Hello everyone. Newbie for the list onboard. I am hoping that someone maybe able to share some knowledge. I believe that I may have located (after many years) my 4th G/Grandmother Ann Platt. (Nee Barrat) As per the 1871 census she is listed as being a Nurse at the Leicestershire and Rutland Asylum. So I have a few questions, and hope someone can assist, some of my questions maybe simple but as I am all the way "Down Under" I am unsure of the answers. My records show that my Ann (and her husband Thomas who died in 1843) was mainly located in the West Derby / Liverpool area. So my questions are How far away is Leicestershire to Liverpool ? Is anyone aware if staff records were kept (1871 forward and prior) and how I would obtain copies. Is anyone aware where she would of have had to train to be a nurse and how long training would have been. Where there staff quarters that they would have lived ? One of my problems in the past was that I "assumed" that Ann had passed away, as the last listing I have on her is on the 1841 census where the family (Thomas Snr, John, Joesph & Thomas Jnr) were (happily I hope) living in Toxeth Park. Thomas passed away in 1845. Left was Benjamin (2 yrs), John (17 yrs), Thomas (7 yrs) - Joseph had passed away in 1841 Q4. Whilst Thomas and Benjamin are both listed on the 1851 (as being the the West Derby Workhouse which I am led to believe that there are no records now available for this Workhouse at this time, assume they were destroyed somehow) I am unable to locate Ann or her eldest son John (who is my 3rd G/Grandfather and came to Australia in 1853, followed by Thomas and Benjamin the same year) on the 1851 census, nor am I able to find Ann on the 1861 census and whilst there are deaths of Ann in the West Derby area I am unable to match any that I have ordered succesfully as yet. Ann originated from Ireland (as per the 1841 census). So I am hoping that there was information of some sort held for staff, so that I can eliminate or celebrate my finding. Sorry for the long winded story, hope you can help - Thanks -- HAPPY HOLIDAYS ! The Phippen Family Sydney, Australia Searching for our ancestors all coming to Australia PLATT /BARRAT/MORGAN- UK, BENNETT / FORREST- Scotland, PHIPPEN - Unknown, PEDRON - France

Hi Karen, As the crow flies, Liverpool is just under 100 miles from the asylum in Leicestershire. By modern roads it is around 136 miles. Any records will be in: The Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland, Long Street, Wigston Magna, Leicester, LE18 2AH Telephone: 0116 2571080 <http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/community/museums/record_office.htm> >From memory, there are certainly administration records for the asylum, but I can't remember whether they include details of the staff. Contact the Record Office and they will be able to tell you. Good luck, Mike Gould -----Original Message----- From: leicestershire-plus-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:leicestershire-plus-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of karen phippen Sent: 14 December 2007 11:01 To: LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS@rootsweb.com Subject: [LEI] Leicestershire and Rutland Asylum - Ann Platt Hello everyone. Newbie for the list onboard. I am hoping that someone maybe able to share some knowledge. I believe that I may have located (after many years) my 4th G/Grandmother Ann Platt. (Nee Barrat) As per the 1871 census she is listed as being a Nurse at the Leicestershire and Rutland Asylum. So I have a few questions, and hope someone can assist, some of my questions maybe simple but as I am all the way "Down Under" I am unsure of the answers. My records show that my Ann (and her husband Thomas who died in 1843) was mainly located in the West Derby / Liverpool area. So my questions are How far away is Leicestershire to Liverpool ? Is anyone aware if staff records were kept (1871 forward and prior) and how I would obtain copies. Is anyone aware where she would of have had to train to be a nurse and how long training would have been. Where there staff quarters that they would have lived ? One of my problems in the past was that I "assumed" that Ann had passed away, as the last listing I have on her is on the 1841 census where the family (Thomas Snr, John, Joesph & Thomas Jnr) were (happily I hope) living in Toxeth Park. Thomas passed away in 1845. Left was Benjamin (2 yrs), John (17 yrs), Thomas (7 yrs) - Joseph had passed away in 1841 Q4. Whilst Thomas and Benjamin are both listed on the 1851 (as being the the West Derby Workhouse which I am led to believe that there are no records now available for this Workhouse at this time, assume they were destroyed somehow) I am unable to locate Ann or her eldest son John (who is my 3rd G/Grandfather and came to Australia in 1853, followed by Thomas and Benjamin the same year) on the 1851 census, nor am I able to find Ann on the 1861 census and whilst there are deaths of Ann in the West Derby area I am unable to match any that I have ordered succesfully as yet. Ann originated from Ireland (as per the 1841 census). So I am hoping that there was information of some sort held for staff, so that I can eliminate or celebrate my finding. Sorry for the long winded story, hope you can help - Thanks -- HAPPY HOLIDAYS ! The Phippen Family Sydney, Australia Searching for our ancestors all coming to Australia PLATT /BARRAT/MORGAN- UK, BENNETT / FORREST- Scotland, PHIPPEN - Unknown, PEDRON - France ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message