
Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette, Thursday, 13 August 1840. Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Reproduced with kind permission of The British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchives.co.uk).
From the 1820s to mid 1850s, the Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette published lists of patients discharged from the Bath Hospital who had “derived great benefit from the use of the Bath waters”. It is unlikely that the Bath Chronicle lists were comprehensive, not least because patients who were not “cured” or “much better” were excluded.
The details of 217 Dorset patients have been extracted from the lists published during the period 1835 to 1854. Towards the end of the period, the published lists appeared more sporadically. The lists were published every month during 1835-38 and 1840-43, but in the remaining years they were incomplete to a greater or lesser degree, with no lists published at all in 1849.
Some of the Dorset patients, like Matilda CHERRETT of Corfe Mullen, received treatment at the Bath Hospital more than once. Others – such as Ambrose WELLMAN, Joseph SQUIBB and William MEDWAY – were treated at the Bath Hospital and at Dorset County Hospital.
Surname | First name | Year | Parish | Disease | Outcome | Issue date | Pg. no. |
ABBOTT | William | 1840 | Wimborne Minster | Rheumatism | Cured | 13-Aug | 4 |
ALLEN | William | 1836 | Blandford | Sciatica | Cured | 15-Dec | 4 |
AMES | William | 1851 | Charlton | Rheumatism | Relieved | 17-Jul | 4 |
ATKINS | Stephen | 1839 | Winterbourne | Rheumatism | Much better | 07-Feb | 3 |
AUSTIN | George | 1842 | Canford Magna | Weakness of leg | Cured | 17-Feb | 4 |
BAKER | Mary | 1837 | Twerne Minster [Iwerne] | Paralysis of the right arm | Cured | 13-Jul | 2 |
BAKER | Mary | 1843 | Lyme | Rheumatism | Much better | 16-Mar | 4 |
BALL | Francis | 1854 | Stourpaine | Rheumatism | Cured | 02-Feb | 4 |
BALLOTT | Anne | 1835 | Spetisbury | Rheumatism | Much better | 08-Jan | 3 |
BALSTON [see also BATETON] | Samuel | 1845 | Bridport | Stiff knees | Much better | 25-Sep | 3 |
BARDON | Mary | 1836 | Winterbourne Kingston | Rheumatism | Much better | 04-Feb | 2 |
BARNES | Charles | 1840 | East Stoke | Sciatica | Cured | 08-Oct | 4 |
BARNES | Emanuel | 1841 | Lytchett Minster | Rheumatism | Cured | 09-Dec | 4 |
BARNES | Henry | 1852 | St. James, Poole | Rheumatism | Cured | 22-Apr | 4 |
BARTLETT | John | 1852 | Iwerne | Rheumatism | Relieved | 22-Jul | 4 |
BARTLETT | John | 1853 | Iwerne Minster | Rheumatism | Relieved | 07-Jul | 4 |
BASTABLE | Charles | 1839 | Marnhull | Rheumatism | Cured | 14-Nov | 4 |
BASTABLE | Emily | 1853 | Shaftesbury | Rheumatism | Relieved | 12-May | 4 |
BATETON [see also BALSTON] | Samuel | 1850 | Bridport | Rheumatism | Much better | 10-Jan | 4 |
BATRICK | Elizabeth | 1848 | Wimborne | Rheumatism | Much better | 21-Dec | 4 |
BENNETT | Charles | 1835 | Stalbridge | Lepra | Cured | 07-May | 3 |
