Part of the old Geelong Gaol operated as a hospital for the sick, homeless and destitute at one time. It may be that the old Melbourne Gaol functioned in a similar way, and had a hospital or hospice style section. Jane Parnell Family wrote: > Hi Julie, and Ron, > > I have come into this conversation a little late, but thought you may be > interested. I have an ancestor who died in the same gaol; he died of > dysentry. > > >From memory, I think you will find if the person you are looking at was a > prisoner there will be an inquest; and the PROV has listings of prisoners, > with descriptions. Unfortunately, mine wasn't a prisoner, so no description! > > As he was a farmer, he may have been making deliveries to the > goal when he became too ill to travel back home; his son was the informant > on the death certificate, and not the prison authorities. > > Looking forward to hearing about your certificate > > Cheers > Tricia > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-VIC-WESTERN-DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message