In-patient, 1851, 1855 & 1866

HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS RECORD

Hospital	Dorset County Hospital	Patient type	In-patient
Number	2071	Date admitted	9 Oct 1851
Name	Wellman, Ambrose	Renewed	–
Age	29	Under whose care	Dr. Cowdell
Occupation	Labourer	Disease	Genl. paralysis
Parish	Woodsford	Discharged	4 Dec 1851
Recommended by	Mr. Kerslake	Outcome	In statu quo
Source	Dorset History Centre, Dorset County Hospital in-patient admissions register 1847-59, NG/HH/DO(C)/5/2/1

 

Hospital	Bath Hospital	Patient type	In-patient
Number	–	Date admitted	13 Jan 1852
Name	Wellman, Ambrose	Renewed	–
Age	–	Under whose care	–
Occupation	–	Disease	Paralysis
Parish	Woodsford	Discharged	8 Apr 1852
Recommended by	–	Outcome	Relieved
Source	Bath Record Office, Bath Hospital, management committee minutes 1850-57, 0386/1/20, p. 152

 

Hospital	Dorset County Hospital	Patient type	In-patient
Number	3373	Date admitted	12 Oct 1855
Name	Welman, Ambrose	Renewed	–
Age	33	Under whose care	Mr. Curme
Occupation	Carter	Disease	Sprain of ankle
Parish	Woodsford	Discharged	25 Oct 1855
Recommended by	Mrs. Middleton	Outcome	Cured
Source	Dorset History Centre, Dorset County Hospital in-patient admissions register 1847-59, NG/HH/DO(C)/5/2/1

 

Hospital	Dorset County Hospital	Patient type	In-patient
Number	7065	Date admitted	26 Feb 1866
Name	Wellman, Ambs.	Renewed	–
Age	40	Under whose care	Mr. Tudor
Occupation	Carrier	Disease	Fracture of leg
Parish	Woodsford	Discharged	5 Apr 1866
Recommended by	Admitted as accident	Outcome	Cured
Source	Dorset History Centre, Dorset County Hospital in-patient admissions register 1859-67, NG/HH/DO(C)/5/2/2

 

CASE HISTORY

1. “The following is a list of the patients discharged from the Bath Hospital during the last month … RELIEVED. … Ambrose Wellman, Woodsford, Dorset, … paralysis.” [Bath Chronicle, 27/05/1852, p. 4]

2. “ACCIDENTS.–Two accidents, though not of a very serious nature, have been admitted into the Dorset County Hospital.  Ambrose Wellman, a carrier, of Woodsford, with broken leg from a fall, … Both are progressing favourably.” [Sherborne Mercury, 27/02/1866, p. 5]

3. 1881 census – Ambrose Wellman, formerly ag lab, cripple, aged 60, unmarried, born Woodsford, head of the family living at Woodsford, with sister, Rebecca Wellman, cripple, aged 52, unmarried, and brother Benjamin Wellman, formerly ag lab, cripple, aged 48, unmarried. [The National Archives, 1881 census, RG11/2112, folio 81, p. 10]