My ancestor was in an asylum : brief guide to asylum records in Australia and New Zealand / Shauna Hicks.

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TitleMy ancestor was in an asylum : brief guide to asylum records in Australia and New Zealand / Shauna Hicks.DescriptionIf you have lost an ancestor, or simply misplaced them for a few years, then asylum records may be worth investigating. This brief guide provides an introduction to resources available and how to use these resources effectively.Personal authorHicks, Shauna, authorImprintSt Agnes, SA : Unlock the Past, 2014.; Â©2014.LanguageEnglishDate2014-2014Collation56 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 21 cm.ISBN9781921956348Bib. formatBooksNotes"The potential value of asylum records for family history research is often underestimated ... people could be placed in an institution for a wide variety of reasons and for maybe only a few days. Asylums were not just for people with mental illnesses, they often were refuges for the old and the destitute. Those people with no one else to care for them or unable to care for themselves often found themselves in institutional care"--Introduction.; Includes bibliographical references (page 53) and index.

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Library of Congress (keywords)Genealogy -- Archival resourcesAsylums -- Australia -- HistoryAsylums -- New Zealand -- HistoryInstitutional care -- Australia -- HistoryInstitutional care -- New Zealand -- HistoryAustralia -- Genealogy -- Handbooks, manuals, etcNew Zealand -- Genealogy -- Handbooks, manuals, etcAustralia -- GenealogyNew Zealand -- Genealogy

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My ancestor was in an asylum : brief guide to asylum records in Australia and New Zealand / Shauna Hicks.