BILES | Thomas | 1854 | Tyneham | Rheumatism | Relieved | 02-Feb | 4 |
BISHOP | John | 1851 | Burstock | Eruption | Relieved | 17-Jul | 4 |
BISHOP | Joseph | 1842 | Hawkchurch | Sciatica | Cured | 17-Nov | 4 |
BISHOP | Samuel | 1842 | Cann St. Rumbold | Injury of hip | Much better | 20-Jan | 4 |
BLANCHARD | William | 1843 | Wimborne | Eruption | Cured | 13-Apr | 4 |
BLEATHMAN | Thomas | 1836 | Sturminster | Rheumatism | Much better | 03-Nov | 3 |
BONFIELD | Dinah | 1840 | Chardstock | Paraplegia | Much better | 09-Jul | 3 |
BOWERING | Ruth | 1848 | Cerne Abbas | Rheumatism | Much better | 01-Jun | 4 |
BRAKE | George | 1840 | Yetminster | Rheumatism | Much better | 17-Sep | 4 |
BRETT | John | 1836 | Yetminster | Haemiplegia | Much better | 03-Mar | 3 |
BUDDEN | James | 1840 | Loders | Rheumatism | Much better | 09-Jan | 4 |
BURR | William | 1851 | Morden | Sciatica | Cured | 17-Jul | 4 |
BUTT | George | 1844 | Iwerne Courtney | Diseased knee | Much better | 08-Jan | 4 |
BUTTON | John | 1853 | Handley | Rheumatism | Cured | 07-Jul | 4 |
CADDY | Thomas | 1838 | Broadwinsor | Lepra | Much better | 13-Dec | 3 |
CARTER | John | 1836 | Poole | Haemiplegia | Much better | 03-Nov | 3 |
CHAMP | Julia | 1841 | Osmington | Stiffness of knee | Much better | 11-Feb | 4 |
CHERRETT | Matilda | 1840 | Corfe Mullen | Psoriasis | Much better | 11-Jun | 4 |
CHERRETT | Matilda | 1842 | Corfe Mullen | Eruption | Cured | 21-Jul | 4 |
CHUTTER | Thomas | 1841 | Holy Trinity, Dorchester | Rheumatism | Cured | 11-Feb | 4 |
CLARKE | Jane | 1839 | Gillingham | Hip case | Much better | 14-Mar | 3 |
CLARKE | Thomas | 1844 | Halstock | Sciatica | Much better | 13-Jun | 3 |
CONWAY | Thomas | 1846 | Lytchett | Hip case | Much better | 11-Jun | 4 |
COOKE | William | 1840 | Motcombe | Rheumatism | Much better | 17-Sep | 4 |
COOPER | Samuel | 1852 | Sherborne | Rheumatism | Cured | 22-Jul | 4 |
COWARD | James | 1838 | Motcombe | Sciatica | Cured | 12-Apr | 4 |
COX | Benjamin | 1853 | Beaminster | Rheumatic gout | Relieved | 07-Jul | 4 |
CREWE | Susannah | 1843 | Stalbridge | Hip case | Much better | 05-Oct | 4 |
CROWDER | Henry | 1851 | Winterbourne | Leprosy | Cured | 16-Jan | 4 |
CULL | John | 1843 | Wimborne | Dropped hands | Cured | 28-Dec | 4 |
CULL | John | 1845 | Wimborne | Dropped hands | Cured | 23-Oct | 4 |
DAVIS | John | 1839 | Rampisham | Rheumatism | Much better | 03-Oct | 3 |
DAVIS | Louisa | 1850 | Bere Regis | Paralysis | Cured | 18-Jul | 4 |
DEMENT | George | 1854 | Beaminster | Rheumatism | Cured | 11-May | 4 |
DEWEY | William | 1847 | West Orchard | Eruption | Much better | 06-May | 4 |
DIBBEN | Henry | 1852 | Poole | Rheumatism | Relieved | 25-Nov | 4 |
DIBBEN | John | 1840 | Witchampton | Sciatica | Cured | 13-Aug | 4 |
DIFFEY | George | 1837 | Corfe Castle | Dropped-hands | Much better | 04-May | 3 |
DUNMAN | John | 1852 | Motcombe | Neuralgia | Cured | 25-Nov | 4 |
DURRANT | George | 1840 | Buckland Newton | Sciatica | Cured | 09-Jul | 3 |
