L.C.C. Epileptic Colony

[sparky]

My ancestor George Gould b. Kensington 1858 has just been found in the 1911 census at the Epson epileptic Colony. It is disappointing that ony his name and age are given in the transcript. I have been unable to find him in the 1901 census as the Colony was built around 1903. Does anyone know if there were any similr colonies in the area around the 1901 census.

[Peter Goodey]

The admission and discharge registers which seem to have survived may tell you where he was before.

But see also the note in A2A about voluntary patients - he may not have been in an institution before.

[AnnR]

Hello Sparky

I don't know if this helps at all, but in a village I have been researching there was a private asylum. On the 1901 census, the only details of the residents that were given were initials (not full names), ages and place of birth. The enumerator noted alongside these entries 'Initials only given as per communication from [something I can't read] communication dated 22nd March 1901 that as a special concession that in the case of the [I think it says insane here] initials will be considered sufficient'.

Attitudes to things like epilepsy were very different a hundred or more years ago, so perhaps your ancestor was in an institution of some kind, but his name was not fully recorded on the census. Maybe it would be worth searching by initials? Or maybe some other criteria.

Good luck

Ann

[JenniLl]

Sparky, was your relative in St Ebba's?

There were other psychiatric hospitals in Epsom; Horton, Long Grove and The Manor. Each seemed to 'specialise' in some aspect of mental illness, so not sure if your George Gould may have been in the others at any time.

Other psychiatric hospitals in the surrounding areas were; Banstead, Netherne and I believe Sanderstead area too. If you can locate a copy of The Medical Directory (late 50s to early 60s) that gives the name of all registered doctors, one volume is devoted to hospitals with lists of the staff and their specialities. It may point you in the right direction.

Jenni

[Peter Goodey]

Sparky, was your relative in St Ebba's?

St Ebba's is the only one that fits Sparky's description.

[sparky]

Thanks for replies. I will try to find admission registers. I did find one entry for "G.G." on one London institution in 1901 but no other details.

sparky

[Peter Goodey]

I will try to find admission registers.

You know how to locate them? You can use the Hospital Records Database -

https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/h...chdatabase.y=0

There are admission & discharge registers covering the period you're interested in both at the Surrey History Centre and at the London Metropolitan Archives. That seems odd. Perhaps one is the hospital record and the other is the LCC record. You may have to look at both of them to get the full story.