one of the most common reasons for being there (for women) was to have a baby out of marriage - also there were other physical conditions that put people there - for example thyroid problems like hypothyroidism and mixodema - nowadays fixed so easily with medication. another example is epilepsy - now treated with medication also. ----- Original Message ----- From: "JJ Woods" <woodsjj@gmail.com> To: irl-carlow@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, 13 June, 2010 17:20:34 GMT +00:00 GMT Britain, Ireland, Portugal Subject: Re: [IRL-CARLOW] Carlow lunatic Asylum-DEATHS If he was alive and in the hospital between those dates then it is likely he would appear in the 1901 census just released on-line on the national archives site. J. J. On 13 June 2010 13:07, Cara_Links <Cara_Links@bigpond.com> wrote: > Well in that time frame they will be registered deaths and be at the GRO, > and probably in their a lot of others - remember each death had to be > registered so whether the person in charge of the institution signed the > paper or the coroner or an undertaker they could be located in a burial > records in the registers at the GRO. > > And that didnt matter where they died, be it in a poor house or in a home > of > some other name, they were registered - not in the beginning mind you but > in > 1910 -1911 they were fined if they did not do such a thing and if the man > died in a Asylum, there were others responsible for his death being > registered. > > > Cheers > Cara > > ======================================= > Before you post a message to the IRL-CARLOW mailing list you must subscribe > to the List. Its FREE! > --------------------------------------- > To subscribe to the IRL-Carlow mailing list, send an email to > IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word "subscribe" (without the > quotes) in the Subject box. No additional text is required. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ======================================= Before you post a message to the IRL-CARLOW mailing list you must subscribe to the List. Its FREE! --------------------------------------- To subscribe to the IRL-Carlow mailing list, send an email to IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the Subject box. No additional text is required. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Anna!