Hi Doug! Thanks for the offer. Much appreciated. I first need to ascertain if Mrs. Jane Bound was admitted to an Asylum in Adelaide, either the Lunatic Asylum or the Benevolent Asylum, in the years between 1878 and 1893 at the latest. I understand there are records on microfiche that can be viewed. If your contact can do this for me that would be great! Thanks. Chris. On 22 September 2010 17:26, Doug <doug@praas.com.au> wrote: > Hi Christine, > > I had an ancestor that was admitted to the Parkside Lunatic Asylum in 1911. > An Adelaide-based genealogist was able, after a longish process, to track > down his detailed medical records. > > If you wish, I can send the contact for the researcher. > > Regards > Doug > Brisbane. > > -----Original Message----- > From: aus-sagen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto: > aus-sagen-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Christine Cook > Sent: Wednesday, 22 September 2010 11:08 AM > To: AUS-SAGEN > Subject: [AUS-SAGEN] Adelaide Asylum > > Hi! > I'm wondering if one of my ancestors was a resident in the Adelaide Asylum. > Mrs. Jane Bound, as she was known, arrived in South Australia in September > 1878 from Plymouth on SS "Oaklands" with her 9 children. She was a widow, > the eldest of her children 19 and her youngest would have been about 10 > months old. She and her children travelled out to where they had relatives > near Riverton, Sth Aust. Sometime after 1883 she moved to Victoria where > her eldest son had leased property. > >From 1890's 3 of her sons, William, Edwin (Ned) and Abel had "bouts of > insanity" and were committed to institutions in Victoria. In > correspondence > obtained from their files, it mentions that their mother had been admitted > to the Adelaide Asylum and/or had been under restraint in England. > > I was wondering if it would be possible to access admissions between Sept. > 1878 and about 1890 to ascertain if she, or any of her children, were > admitted. Her full name was Amelia Jane Bound (nee Congdon) and she died > of > typoid fever in Nhill, Vic in 1893. > > I understand that some records are available for look-ups but I can not > easily access them from country Victoria. Any help or advice would be > appreciated. > > Cheers > Chris C. > Advertising on AUS-SAGEN is forbidden by Rootsweb Rules. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-SAGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >