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    Is anyone able to visit Preston - Lancs Record Office for me please?
    I have a friend visiting from N Zealand later this year. He was adopted and his father was a patient at Whittingham Asylum - he died 11-8-1966 and is possibly buried there. He would like to visit his grave if it still survives.

    I received this email from them:

    I can confirm that here in the Lancashire Archives we hold archives from the former Whittingham Hospital including the records listed below, which may include information relating to William Henry Pennington, who was admitted to the hospital twice, as follows:
    Admitted: 2 September 1946
    Patient no: 31387
    Regraded to Voluntary Status: 28 April 1947
    Discharged: 22 August 1948


    Admitted: 28 February 1949
    Patient no: 33381 (later renumbered 1651/60/I)
    Died: 11 August 1966


    The records which may include information about the period spent by William Henry Pennington in the hospital are as follows:


    Reference HRW 9/5*
    Medical Register, 1943-48


    Reference HRW 12/106*
    Reception Orders, 1946


    Reference HRW 12/108*
    Reception Orders, 1947


    Reference HRW Accession 8279, Box 5*
    Register of Patients Admitted – Section 20-21, 1948-1952


    Reference HRW Accession 8279, Box 18
    General Register, 1948-1950


    Reference HRW Accession 8279, Box 22
    General Register, 1957-1960


    Reference HRW Accession 8279, Box 23
    General Register, 1960-61


    Reference HRW Accession 8279, Box 49*
    Funeral Book, 1947-1968


    Reference HRW Accession 8279, Box 51
    Register of Burials, 1920-1991


    Reference HRW Accession 8279, Box 72*
    Card Index, c1948-c1995

    * Asterisk denotes records not yet fully open to public inspection

    If any of these could be viewed, especially the Burial record if nothing else I would be so grateful.
    Thanks
    Kat

    My avatar is my mother 1921 - 2012

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    Hi Kat I might be going in May. The Lancashire Archives will close completely to the public between June and October due to work needed to be done. So if I'm going I will pm
    you

    Whittingham Hospital is where my Gt Grandmother died there in the 1930's.

    As your friend seen this website on Whittingham Hospital

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    • #3
      That's very kind of you Sharon. I think you have to phone a few days in advance to order the documents. Yes I have all the info - I have been scouring the internet!

      xx
      Kat

      My avatar is my mother 1921 - 2012

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      • #4
        Katarzyna, I've sent the details to my sister and I'll let you know if she can go and if so when.
        Margaret

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        • #5
          Katarzyna, My sister says she will do it but it won't be for a couple of weeks. I'll let you know exactly when as soon as she can say.
          Margaret

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          • #6
            Thank you Margaret
            Kat

            My avatar is my mother 1921 - 2012

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            • #7
              Sharon, as Margaret's sister is going within the next two weeks or so I will take her up on that. Thank you so much for offering ; there are so many lovely people around
              Kat

              My avatar is my mother 1921 - 2012

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              • #8
                Well that was quick work!

                I have had an email this morning:

                William Henry Pennington was buried in the churchyard of Whittingham Hospital on 16 Aug 1966, I believe the plot no. to be 186 in the C of E section of the new graveyard, it looks as though the grave numbers were added to the record at a later date.

                Thank you Simon, Sharon and Margaret
                Kat

                My avatar is my mother 1921 - 2012

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                • #9
                  Your welcome Kat always happy to help if I can.

                  Oh that's good news that you got some info on William

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