sedgefield lunatic asylum 1881

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Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 4 Send Message	Lynda	Report	29 Dec 2012 15:18
Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 4 Send Message	My ancestors are on the census as being workers at the asylum. How can i confirm this information? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 9,259 Send Message	Porkie_Pie	Report	29 Dec 2012 15:26
	Try http://www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/Pages/Hospitals.aspx Roy
Member Since: November 2003 Posts: 28,261 Send Message	KathleenBell	Report	29 Dec 2012 15:38
	Winterton Hospital was the name of the asylum in Sedgefield. A lady at Durtham Records Office gave us the address of the hospital trust which holds some of the records (sorry I can't remember the address of the trust). We got my husband's grandfather's records from them. He died at Winterton in the 1940's. The records were quite detailed and there was even a very small copy of a photograph of him - something we had never had before so that was a bonus. Kath. x
Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 4 Send Message	Lynda	Report	29 Dec 2012 21:48
Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 4 Send Message	Thanks for that Kath. Will be in touch with them after Christmas.