See also
Name:
Joseph Richmond
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
1871, 1871 Census for Josph Richmond in The Three Counties Lunatic Asylum
1881, 1881 Census for Joseph Richmond (Wilts County Lunatic Asylum)
Birth:
1837
Haddenham, Buckinghamshire1
Baptism:
23 Jan 1837 (age 0)
the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
Address: Watlington, Oxfordshire
Census (living with parents):
30 Mar 1851 (age 13-14)
1851 Census - living with parents
Occupation:
frm 1860 to 1865 (age 22-28)
Address: in Bedforshire and Wiltshire
In the 1871 Census he is shown as an attendant at the Three Counties Lunatic Asylum at Stotfold in Bedfordshire. In the 1881 Census he is shown as the Male Chief Attendant at the County Lunatic Asylum at Devizes in Wiltshire. In the Marriage Certificate of his son Horace to Alice Richmond he is shown as a Mental Hospital Attendant. The dates that he started and ceased working in an asylum are not known and the dates given - particularly the date he started - are best guesses. It would seem from the Census information that his duties required him to live in
Census (not recorded):
7 Apr 1861 (age 23-24)
Parent:
18 Jul 1866 (age 28-29)
Birth of son Horace
Census:
2 Apr 1871 (age 33-34)
The Three Counties Lunatic Asylum2
Address: Stotfold, Bedfordshire
where he was the Shoemaker Attendant which presumably meant that he repaired the inmates' shoes. Judging from the fact that there were about 30 staff and something approaching 400 inmates it must have been a very large institution. It is surprising to see that there is only two doctors for all those inmates and the emphasis must have been on control rather than cure. The conditions must have been pretty terrible. The senior doctor (Medical Superintendent) lived in with this family - his wife was the matron.
Although Joseph is shown as being married his wife must have lived elsewhere although where is not known as her census record could not be found and it is thought she died in 1867. This is reinforced by the fact that their son Horace was living with his uncle in Haddingham.
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 43-44)
Address: Devizes, Wiltshire
where he was the Male Chief Attendant. Judging from the fact that there were nearly 60 staff and something approaching 500 inmates it must have been a very large institution. It is surprising to see that there is only one doctor for all those inmates and the emphasis must have been on control rather than cure. The conditions must have been pretty terrible.
Although he shown as being married his wife must have lived elsewhere although where is not known as her census record could not be found and it is thought she died in 1867. This is reinforced by the fact that their son Horace was lodging nearby in the village of Potterne.
Death:
1886 (age 48-49)7
Address: Devizes, Wiltshire
Spouse:
Children:
Marriage:
1858 (age 20-21)8
Address: the Registration District of Aylesbury
1881 England Census for Joseph Richmond in County Lunatic Asylum, Devizes St James, Wiltshire, (Ancestry image of National Archives RG11/2041; Folio 87; Page 1). Custom Id: RG11/2041; Folio 87; Page 1; Line 7; Name, age and place of birth. Cit. Date: 3 April 1881. National Archives. Call Number: 1881 Census.
1871 England and Wales census, Stotfold, Bedforshire, The Three Counties Lunatic Asylum, RG10/1552; Folio 147; Page 1; Line 20, head of household: Joseph Richmond, National Archives.
1881 England Census for Joseph Richmond in County Lunatic Asylum, Devizes St James, Wiltshire, (Ancestry image of National Archives RG11/2041; Folio 87; Page 1). Custom Id: RG11/2041; Folio 87; Page 1; Line 7; Joseph Richmond Male Chief Attendant at Wiltshire County Lunatic Asylum. National Archives. Call Number: 1881 Census.
General Register Office, Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage for Horace Richmond and Alice Eleanor Dowell, (Issued by General Register on 6 Aug 2007 in reponse to Application No COL330700). Custom Id: MXD350327; Groom's FatherJoseph Richmond (deceased)Rank or ProfessionAttendant (Mental Hospital). Jack Ward, The Nook, Silver Street
Bampton
Tiverton
Devon
EX16 9NR. Tel: 01398332458, Email: familyhistory@blackwithies.demon.co.uk.
1881 England Census for Joseph Richmond in County Lunatic Asylum, Devizes St James, Wiltshire, (Ancestry image of National Archives RG11/2041; Folio 87; Page 1). Custom Id: RG11/2041; Folio 87; Page 1; Line 7; Registration District:Sub-DistrictDevizes St JamesWilts County Lunatic AsylumAddress:Devizes St JamesWilts County Lunatic AsylumAddress:Id NamesCondAge OccupationWhere Born158Joseph Richmond-Mar44 Male Chief AttendantHaddingham, Buckinghamshire. National Archives. Call Number: 1881 Census.
1881 England Census for Charles Smith in Potterne, Wiltshire, (Ancestry image of National Archives RG11/2043; Folio 4; Page 1). Custom Id: RG11/2043, Folio 4, Page 1, Schedule 4; Horace Richmond boarder with Charles and Elizabeth Smith in Potterne. National Archives.
General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Death of Joseph Richmond. Cit. Date: Q4 1886.
England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, Joseph Richmond, Q4 1858, Aylesbury, Volume 3A; Page 657, General Register Office.