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Offline Johnbhoy16

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Asylum
« on: Friday 21 February 25 13:22 GMT (UK) »
I have a few distant relatives who were sadly admitted to asylums on the outskirts of the city in the early 20th century spanning the dates 1902 to about 1920. The two asylums were Woodilee and Gartloch. I am aware that most asylums took photographs of new patients upon admission, has anybody had any ancestors admitted to these particular asylums and were you able to find photographs of your relatives from the asylum records.

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Re: Asylum
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 22 February 25 08:48 GMT (UK) »
Who holds the archives of both these institutes?

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« Reply #2 on: Sunday 23 February 25 15:09 GMT (UK) »
Several years ago I remember contacting the Archives via The Mitchell Library, but it appears there is no access to them at the moment.

https://www.scotlandandmedicine.org/projects-3

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/a/A13532046

davie
Dempster - Glasgow, Muirkirk, Sorn, Ayrshire
McIntyre - Glasgow, Campsie
Hinde - Glasgow, Wolverhampton
McLintock - Glasgow, Kilmarnock,
McGlade - Rutherglen, Ireland
Kettlewell - Yorkshire

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Re: Asylum
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 23 February 25 16:07 GMT (UK) »
You could try this  https://www.scottishindexes.com

I got Mental Health records from them recently at a cost of around £15. The lady in question was admitted to the Edinburgh Asylum in 1910. No photograph though but the records made heartbreaking reading.

Dorrie
Small, County Antrim & Dundee
Dickson, County Down & Dundee
Madden, County Westmeath
Patrick, Fife
Easson, Fife
Leslie, Fife
Paterson, Fife

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Re: Asylum
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 23 February 25 16:11 GMT (UK) »
Never trust anything you find online (especially submitted trees and transcriptions on Ancestry, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and other commercial web sites) unless it's an image of an original document - and even then be wary because errors can and do occur.

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Re: Asylum
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 23 February 25 22:15 GMT (UK) »
Gartloch & Woodilee

Records kept by the institutions are now held by the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Archives.

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