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Hanwell Lunatic Asylum

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Debra

Debra Report 21 Nov 2009 20:11

Does anyone know where patients who died in the Hanwell Lunatic Asylum would have been buried in 1915?

Susan

Susan Report 21 Nov 2009 20:50

Hi Debra,
I am not exactly sure but there is a large cemetery in Hanwell. It is called Westminster Cemetery.
Also the Hanwell Lunatic Asylum was called St. Bernard's Hospital.

Sue
I hope that this is of some help.

clairejo

clairejo Report 21 Nov 2009 22:03

I worked at Ealing hospital about 15 years ago and during that time they had completely redeveloped the area of the old asylum into very nice flats.
We lived in Hanwell itself but was only a five minute walk to the hopital.
Mac's advice seems sound.
Good luck

Linda

Linda Report 21 Nov 2009 22:16

Theres two big grave yards in Hanwell, But I would think that bodies would have been returned to the families.
lynn

Researching:
Wells Ealing and E/W Ilsley Webbs H/Wycombe Lambourns E/Ilsley Deacons E/Ilsley Cannings Derry

Debra

Debra Report 23 Nov 2009 17:00

Thanks everyone. Visited the cemetery yesterday and it is huge!!! Got the number of the cemetery office and will give them a ring to see if they have any information. I'm beginning to think that perhaps they were cremated!! That makes my search even harder!

Sharron

Sharron Report 25 Nov 2009 10:13

Unless they were alone in the world would they not have been buried wherever the rest of the family were buried rather than at a place connected to the hospital?