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It was not your ignorance Evelyn,it was me telling you to do it,so if it is anyones fault that you got the answer you did then it is MY fault.
I did explain on a thread someone posted that they were discussing it on why I did ask you not to give your thread number,but that thread is now deleted..
At least if this thread gets deleted(Evan forbid) I have my file of most things that have been done by me And others on here in it ,so not all would be lost.
The Sheriffs Office on Stornoway called while I was out yesterday and left a message on my answerphone to call them back about the Will we want to see,so I shall do that on Monday.

Evelyn

you had absolutely no reason to apologise to the helpers on the Clinic board

It was not your fault.


They are supposed to be there to break down brick walls.


Unfortunately, they are only allowed to use GR, findmypast and Scotlands People .......... not any other sites.



sylvia

Please Viv dont let anyone upset you as what you did you did in good faith and thought you were doing the right thing. There is no way you would upset anyone intentionally, lets just put it down to experience

Springfield Mental Hospital - known years ago as the asylum - is where, so I understand, my great-grandfather worked; he was a bricklayer.

Evelyn, it would not show much of the hospital but if you would like to see a photo of him doing his work, I would be happy to send it to you.

No one has upset me Ev,you should know by now that is VERY hard to do,but I did not like the way your post was handled and it made me CROSS ,nor did I like the remarks I saw on that other thread I spoke of ,especially as they spoke of me as "another member"and not by any of the names I am known as on here when they know my boardname very well,who doesnt with what it is?..
If I had been able to answer on your thread on the Clinic board I would have said my say on it then,but of course as I am not one of the Clinic nurses I could not,and I would not be one of them for all the tea in China and I may upset one or two of them intentionally if I see it happen again with anyone whom I know to be of your age and kind personality ....

And just to add that anyone who has a pop at you again will get some of that Tongue Pie that I have been studiously taking note of from Janey Canuck..;)

Evelyn, the photo is on its way. Please let me know when it has arrived :-)
Signing off the computer soon.

Well lets pretend it never happened, I am 78 and if upsetting old ladies is the thing to do I shall just have to put up with it but I dont want them upsetting people that have been so kind to me.
I didnt see the thread that you refer to so couldnt put a reply on there, I think a private message would have suficed to put me on the right track

Just received this message back from the kind GR member about going to NA to look up possible Nurse records for Diane.

Subject: RE: Diane Leslie Macleod

Hi yes will have a look at na for you if i go next week, will see what i can do

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Sorry I cant say who it is ,but they prefer it that way so I am respecting their wishes,but they are an experienced researcher who helps on here sometimes....

Viv /Fan / FBG

Thank you so much Viv and I will respect her wishes but please assure her that I am very grateful to her(and to you of course)

Past your bedtime is it not you doddery old lady of 78,go get your beauty sleep.
Can you get sleep to make you beautiful at your age?
I do hope so as I need it now ,let alone in another 26 years !

Goodnight My friends Viv is sending me to bed XX

she's also let out what her age might be :)))))))

night night Ev

sleep tight
xxx

Thank you for that information and your interest

Just bringing this forward from the last page as I think you may have missed it Erin.?
It was looked up at LMA by a GR member for Evelyn through me..


This is the PM I received and passed on to Evelyn.


Diane Leslie Macleod started work at Springfield
7.6.1927, left 19.6.1928.

Only had clerks minute books..

I will be going again maybe next week. So will see what else they may have. Girl did look and couldnt see anymore that would help. But worth another try.

Sorry its not much. But at least you now know she was there and was a nurse.

Further to our PMs yesterday Evelyn
I now have to send an email to a place in Scotland for them to find the WILL (I hope).
My but this WILL is giving the run around I tell you,but I WILL not give up.

Thank you for all the trouble you are going to for me Viv, you are a GEM

Copy of email sent

To whom it may concern.
I have found the details of a Will that I would very much like to purchase

Robert MacLeod died in Liverpool Workhouse Infimary on 7th of March 1917 aged 58 years,occupation was Ships Carpenrter on his death cert and his home address was
14 Battery Park, Stornaway.
Confirmation was granted to Catherine MacLeod McKinnon ...widow?in Stornoway on 12th January 1918 I think and the Will was sealed on 28th January 1918,Registry London.
It was then returned to Scotland and resealed I am told by someone at the Records Office in Edinburgh but have yet still to get a copy as they say it is not with them although they had its details in front of them I am told by them,I know...very strange.
Please would it be possible to start your search from the 7th of March 1917 through to 1930 as suggested to me by the last person I spoke to in Scotland this morning about this matter..
My home address is

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My phone Number is

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I have never applied for a copy of a Will or any other Deeds/Papers that may go with it before so I do hope I have done this correctly.
I would like everything relevant to this man that could be found please.
Thanking you for your time and patience on this matter.
Vivienne

Relating to the hospital records, might be worth getting in touch with them?
Mental Hospital Records and the Freedom Of Information Act (2000) and Data Protection Act (1998)

Because of the nature of these records and the sensitive, sometimes distressing, information that they may contain, it is necessary to place strict access restrictions on records that name patients for 100 years after the last date in the record. Staff records are similarly restricted for 75 years. Such restrictions ensure that the identity of a patient or staff member is protected and that sensitive and confidential information is not released for general access.

Health records are generally deposited with an archive repository by a local health authority and once transferred, they are held by the repository on behalf of the Lord Chancellor under s.4(1) of the Public Records Act (1958). Although restrictions to mental health records are applied and strictly adhered to at Surrey History Centre, as public records, health records are subject to the terms and conditions of the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and access to them may be considered under the terms of this legislation.

Once it has been established that records relating to a particular individual have survived then a searcher may complete and sign a form requesting access to restricted documents. Surrey History Centre will then liase with the appropriate health authority responsible for depositing the records and reach a decision as to whether or not permission for access should be granted. There are several exemptions within the legislation that can prohibit access to sensitive records being granted, although such exemptions are cited and explained and are subject to appeal to the Freedom of Information Officer in Surrey County Council and ultimately to the Information Commissioner.

It should be remembered that even though one family member may be keen to find out key information relating to an ancestor admitted to one of Surrey's mental institutions, other family members, who may still be alive, could be a little more reticent at the prospect of such information coming to light. To protect the identities of third parties sometimes mentioned within health records, any references to third parties who may still be alive will be redacted or concealed from view - even if a general permission for access is granted.

For details on how to access particular mental hospital records please contact:

Surrey History Centre
130 Goldsworth Road
Woking
Surrey
GU21 6ND

Telephone: 01483 518737
E-Mail: [email protected]
Contributor:Surrey Heritage

To the best of my knowledge my mother was not admitted to a mental hospital, she worked there, I have 3 brothers and we would all very much like to know of mothers past so there is no problem there.
Thank you for your interest