No. of Admission 8278
Name Ann Forrest
Occupation Housewife
Chargeable to Dewsbury
Admitted on the 15th day of May 1880
Facts observed by W. Bayldon Batley
Appears dejected and melancholy, answers questions only after persistent questioning
unless they refer to her husband. She says he is not her husband. And does not
belong to her, also that he has attempted to poison and murder her many times,
all which is delusions.
Other facts communicated: Says her husband is not her own and never was, has
taken a strong aversion both to him and her sister and to very bitter toward
both. Neglects her household work and when asked questions often answers irrelevantly.
Age 44
Religious persuasion Methodist Free Church
Previous Place of Abode Bradford Road
Williams Buildings
Batley no number
Not 1st Attack; Age on First Attack; 42
Has been in Wakefield Asylum in 1879 Insane
Since her discharge March 11th
Supposed Cause Change of Life
Not Epileptic Not Suicidal
Is Dangerous to others
Name and Residence of nearest known relative Joseph Forrest,
Mechanic, Williams Buildings, No Number, Bradford Road, Batley, Nr Birstall,
the address of her husband
Relieving Officer Fred Ellis
Has One children
Can read and write
Relatives similarly affected: Mother died at Wakefield Asylum,
An Aunt (on Mother’s side) has been in an asylum
Not tear clothes; or break windows
Is attentive to the calls of nature; habits
temperate
Bodily disease None
Head not injured:
Medical or other remedies used: None
Statement sent to Commisioners in Lunacy
History. Patient left this Asylum in March at the request of her friends, and
got on fairly well up to a month ago. Employed regularly at her household duties.
She then became negligent, slowly and developed elusions. She persists in saying
her husband is not hers and was married to her and says he has poisoned her,
held her down to the boards and twice tried to murder her, she has been excited,
violent and unmanageable but not suicidal. She has lost sleep but taken her
food.
Family History. Her mother (Rachel Middleton) was an inmate of the asylum and
died here. Her mother’s sister has also been insane. No Apoplexy, Epilepsy
or Phthisis in family.
Personal History. She has been a steady, sober, industrious woman and was never
suspected to have been weak minded. Causation assigned
