In-patient, 1858

HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS RECORD

Hospital	Dorset County Hospital	Patient type	In-patient
Number	4222	Date admitted	15 Apr 1858
Name	Eaton, Jesse	Renewed	–
Age	31	Under whose care	Dr. Cowdell
Occupation	Shoemaker	Disease	Consol[idation] of lung
Parish	Charlton	Discharged	[No date]
Recommended by	Rev. W. Harte	Outcome	Madness?
Note	Ticket renewed by Thomas Bastard Esq, 10 June
Source	Dorset History Centre, Dorset County Hospital in-patient admissions register 1847-59, NG/HH/DO(C)/5/2/1

 

OTHER SOURCES

1851 census – . [The National Archives, HO107/1848, folio 358, p. 12; HO107/1853, folio 483, p. 19]

In 1856 he twice received extra poor relief from Blandford Poor Law Union:

• 11 Oct 1856: Relief was given to the following able-bodied paupers: Eaton, Jesse, Charlton. Ill. Bowel comp[lain]t
• 15 Nov 1856: Relief was given to the following able-bodied paupers: Eaton, Jesse, Charlton. Ill.

[Dorset History Centre, Guardians’ minute book, Blandford Union, BG/BF/A/1/8, pp. 24 and 36]

Lunacy order dated 5 Jul 1858, leading to his admission to Dorset County Asylum the next day:

Name	Jesse Eaton
Sex & age	Male   32 years
Condition	Married
Occupation	Shoemaker
Religion	Dissenter – Independent
Abode	Charlton Marshall
First attack	Yes
Duration of existing attack	One week
Supposed cause	Religious melancholy Attempted to destroy himself 3 times
Chargeable	Blandford Union