Most Workhouses at that time had provision for the insane. Her occupation is a very telling one - lead poisoning can lead to insanity, or to such mental confusion that it was mistaken for insanity.
Yes, I wondered if it was David who died, but that makes the entry even odder...why record the death of a man and record the fact that his wife was insane?
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Yes, I wondered if it was David who died, but that makes the entry even odder...why record the death of a man and record the fact that his wife was insane?
OC
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