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The entrance to Calderstones in the 1920s. | Mersey Care NHS Trust

The entrance to Calderstones in the 1920s.

Mersey Care NHS Trust

Charlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester

Wilhelmina D Family Story: Part Four

The documents here chart Wilhelimina leaving Calderstones and returning to her family home in Charlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester.

May 1st 1922 a letter from Wilhelmina D’s father expressing concerns about the delay in arrangements for his daughter to return home.

A letter, stamped May 9th 1922, from Wilhelmina’s father in which he talks about arrangements for picking her up ‘on Sat next’.

May 13th 1922 licence statement signed by Wilhelmina’s father.

January 2nd 1923 Wilhelmina released from her Order of Detention by the Board of Control.

Wilhelmina died in Chorlton-cum-Hardy in 1969, when she would have been in her late fifties.

Downloads

May 1st 1922 letter from Wilhelmina's father to Calderstones asking about her leaving arrangements. (46 KB Adobe Acrobat document, opens in a new window)

May 9th 1922 letter from Wilhelmina's father about coming to pick her up. (51 KB Adobe Acrobat document, opens in a new window)

May 13th 1922 licence statememt from Wilhelmina's father. (39 KB Adobe Acrobat document, opens in a new window)

January 2nd 1923 letter from the Board of Control to the Medical Superintendent of Brockhall stating that Wilhelmina D's Order of Detention has now ended. (42 KB Adobe Acrobat document, opens in a new window)

Keywords

1920s (13)

Calderstones (44)

Leaving Hospital (1)

Mental Deficiency (1)

Resistance (26)

Time period

1921-1923

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