Cransley.I have traced him up till 1911,when he was in an asylum at Northampton County Lunatic Asylum,Berry Wood ,Upton.After that nothing.I have searched Find My Past 1921,cant find that asylum,nor can i find a death for him.I have written to Northampton archives but havent received a reply yet.I would also love to read his asylum notes as well.Thank you

[Mabel Bagshawe]

How widely have you cast your net - for example what about this?

William Wykes
Age    58
Death Registration    Q2 1919
Nottingham Vol 7b, p308

[CaroleW]

He was born 1862 Cransley

If his parents were William & Elizabeth (nee Langley) he is on the 1861 census aged 2 so born 1858

Births Sep 1858   
Wykes    William         Kettering    3b   134

Did he marry Elizabeth Tomalin in 1879?

If so - they are together in 1911

The William Wykes in the Asylum is shown as single - no birthplace shown

[jonw65]

See also UK, Lunacy Patients Admission Registers, 1846-1921, on ancestry
Wm Wykes
Berrywood, Northamptonshire
Died 20 April 1919

Berrywood was used as a military hospital during the First World War.
Asylums at War
Duston War Hospital 1916-1919
http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/13429/1/Asylums_at_War.pdf

Burial for William Wykes, 29 April 1919, authority Nottinghamshire (deceased online free index)

[jonw65]

Northampton Mercury, 5 Sep 1919
RE-OPENED AS AN ASYLUM. Berrywood Asylum, after its long occupation as a military hospital, was re-opened on Monday for its original purpose.

[glen11]

thank you all.I found him in the lunacy registers.Need to try and find the death now on GRO.He was my grandmothers brother.

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Seems to fit the death I posted yesterday - quarter and burial

William Wykes
Age    58
Death Registration    Q2 1919
Nottingham Vol 7b, p308

[Mabel Bagshawe]

If you look at the image of the lunacy register entry for William on Ancestry there's another word written under Berrywood and bracketed with it. Looks like Nott...?  Ive looked at some other Berrywood patients on the register who died in early 1919 and they have similar additions such as Derby Boro and Leic Boro. I guess the patients were moved out to a range of nearby hospitals when Berrywood was appropriated for war use

[AlanBoyd]

This 1926 map gives an idea of how extensive the Berry Wood site was:

http://tinyurl.com/3en5pdnr

and this description of the site from the “1910 Lloyd George Survey" adds a few details:

May 1913
County Lunatic Asylum
Male Female & Childrens Quarters, administrative block, workshops, Laundry, Isolation Hospital, Farm buildings.Fire engine house, disused gas works, pump house, medical ???pers. ?house. Nurses Home Stables & Church with 23 cottages Buildings generally in fair repair. Poor sanitary accommodation (now being remodelled). Main Bldgs erected 1878. Childrens Block 1888.

The overall valuation was £111,286. Part of the valuation includes Fruit Trees £230.