Smyllum was originally know as Smellum, built between 1759 and 1763 by Dr. William Smellie, often called the first male midwife or obstetrician. He was born in Lesmahagow in 1697 and by 1720 was a surgeon and apothecary in Lanark, acquiring about 9 acres of land to the south of town. He practised medicine in London from 1739 to 1759, when he retired to Lanark and built up the estate. After his death in 1763, the name of the estate was changed to Smyllum and in 1792 it was purchased by Sir William Honeyman, later Lord Armadale. Later still it was purchased by the Catholic Church for a school. I believe that it operated as a hospital until the 1960s. It is now a country park, housing estate, farm & golf course. The main building was in ruins when I last saw it in 1996. Ken Harrison North Vancouver, Canada -----Original Message----- From: lanark-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:lanark-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Margaret McNab Sent: March 23, 2010 1:30 PM To: Newsgroup Lanarkshire Subject: [Lanark] Little Sisters of the Poor I have a rellie who was discharged from The Royal Infirmary to The Little Sisters of the Poor Lanark in1892. When he was discharged from there he went to Smyllum Hospital Lanark until he was discharged in Aug 1892. He had been on Parish Relief. Anyone know anything about these hospitals.?? Thanks Margaret Ontario  ------------------------------- LANARK, SCOTLAND MAILING LIST LIST TOPIC: The discussion and research of genealogy or history information pertaining to Lanark, Scotland at any point in its history. WHEN REPLYING to any list post please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any reply LIST INFORMATION PAGE: Contact the List Admin at lanark-admin@rootsweb.com; or to search the list archives, get information on subscribing or unsubscribing, or to obtain other useful information to help you use the list more effectively, please click on the following link to the list information page online: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/SCT/LANARK.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LANARK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message