EDWARDS | Leonard | 1841 | Winterborne Houghton | Rheumatism | Cured | 09-Sep | 4 |
ELFORD | Jeremiah | 1835 | Winterborne Stickland | Rheumatism | Much better | 10-Dec | 3 |
ELLIOTT | Charlotte | 1835 | Symondsbury | Lepra | Cured | 06-Aug | 3 |
EVELEIGH | Catherine | 1850 | Whitchurch Canonicorum | Hip case | Relieved | 23-May | 4 |
EXTANCE | Elizabeth | 1840 | Motcombe | Rheumatism | Much better | 28-May | 4 |
FARTHING | Rachael | 1844 | Bourton | Lumbago | Cured | 14-Nov | 4 |
FARWELL | James | 1853 | Chideock | Rheumatism | Relieved | 07-Jul | 4 |
FISH | Mary Ann | 1843 | Sturminster | Eruption | Much better | 20-Jul | 4 |
FOOKES | Sophia | 1836 | Church Knowles | Paralysis of the left arm | Cured | 07-Jan | 4 |
FOWLER | Isaac | 1837 | Lyme Regis | Psoriasias [sic] | Much better | 13-Apr | 2 |
FRAMPTON | Joseph | 1836 | Netherbury | Rheumatism | Cured | 07-Jan | 4 |
FROWD | Peter | 1838 | Parkstone | Rheumatism | Cured | 15-Mar | 3 |
FUDGE | T. | 1848 | Marnhull | Palsy | Cured | 01-Jun | 4 |
GALE | John | 1851 | North Poorton | Paralysis | Relieved | 13-Mar | 4 |
GEORGE | George | 1840 | Moreton | Rheumatism | Cured | 09-Jul | 3 |
GERRARD | Susan | 1845 | Melbury | Rheumatism | Much better | 21-Aug | 4 |
GIBBS | George | 1836 | Motcombe | Rheumatism | Cured | 15-Dec | 4 |
GILLARD | Isabella | 1846 | Milborne | Rheumatism | Much better | 17-Dec | 4 |
GILLARD | Mary Ann | 1852 | Holy Trinity, Dorchester | Rheumatism | Cured | 27-May | 4 |
GILLINGHAM | Sarah | 1838 | Hillfield | Dropt hands | Cured | 12-Apr | 4 |
GODDARD | Frances | 1842 | Motcombe | Paralysis | Much better | 17-Feb | 4 |
GOLLOP | John | 1839 | Netherbury | Rheumatism | Cured | 11-Jul | 3 |
GOLLOP | Robert | 1835 | Netherbury | Rheumatism | Cured | 03-Sep | 3 |
GOODRIDGE | Henry | 1840 | Gussage All Saints | Lumbago | Cured | 13-Aug | 4 |
GOUGH | Ethell | 1851 | Gillingham | Rheumatism | Cured | 17-Jul | 4 |
GOULD | John | 1838 | St. Giles [Wimborne] | Hip case | Much better | 13-Dec | 3 |
GRAY | John | 1842 | Stour Provost | Rheumatism | Much better | 15-Dec | 4 |
GRIFFIN | David | 1845 | Over Compton | Rheumatism | Much better | 27-Nov | 4 |
GRINTER | George | 1845 | Whitchurch | Rheumatism | Much better | 27-Nov | 4 |
HALL | Jane | 1837 | Gillingham | Rheumatism | Cured | 02-Mar | 3 |
HANSFORD | Edward | 1847 | Broadwinsor | Palsy | Much better | 06-May | 4 |
HARRINGTON | George | 1841 | Wimborne St. Giles | Paralysis | Much better | 09-Sep | 4 |
HARVEY | Charles | 1841 | Child Okeford | Rheumatism | Cured | 09-Sep | 4 |
HARWOOD | William | 1851 | Witchampton | Paralysis | Relieved | 16-Jan | 4 |
HASKETT | G. | 1847 | Marnhull | Rheumatism | Much better | 09-Sep | 4 |
HATCHER | Elizabeth | 1841 | Child Okeford | Lepra | Cured | 12-Aug | 4 |
HAYNE | Mary | 1835 | Nether Compton | Rheumatism | Cured | 08-Jan | 3 |
HAYTER | James | 1853 | Silton | Sciatica | Cured | 07-Jul | 4 |
HEDDITCH | William | 1853 | Sincleton [Tincleton?] | Rheumatism | Cured | 12-May | 4 |
