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Go To The Membership Page Research Documents Click Here To Return To Research Documents List Record of Lunatics in the Temporary Asylum in the City and Parish of Saint John, from 1st January to 31st December, 1840   Contributed by Joan Pearce Source: Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, The Proceedings of The Legislative Assembly, New Brunswick, 1840 The records are set out in table format in the Legislative Assembly proceedings.   Name Age Place of Nativity Character of the Disease on Admission Date of Admission Date and Condition at Final Discharge or Death Remaining at 31st Dec and in What Condition Miscellaneous Remarks, Where From, Where Mary Homey 27 County Galway Idiocy 14th Nov 1835 - Remaining unimproved Ireland, Direct William Austin 53 City Cork Epilepsy 6th Feb 1836 - Remaining unimproved King's Ward, City Jane Thorpe 30 Saint John Idiocy 1st Jan 1836 - Remaining unimproved Duke's Ward, City Thomas York (Col'd) 24 Saint John Idiocy 7th Apr 1837 - Remaining unimproved Sidney Ward, City Ann Gervin 34 Connaught Ordinary Insanity 31th May 1837 - Remaining unimproved Charlotte County Gaol Peter Hopper 43 Westmorland, N.B.   20th Aug 1837 - Remaining unimproved Westmorland County Gaol Crazy Molly (absent) 54 Unknown Idiocy 12th Sep 1837 - Remaining unimproved York County Patrick McCormick 45 Co. Tyrone Idiocy 3rd Jan 1838 - Died 23rd Jan 1840 King's Ward, City Simon Steves 26 County Kings, NB Epilepsy 29 Jan 1838 - Died 8th Jan 1840 Kings County Gaol Mary White 58 St. Andrews, NB Delerium Tremens 29th Jan 1838 - Rem. very much improved St. John Co. Gaol William M. Scribner 27 Kings Co., NB Epilepsy 20th Jun 1838 - Remaining unimproved Kingston, Kings Co. Jane Seymore 36 Cork Delerium Tremens 26th Jan 1839 - Cured and dis. April 30, 1840 Queens Ward, City. James Watson 43 Glasgow Idiocy 5th Feb 1839 - Remaining unimproved Scotland, direct James Elioft 17 County Derry Idiocy 12th Feb 1839 - Remaining unimproved Fredericton, York Co. Michael McNamara 17 Leitrim Extraordinary Insanity 20th Mar 1839 - Cured & dis. May 25, 1840 King's Ward, City Hannah Driscoll 36 Cork Idiocy 24th May 1839 - Remaining unimproved Fredericton, York Co. Bridget Fehelay - Tipperary Ordinary Insanity 29th Jul 1839 Died 27th Sep 1840 - Charlotte County Henrietta Latham 44 Somersetshire (Eng.) Furiously Mad 14th Aug 1839 - Rem. very much imp'd Carleton Co. Maria Moore 26 Ipswich (Eng.) Ordinary Insanity 28th Aug 1839 - Remaining very much imp'd Charlotte Co. Gaol Alice Mahar 41 County Fermanah Ordinary Insanity 15th Oct 1839 - Rem. much improved Oromocto, Sun. Co. Elizabeth Ferriter 31 Kerry Imbecile 14 Nov 1839 - Remaining unimproved Parish Portland Elizabeth Bell 16 London Ordinary Insanity 1st Dec 1839 Died 12th May 1840 - King's Ward, City Bridget Campbell 25 County Donegal Imbecility 9th Dec 1839 Dis. April 6, re-ad. May 7, 1840 Much imp. & dis. to fr.Sept. 17 Ireland, direct William Barclay 31 Aberdeen Ordinary Insanity 21th Dec 1839 - Much imp. & dis. to ft. 4th Aug. Westmorland County Archibald Murdock 64 Stirlingshire (Scot) Ordinary Insanity 1st Jan 1840 - Remaining unimproved Parish Portland John Ruggles 70 Essex (Eng.) Ordinary Insanity 1st Jan 1840 Died 22nd Nov 1840 - Windsor, Nova Scotia Sarah Elston 54 City Cork Ordinary Insanity 1st Jan 1840 - Remaining much improved Dukes Ward, City Mary Crowley 47 Cork Epiliptic Insanity 1st Jan 1840 - Much imp. & dis. Apr. 6 ‘40 Ireland, direct Jane Fitzgerald 21 County Donegal Epilepsy 7th Jan 1840 - Cured & dis. May 5, 1840 Parish Portland Ellen Pierce 19 Mayo Ordinary Insanity 8th Jan 1840 - Cured & dis. 28th Sep'40 lrelend, direct Patrick Kelly 28 Wexford Furiously mad 15th Jan 1840 Discharged Mar 9, re-ad Jul 3, escaped Aug 22, re-ad Oct 29, 1840 Remaining improved Parish Portland John McCarthy 68 Cork Ordinary Insanity 17th Jan 1840 - Cured and dis. 29th Jan 1840 Parish Portland Henry Bryant 35 Saint John Imbecility 17th Jan 1840 - Impr. & escaped June 22'40 Kings Ward, City Richard McDonald 44 Co. Kilkenny Ordinary Insanity 12th Feb 1840 - Very much im. & dis. Feb 26 Charlotte