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David

David Report 14 Apr 2010 18:44

I'm trying to find out what happened to my great grandmother. She was called Martha Annie Goddard b 1873/4 nee Smart. On the 1911 census she was listed as being in an "institution" in Blaby leicester. Anyone any idea what this institution may have been? There was a workhouse at Blaby ..... Her husband William and Son Walter Richard were living in Billesdon at that time.

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Ann

Thelma

Thelma Report 14 Apr 2010 18:48

FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915
about Martha A Goddard
Name: Martha A Goddard
Estimated birth year: abt 1874
Year of Registration: 1915
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
Age at Death: 41
District: Blaby
County: Leicestershire
Volume: 7a
Page: 51

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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 14 Apr 2010 18:50

it says she is a patient not an inmate. Workhouses had their own hospitals that were open to the public who couldn't afford private doctor treatment . I would say she was in hospital
EDIT: going backwards on each census sheet because the patients are listed alphabetically is does say the staff are employed at the county council Lunatic Asylum

name and address is Leicestershire and Rutland Lunatic Asylum ,Narborough ,near Leicester

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 14 Apr 2010 18:51

David,

The 1911 census should tell you what it was if you pay to see the image/transcription.

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 14 Apr 2010 23:21

You may be able to track down her medical records, if they still exist.

Try asking

The Record Office for Leicestershire,Leicester & Rutland;
Long Street,
Wigston Magna,
Leicester, LE18 2AH
Telephone: 0116 257 1080
Fax: 0116 257 1120
E-mail: [email protected]

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