HELLIER | Daniel | 1845 | Blandford | Eruption | Much better | 27-Nov | 4 |
HENSTRIDGE | George | 1851 | Tarrant Gunville | Paralysis | Relieved | 13-Mar | 4 |
HEWSON | John | 1850 | Blandford | Rheumatism | Cured | 23-May | 4 |
HILL | William | 1845 | Netherbury | Sciatica | Much better | 21-Aug | 4 |
HILLIER | Daniel | 1850 | Blandford | Eruption | Cured | 08-Aug | 4 |
HINDLEY | John | 1839 | Silton | Psoriasis | Cured | 11-Jul | 3 |
HIX | Thomas | 1838 | Silton | Sciatica | Cured | 13-Dec | 3 |
HOCKEY | Robert | 1840 | Stalbridge | Paralysis | Much better | 17-Dec | 4 |
HOUSE | James | 1850 | Bere Regis | Rheumatism | Cured | 23-May | 4 |
HOUSE | Jane | 1838 | Stoke Wake | Paralysis of the left arm | Cured | 08-Nov | 3 |
HURDLE | J. | 1847 | Sturminster | Hip case | Much better | 25-Feb | 4 |
ISAACS | Mary | 1835 | Handley | Complete loss of power of all the limbs | Cured | 04-Jun | 4 |
JACOBS | Stephen | 1846 | Hampreston | Rheumatism | Much better | 09-Jul | 4 |
JAMES | W. | 1848 | Morden | Sciatica | Much better | 01-Jun | 4 |
JEFFREYS | Mary | 1840 | Poole | Lumbago | Much better | 17-Dec | 4 |
JOHNSON | James | 1842 | Blandford | Rheumatism | Much better | 21-Jul | 4 |
JOHNSON | Richard | 1845 | Morden | Rheumatism | Cured | 13-Feb | 4 |
JOY | Eliza | 1837 | St. Giles [Wimborne] | Dropt hands | Cured | 07-Dec | 3 |
KEIL | Henry | 1835 | Witchampton | Dropt hands | Much better | 08-Oct | 3 |
KING | David | 1845 | Fordington | Sciatica | Cured | 21-Aug | 4 |
LAMBERT | Jane | 1836 | Moor Critchell | Rheumatism | Much better | 12-May | 3 |
LAMBERT | William | 1837 | Marnhull | Dropped hands | Cured | 14-Sep | 3 |
LANE | Elizabeth | 1838 | Glanvilles Wootton | Paraplegia | Much better | 04-Oct | 3 |
LANGDON | John | 1852 | Sturminster Newton | Spine case | Relieved | 22-Jul | 4 |
LEWIS | Benjamin W. | 1842 | Bere Regis | Paralysis | Much better | 13-Oct | 3 |
LIGHT | Henry | 1838 | Gillingham | Pityriasis [Psoriasis?] | Much better | 06-Sep | 2 |
LLOYD | George | 1840 | Gillingham | Rheumatism | Cured | 08-Oct | 4 |
LOCK | Charles | 1842 | Chaldon Herring | Rheumatism | Much better | 22-Sep | 4 |
LOCKYEAR | James | 1835 | Lyme Regis | Rheumatism | Cured | 08-Jan | 3 |
MANLEY | James | 1841 | Whitchurch | Lepra | Cured | 10-Jun | 4 |
MANLEY | James | 1842 | Whitchurch Canonicorum | Lepra | Much better | 16-Jun | 4 |
MANN | Simon | 1848 | Branksea | Rheumatism | Cured | 17-Feb | 4 |
MARTIN | John | 1836 | Gillingham | Psoriasis | Cured | 18-Aug | 3 |
MEACHAM | George | 1843 | Lyme Regis | Eruption | Cured | 16-Mar | 4 |
MEAD | William | 1843 | Stalbridge | Stiff ankle | Cured | 13-Apr | 4 |
MEDWAY | William | 1844 | Fordington | Lepra | Much better | 13-Jun | 3 |
MEECH | Ann | 1836 | Buckland Newton | Hip case | Cured | 07-Jul | 2 |
MEECHAM | Mary Ann | 1836 | Mosterton | Paraplegia | Much better | 07-Jul | 2 |
MERRIFIELD | James | 1854 | Compton Abbas | Rheumatism | Relieved | 16-Mar | 4 |
