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Garry

Garry Report 9 Sep 2010 05:45

I had a female ancestor b 1870 that is shown as "imbecile from birth" and appears on the 1871, 1881, and 1891 census still living with parents. But not on 1901. Her death was 1902.
Being an "imbecile" would she have married? Can't find any record.
Would her parents have had her "put away"? Hospitalized? If so, would there be records for this?? This is in Ansty, Warwickshire area.

Anyone shed any light on this for me?

Thanks

Penny

Penny Report 9 Sep 2010 07:31

I doubt she'd have married - no telling really, she might have done.

Would her parents have had her "put away"? Hospitalized? Again who can tell? might have done, for brief peroids although it looks as though she lived at home for the greater part of her life
What name did she die in?

Kay????

Kay???? Report 9 Sep 2010 10:09

If she was in a institution then she maybe just under her initials as many were.

Karen in the desert

Karen in the desert Report 9 Sep 2010 12:21

I've come up with a few ideas.

As she was an imbecile, it could be that she spent long and/or frequent periods, throughout her life, in hospitals or instituions. And it could be nothing more than pure coincidence that she was at home with her parents on those census nights of 1871, 81, 91.

Or, it could be that her health deteriorated as she got older and by 1901 she had to go away from home.

Or, it could be that as her parents got older, they could no longer manage, so she had to go to an institution or even to a younger relative? By 1901 she must have been in her 30's, perhaps her parents were rather elderly by then?

K

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