County George Bird 16 London Imbecility 14th Feb 1840 - Remaining unimproved England, direct Robert Harper 41 Halifax, N.S. Imbecility 15th Feb 1840 Dis. Mar 13, re-ad Mar. 26'40 Died 23 Jun 1840 Kings Co. Martin Faby 42 Saint John Furiously Mad 6th Mar 1840 - Cured & dis. April 27, 1840 Kings County Gaol Thomas Lyford 30 County Cork Furiously Mad 6th Feb 1836 - Remaining improved Carleton County Daniel McCarty 21 City Cork Cork Ordinary Insanity 20th Mar 1840 - Very much imp. & dis. Mar. 27 Parish Portland James Mullen 30 Tyrone Ordinary Insanity 24th Mar 1840 - Remaining cured Dukes Ward, City Thomas McGowan 25 Donegal Ordinary Insanity 26th Mar 1840 Very much im. & dis. Apr. 26 - Sunbury County William M. Hazen 50 Sunbury, N.B. Ordinary Insanity 28th Mar 1840 Cured & dis. Apr 24 1840 - Sunbury County William H. Smith 18 Windsor, N.S. Ordinary Insanity 6th Apr 1840 Dis. Apr 25, re-ad May 11 '40 Very much im. & dis. June 6 Kings County William McNamara 23 County Cork Ordinary Insanity 13th Apr 1840 Cured & dis. May 4, 1840 - St. John Co. Gaol Peter Clarke 50 Woodstock, N.B. Ordinary Insanity 28th Apr 1840 - Remaining cured Carleton County Edward Beardslee 47 County Cork Furiously Mad 17th May 1840 - Remaining much imp. Carleton County Alex'r S. Garden 45 York, N.B. Ord. Insanity 12th Jun 1840 - Very much imp. & abs'd from parole Aug. 14, '40 York Co. Henry Brown 32 Queens Co. N.B. Ordinary Insanity 13th Jun 1840 - Remaining unimproved Queens County Mary Killeher 25 Cork Furiously Mad 14th Jun 1840 Cured & dis. Jun 23, 1840 - Ireland, direct Charles Clarichew 49 Aberdeen (Scot.) Imbecility 20th Jun 1840 Unimp. & dis. to fr. Jun 21, '40 - Queens Ward Mary Ann McCarty 22 Dublin Ordinary Insanity 25th Jun 1840 Cured & dis. Aug. 10, 1840 - Sunbury County Mary Willwood 45 County Caven Furiously Mad 26th Jun 1840 - Remaining improved Kent County Catherine Dillon 25 Galway Ordinary Insanity 2nd Jul 1840 Cured & dis. 16 Dec'40 - Ireland, direct Mary Corker 49 Carlow Delirium Tremeus 10th Jul'40 Esc. Jul 17, re-ad Oct. 18 Cured & Dis. 2 Nov'40 Queens Ward Elizabeth Wallace 30 Fredericton, N. B. Ordinary Insanity 11 Jul 1840 - Imp. & Dis. to fr. Aug 14 '40 Parish Portian Sarah Henderson 28 Co. Charlotte Ordinary Insanity 28th Jul 1840 - Remaining unimproved Charlotte County Sarah Bell 23 Quebec Ordinary Insanity 10th Aug 1840 - Rem. very much imp'd Quebec, direct Hester Rogers 16 Co. Donegal Ordinary Insanity 18th Aug 1840 - Cured & dis. Oct 11, 1840 Queens Ward Edward Gamble 44 - Fermanah Delirium Tremens 22nd Aug 1840 Dis. 7 Sep, re-ad Dec 22 1840 Rem. very much imp'd St. John County Gaol Noah Bleakney 28 Westmorland Ordinary Insanity 29th Aug 1840 - Remaining improved Westmorland County Isaac Miller 70 Cornwallis, N.S. Ordinary Insanity 18th Sep 1840 - Remaining improved York County James McGuire 30 County Tyrone Ordinary Insanity 1st Oct 1840 - Rem. very much imp'd Ireland, direct James Hall 8 Halifax, N.S. Imbecility 1st Oct 1840 - Remaining unimproved Halifax & U. States Catherine McConnell 43 Co. Tyrone Delirium Tremens 3rd Oct 1840 - Imp. & dis. to fr. Oct. 4, '40 Sidney Ward City Hannah MoManaman 45 Donegal Ordinary Insanity 11th Oct 1840 - Rem. very much imp'd Eastport, U. States Jane Rue 27 Westmorland (Eng.) Ordinary Insanity 25th Oct 1840 - Remaining improved Miramichi Patrick Whelan 45 Co. Queens (Ire.) Ordinary Insanity 25th Oct 1840 - Rem. very much imp'd Kings County Bridget Donnelly 50 Tyrone Ordinary Insanity 30th Oct 1840 - Remaining cured Fredericton, York Co. Thomas Mulcahy 25 Kilkenny Furiously Mad 30th Nov 1840 - Remaining unimproved Parish Portland George Bowman 38 Wicklow Delirium Tremens 11th Dec 1840 - Died 15th Dec 1840 Kings Ward, City Catherine Loftus 21 Galway Ordinary Insanity 29th Dec 1840 - Remaining improved York County Patrick Quinn 60 Tyrone Ordinary Insanity 31th Dec 1840 - Remaining unimproved Ireland, direct   City and Parish of Saint John, NB 11 December, 1840 Geo. Matthew, Superintendent	Marco Polo Project Saint John First City Council Research Documents Branch Constitution Branch Reports
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