MILLER | John | 1840 | Woolland | Lumbago | Cured | 11-Jun | 4 |
MITCHELL | Stephen | 1839 | Gillingham | Rheumatism | Cured | 07-Feb | 3 |
MITCHELL | Thomas | 1835 | Gillingham | Rheumatism | Cured | 06-Aug | 3 |
MITCHELL | Thomas | 1837 | Winterbourne | Rheumatism | Cured | 12-Jan | 4 |
MOORE | Susannah | 1842 | Child Okeford | Eruption | Cured | 14-Apr | 4 |
MOORSE | Caroline | 1854 | Gillingham | Rheumatism | Cured | 02-Feb | 4 |
MORGAN | John | 1838 | Gillingham | Psoriasis | Cured | 06-Sep | 2 |
NEW | Lydia | 1842 | Winterbourne Abbas | Paralysis | Much better | 20-Jan | 4 |
NORMAN | Mary | 1841 | Lyme Regis | Eruption | Cured | 13-May | 4 |
NORMAN | Sarah | 1845 | Portesham | Eruption | Much better | 13-Feb | 4 |
OLIVER | George | 1838 | Fordington | Rheumatism | Cured | 06-Sep | 2 |
ORCHARD | Benjamin | 1842 | Lyme Regis | Lepra | Cured | 22-Sep | 4 |
PARSONS | Eliza | 1853 | Kington Magna | Paralysis | Cured | 12-May | 4 |
PARSONS | George | 1836 | Bradford Abbas | Rheumatism | Much better | 07-Jan | 4 |
PENNY | Edward | 1844 | Thornford | Rheumatism | Much better | 14-Mar | 4 |
PERROTT | Mary Ann | 1842 | Buckhorn Weston | Rheumatism | Cured | 21-Jul | 4 |
PERRY | Charles | 1841 | Handley | Rheumatism | Cured | 13-May | 4 |
PILE | Hannah | 1854 | Symondsbury | Rheumatism | Relieved | 16-Mar | 4 |
PITCHER | Giles | 1842 | Evershot | Rheumatism | Cured | 17-Mar | 4 |
PITMAN | Elisha | 1843 | Stickland | Eruption | Much better | 11-May | 4 |
PITMAN | Thomas | 1842 | Blandford | Sciatica | Cured | 12-May | 4 |
POMROYS | Daniel | 1851 | Broadwinsor | Rheumatism | Cured | 06-Nov | 4 |
PURCHASE | Martha | 1843 | Broadwinsor | Eruption | Cured | 10-Aug | 4 |
PURCHASE | Richard | 1840 | Abbotsbury | Eruptive | Much better | 08-Oct | 4 |
RANDALL | Eleanor | 1851 | Sturminster Marshall | Rheumatism | Relieved | 17-Jul | 4 |
READ | Thomas | 1851 | Buckhorn Weston | Paralysis | Relieved | 13-Mar | 4 |
REED | George | 1840 | Cucklington | Rheumatism | Much better | 28-May | 4 |
RICE | William | 1839 | Fifehead Magdalen | Psoriasis | Much better | 14-Nov | 4 |
RICHARDS | Sarah | 1842 | Winterbourne Abbas | Eruption | Much better | 17-Feb | 4 |
RYALL | James | 1853 | Stalbridge | Sciatica | Cured | 12-May | 4 |
SAUNDERS | Mary | 1843 | Sutton Waldron | Eruption | Cured | 07-Sep | 4 |
SHEPPARD | Giles | 1841 | Winterbourn Kingston | Hip case | Much better | 11-Feb | 4 |
SHORTO | Keturah | 1837 | Sydling St. Nicholas | Rheumatism | Much better | 12-Jan | 4 |
SLADE | John | 1838 | Kinson | Sciatica | Cured | 15-Mar | 3 |
SMITH | Edmund | 1844 | Marshwood | Rheumatism | Cured | 14-Mar | 4 |
SPENCER | Hannah | 1843 | Wimborne | Rheumatism | Cured | 16-Mar | 4 |
SPRATT | Ellen | 1852 | Over Compton | Rheumatism | Cured | 25-Nov | 4 |
SQUIBB | Joseph | 1850 | Longbredy | Spinal weakness | Relieved | 08-Aug | 4 |
STICKLAND | Fanny | 1847 | Wimborne | Lepra | Much better | 25-Feb | 4 |
