Asylums in Scotland.....

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Asylums in Scotland.....

Post by DavidWW » Sun Sep 18, 2005 5:35 pm

Came across this site, which looks useful......

http://www.mdx.ac.uk/www/study/4Asylums.htm#Scotland

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Post by AndrewP » Sun Sep 18, 2005 11:30 pm

At the time of the 1851 census, Musselburgh (Inveresk Parish) seems to have been a popular place to house the insane. The following institutions are listed in the census of that parish.
  • Inveresk Private Lunatic Asylum
    Mr Aitkenhead's Private Lunatic Asylum, Lilybank House
    Mr Mackay's Private Lunatic Asylum, Millhouse, Musselburgh
    Mr Moffat's Private Lunatic Asylum, Newbigging House
    Miss C Reid's & Mr G Reid's Private Lunatic Asylum, Hallcross House
    Mr David Munro's Private Lunatic Asylum, High Street, Fisherrow
    Mrs Brownlee's Private Lunatic Asylum, Newbigging, Musselburgh
Why Musselburgh? I don't know. It was a small place at that time. Was it the insane of Edinburgh (family of those who could afford to go private) being sent out of sight?

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Andrew Paterson
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