Hello, I had a great uncle whom his brother referred to as 'afflicted', but the censuus takers of those unenlightened days as 'idiot'. lunatic' and finally 'imbecile'. He was still alive at the age of 72 in 1932 as a patient at Hellingly near Hailsham, Sussex, but I think I located him at the Stone Mental Hospital in Northern Kent in 1901. Though in Kent, I believe Stone was a facility of the London metropolitan area. Does anyone know how to go about accessing their records? I discovered Hellingly has a hundred year publication ban (after patient's death) and I am assuming I'll be elsewhere by then, c.2040. Thanks, Nick

Nick, This institution is now Stone House Hospital, but in 1901 it was the City of London Asylum for Mental Disease. The historical records are at London Metropolitan Archives. There is a 100-year closure on patient records, determined by the date of the last entry in the relevant volume. Nevertheless, the LMA archivists will normally extract and send you the data that relates to your ancestor, in line with their normal research fee. Details here http://tinyurl.com/y8kajzo HTH Judy London, UK -----Original Message----- From: london-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:london-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of nicholas wilson I had a great uncle whom his brother referred to as 'afflicted', but the censuus takers of those unenlightened days as 'idiot'. lunatic' and finally 'imbecile'. He was still alive at the age of 72 in 1932 as a patient at Hellingly near Hailsham, Sussex, but I think I located him at the Stone Mental Hospital in Northern Kent in 1901. Though in Kent, I believe Stone was a facility of the London metropolitan area. Does anyone know how to go about accessing their records? I discovered Hellingly has a hundred year publication ban (after patient's death) and I am assuming I'll be elsewhere by then, c.2040. Thanks, Nick

Hi Nick This is the City of London Lunatic Asylum in Dartford (though the name has been prettified over time to City of London Hospital for Mental Disease (1899) City of London Asylum For Mental Disease (1900 - 1905), City of London Asylum and Hospital for Mental Disease (1906 - 1920) and City of London Mental Hospital from 1921 onwards). It is now known as Stone House Hospital. The hospital's records are at the London Metropolitan Archives. Direct access may be slightly tricky, as the documents may, theoretically, contain information about living individuals. You should contact the LMA (ask.lma@cityoflondon.gov.uk) and enquire. The most likely answer is that they will have to do the research on your behalf and extract the information on your great uncle (provided that you can prove he is dead). Hope this helps Caroline > > I had a great uncle whom his brother referred to as 'afflicted', but > the > censuus takers of those unenlightened days as 'idiot'. lunatic' and > finally > 'imbecile'. He was still alive at the age of 72 in 1932 as a patient at > Hellingly near Hailsham, Sussex, but I think I located him at the > Stone Mental Hospital in Northern Kent in 1901. Though in Kent, I > believe > Stone was a facility of the London metropolitan area. > > Does anyone know how to go about accessing their records? I discovered > Hellingly has a hundred year publication ban (after patient's death) > and I > am assuming I'll be elsewhere by then, c.2040. > > Thanks, > > Nick

hi Listers would someone be able to help me pronounce a name please. I have Kerenhappuch Tomkins marrying William Barratt in 1858. Her parents are William (Tomkins) and Ann (White) brothers John James and Henry............Please..how do you say Kerenhappuch.....this is the spelling used on census etc and found as Keren shortened Chrsitene