Storthes Hall Lunatic Asylum

[Diane Grant-Salmon]

I'm getting lost a few times this morning! A couple of days ago, I read a message somewhere from Patrisia? or Pam? about accessing Workhouse Records, regardless of the 100 year rule.

Whoever it was, said that if you could prove you were of direct descent, then permission for access would be granted. After providing proof, this lady managed to obtain permission. My question is ...... what proof did you have to provide please?

[Patrisia]

Sorry Diane, not me but it sounds interesting!

[uksearch]

I'm getting lost a few times this morning! A couple of days ago, I read a message somewhere from Patrisia? or Pam? about accessing Workhouse Records, regardless of the 100 year rule.

Whoever it was, said that if you could prove you were of direct descent, then permission for access would be granted. After providing proof, this lady managed to obtain permission. My question is ...... what proof did you have to provide please?

Probably birth certificates etc...I check with the Archives here.

UK

[Peter Goodey]

Not knowing doesn't usually inhibit people on these forums* so I'll weigh in and say that I have a vague notion that if you can prove that the individual is dead, you have a right to know what the records say about him or her. That needn't neccessarily be the same as having free reign to browse through the files.

However I think you need to contact the repository concerned because I suspect that they all operate their policies differently.

*I didn't mean this thread, apart from my contribution.

[Diane Grant-Salmon]

Many thanks for the replies, I was just trying to find out from the lady concerned about proof, as it's the easiest option!

Yes Peter, I'll now have to write to the Archives at Wakefield, as they hold the records for Storthes Hall. It's just that they are so slow in replying .... it was about a week last time I asked something!

Oh well, patience is a virtue!

[Pam Downes]

Just to confirm that it wasn't me either Diane.
I'm with Peter as regards contacting the depository which holds the records you need. Records less than 100 years old may be available. For instance Lincolnshire FHS have transcribed the death registers for various Workhouses up to the 1930s-1940s, and these give details such as the address of the person, cause of death, date and place of burial.

Pam Downes

[Diane Grant-Salmon]

Many thanks for replying Pam, I have written to ask about the records and would access be granted.

The only niggle I have now, is wondering where on earth I read this lady's message ...... it's somewhere on these Forums! If ever I stumble across it again, it will be nice to know her name, seeing as it wasn't you or Patrisia as I thought.

[karen wade]

hi diane just been looking up my family tree name which is newsome and i think we might have a connection has my grandad was called edmund ,and is father was called johnathan they lived at westtown.and on the marriage certificate my great grandad was a dyers labourer.i myself have lived in dewsbury all my life . edmund had 2 sons and 1 daughter.hope this helps with your research . thanks karen.

[Diane Grant-Salmon]

Hi Karen,

Welcome to British Genealogy forums and I hope that you can find out more about your family.Unfortunately, it is Tony who has connections to you, not me, but he seems to have 'disappeared'!

His last time here was on the 03 December last year, but hopefully, a copy of your message will have turned up in his mail inbox at home ...... as it did in mine. Fingers crossed for you that he still has this thread as part of his subscribed threads and he checked the box for: Notify me if a reply is made to this thread, as I did.

[karen wade]

hi diane, just to let you know i have had a message from tony regarding the newsome family. hopefully i will get to know a bit more about my family.karen.