STODDARD | William | 1841 | Sturminster Newton | Stiffness of hip | Much better | 09-Sep | 4 |
STONE | Ann | 1848 | Wimborne | Rheumatism | Much better | 27-Apr | 4 |
STONE | Elizabeth | 1843 | Portland | Rheumatism | Much better | 13-Apr | 4 |
STOWER | Enos | 1846 | Beaminster | Rheumatism | Much better | 12-Mar | 4 |
STURMEY | Elizabeth | 1840 | Puddletown | Rheumatism | Much better | 17-Sep | 4 |
SYMES | James | 1842 | Charminster | Rheumatism | Cured | 20-Jan | 4 |
TANSWELL | Susan | 1851 | Gillingham | Rheumatism | Cured | 06-Nov | 4 |
TAYLOR | Elizabeth | 1841 | Burhackett [Beer Hackett?] | Rheumatism | Much better | 12-Aug | 4 |
TAYLOR | Martha | 1844 | Whitchurch | Lepra | Much better | 13-Jun | 3 |
TAYLOR | William | 1846 | Beaminster | Rheumatism | Much better | 05-Feb | 4 |
THORN | Joseph | 1844 | Stoke Wake | Weakness of limbs | Much better | 11-Apr | 4 |
THORNE | George | 1854 | Cranborne | Rheumatism | Relieved | 02-Feb | 4 |
TIBBS | Sarah | 1835 | West Stafford | Lepra | Cured | 02-Jul | 4 |
TOMPKINS | John | 1840 | Motcombe | Lumbago | Cured | 17-Sep | 4 |
TOMS | Thomas | 1851 | Winfrith | Rheumatism | Relieved | 17-Jul | 4 |
TRICKETT | James | 1844 | Cranborne | Dropped feet | Much better | 25-Jul | 4 |
TROWBRIDGE | William | 1842 | Buckland Newton | Paralysis | Cured | 20-Jan | 4 |
TUCK | Elizabeth | 1839 | Beaminster | Stiffness of the ancle [sic] joints | Cured | 10-Jan | 3 |
TULK | Ann | 1837 | Westorehard [?] | Psoriasis | Much better | 07-Dec | 3 |
TURNER | Job | 1851 | Chardstock | Leprosy | Cured | 17-Jul | 4 |
UDEL | George | 1838 | Sturminster Marshall | Lumbago | Much better | 15-Mar | 3 |
VACHER | Sarah | 1839 | Milton Abbas | Lumbago | Much better | 03-Oct | 3 |
WALTON | Sarah | 1838 | St. Mary Blandford | Rheumatism | Cured | 03-May | 2 |
WARD | John | 1843 | Wyke Regis | Paralysis | Much better | 11-May | 4 |
WARR | William | 1836 | Halstock | Rheumatism | Cured | 08-Sep | 3 |
WARREN | Levi | 1850 | Marnhull | Lumbago | Relieved | 23-May | 4 |
WEBBER | Elizabeth | 1835 | Langton Matravers | Lumbago | Cured | 05-Mar | 2 |
WELLMAN | Ambrose | 1852 | Woodsford | Paralysis | Relieved | 27-May | 4 |
WHITE | Harriet | 1841 | Hazelbury Bryan | Weakness of arm | Much better | 11-Nov | 4 |
WHITTY | Richard | 1842 | Fordington | Sciatica | Cured | 17-Mar | 4 |
WILCOX | John | 1844 | East Stoke | Rheumatism | Much better | 14-Nov | 4 |
WILKINS | Jacob | 1846 | Bourton | Rheumatism | Much better | 11-Jun | 4 |
WILKINS | James | 1842 | Poole | Sciatica | Much better | 16-Jun | 4 |
WILKINS | Richard | 1836 | Motcombe | Rheumatism | Much better | 18-Aug | 3 |
WILKINS | Richard | 1837 | Motcombe | Rheumatism | Much better | 04-May | 3 |
WINTER | James | 1842 | Caundle Stourton | Rheumatism | Much better | 15-Dec | 4 |
WOOD | Louisa | 1843 | Blandford | Rheumatism | Much better | 29-Jun | 4 |
YEARBURY | Jane or James | 1844 | Sherborne | Sciatica | Much better | 11-Jan | 4 |
YOUNG | Ruth | 1840 | Witchamp [Witchampton?] | Eczema | Cured | 12-Mar | 4 |