Hi Listers I have a Francis R Walmsley born 1907 to William & Ellen at Maitland. He was generally always called Frankie, and would like to round off this part of the family with his death or burial date and place. I cannot locate anything for him. I know he never married, and I can recall talk as a child (in the 1940s) of some turns or fits he used to have. He became hard to manage whilst in the fits and was eventually taken to Morisset where electric shock treatment was supposed to cure him. I think this was in the 1930s or 40s and of course it didn't, infact it made things worse to the point that he became a permanent inmate, but during his normal periods he became one of the gardeners there and apparently grew vegetables for the institution and beautiful roses in special rose beds there. That is all I know of him and have checked the usual places for where he might be. His parents are in a vault at Campbell's Hill at Maitland and he isn't there with them, I cannot even see him in the BDMs for NSW. Does anyone know if Morisset has kept an archive of its inmates at all? as if they do this might be the only way that I can locate the answer. Where might an inmate from there be buried if no family steps forward to attend to such things? I ask that incase it is after 1950 that he died, as that is the year both his parents died. Any advise will be appreciated. Thankyou Margaret ************************* Margaret Bauer Qld, Australia. [email protected] *************************

Hi Margaret, I have a similar case for an inmate of 'Kenmore' asylum, near Goulburn NSW. Their records have no mention of her, but I have no doubt that she was an inmate and died there about 1940. Almost all of their records have been transferred to State Records at Kingswood, so this may be worth checking with regard to Morriset records. Good luck. Bennie.