BRISTOL INFIRMARY IN-PATIENTS REGISTER INDEX 1750-1775 INTRODUCTION The Bristol Infirmary was instituted as a charity in 1735 and opened the doors to its newly built premises in 1737. Over the years it has been enlarged and improved and now provides medical services on a large scale in the centre of Bristol. It received the “Royal” accolade in 1850 at the wish of Queen Victoria. In the national context it was one of the earliest of the major hospitals and as such it admitted patients from a very wide area; all over Somerset, Gloucestershire and well into Wales. The family historian is fortunate that from the very first day in 1737 records of admission were kept of all the patients that were treated. The records of In-patients were kept in large ledger books and entries made across the full double page under the following headings. Patient's Names Age Parish Recommender Admission date Distemper (ailment) Discharge date State (on discharge i.e. cured or transferred or died) Entries in the early registers are made in chronological order by date of admission. This means that there is virtually no chance of finding a particular person without an index which is why this one has been compiled. It covers the years 1750 to 1775 only although a start has been made on indexing other years. The index includes the Patient's names; Age; Parish and date of admission and is indexed alphabetically by Surname. The ailment for which the patient was admitted may be found by consulting the original volumes, or these days a microfiche copy in Bristol Record Office. The fiche reference is 35893/19. The entry will be found under the date of admission. However there is one pit-fall waiting for the unwary. At the end of each year a summary of patient numbers was drawn up by the Infirmary, presumably for statistical purposes. Those patients not discharged by the last audit day of the year (not necessarily December 31st) were "carried forward" and their names re-entered at the commencement of the following year using the same date of admission. They therefore appear twice in the register. In the original register such patients are indicated by the ABSENCE of a date in the "DISCHARGE" column in the year when admitted. Therefore in the absence of a "DISCHARGE" date for a patient, the searcher should move forward to the beginning of the next year to seek the duplicate entry. It is this entry that will include the discharge date and the State, or outcome of the treatment. This index was compiled by Gordon and Barbara Faulkner, long-standing members of the Society, and our thanks are due to them. Bristol & Avon Family History Society January 2009 BRI In-Patient Index (A NEGRO) WILLIAM 19 1767 MAR 23 (A BLACK) PRINCE 16 ST JAMES 1769 JAN 02 (A NEGRO) JOHN 20 ST STEPHENS 1752 APR 23 (A NEGRO) SELADINE 19 ST JAMES 1752 MAR 19 ?MMOUR JOSA. 35 ST JAMES 1765 JUL 04 ABARNATHA MARTHA 22 TEMPLE 1774 JAN 20 ABBERLEY THOMAS 42 ST JAMES 1773 NOV 24 ABBOT ANNE 40 ST STEPHENS 1762 MAY 22 ABBOT ANNE 40 ST STEPHENS 1764 JAN 20 ABBOT JNO. 23 ST JAMES 1760 OCT 21 ABBOT JNO. 33 ST PHILIPS 1772 JUN 18 ABBOT JOHN 50 TEMPLE 1771 APR 29 ABBOT SAMUEL 28 ST JAMES 1769 NOV 06 ABBOT SARAH 40 ST JOHN 1759 JUN 28 ABBOT THO 46 TEMPLE 1765 JUN 03 ABBOT WILLM. 43 KEYNSHAM 1762 SEP 11 ABBOTT AGNIS 22 ST PHILIPS 1754 MAY 06 ABBOTT ANN 6 ST PHILIPS 1774 OCT 24 ABBOTT ANN 55 ST PHILIPS 1775 JAN 12 ABBOTT JNO. 30 ST GEORGE 1772 AUG 31 ABBOTT JNO. 30 ST GEORGE 1772 FEB 27 ABBOTT JOHN 9 KEYNSHAM 1757 SEP 12 ABBOTT JOHN 27 ST PHILIPS 1768 JAN 07 ABBOTT JOHN 56 ST JAMES 1773 MAY 24 ABBOTT SAMUEL 16 SHEPTON MALLET 1764 NOV 15 ABBOTT THO 42 TEMPLE 1766 JAN 06 ABBOTTS JOHN 27 LONGWARDINE HEREFS 1768 MAY 26 ABERDEEN MICHAEL 45 ST STEPHENS 1767 JAN 22 ABERNATHY JOHN 26 ST STEPHENS 1766 JUL 08 ABRAHAM EVAN 23 ST MARY REDCLIFFE 1755 OCT 02 ABRAHAM JNO. 30 ST JAMES 1772 JUL 02 ABRAHAM LAZARUS 40 ST MARY REDCLIFFE 1774 DEC 29 ABRAHAM LEWIS 26 LANOVER, MON 1751 JUL 25 ABRAHAM MARTHA 28 HAVERFORDWEST 1755 NOV 24 ABRAHAMS JOHN 39 ST JAMES 1769 SEP 04 ABRAM ANNE 24 TEMPLE 1764 MAY 21 ABRAM EVAN 23 ST PETERS 1763 MAY 30 ABRAM MARTHA 26 ST JAMES 1757 OCT 20 ABSON THOS. 12 ST JAMES 1764 JAN 19 ABURG JANE 74 REDLAND 1760 SEP 29 ABURG WM. 36 WESTBURY 1762 MAR 18 ACERY EDWARD 50 TEMPLE 1771 FEB 28 ACKFORD WM. 14 ST PETERS 1756 OCT 14 ACKINGS WM. 25 ST JAMES 1765 AUG 29 ACKLIN SARAH 66 ST NICHOLAS 1754 MAR 04 ACKSTONE ELIZ 24 ST PHILIPS 1754 NOV 21 ACLINGTON MARY 11 ST JAMES BATH 1760 JUL 28 ACOTT VIRGIN 23 SHEPTON MALLETT 1753 OCT 18 ACREMAN MARY 36 BATH 1767 APR 13 ACREMAN SARAH 20 BEDMINSTER 1765 FEB 18 ACTON ELIZ 77 TEMPLE 1761 SEP 21 ADAM HENRY 46 ST STEPHENS 1773 FEB 11 ADAMS ABM. 13 ST THOMAS 1755 JUL 17 ADAMS ABM. 14 ST GEORGE 1756 AUG 06 ADAMS AGNES 50 ST PHILIPS 1774 JUN 13 ADAMS ANN 2 ST PHILIPS 1774 DEC 08 ADAMS ANN 10 ST PHILIPS 1774 SEP 21 ADAMS ANNE 25 WINTERBOURNE 1767 NOV 09 ADAMS CHARLES 18 ST PHILIPS 1765 JUN 20 ADAMS CLEMINTINE 26 ST SEPULCHERS CAMB 1753 APR 09 BRI In-Patient Index ADAMS DEBORAH 1 ST JAMES 1772 JUN 15 ADAMS DOROTHY 20 ST AUGUSTINES 1761 SEP 24 ADAMS DOROTHY 20 ST MICHAELS 1757 JAN 24 ADAMS DOROTHY 25 CHRISTCHURCH 1764 JUL 19 ADAMS DOROTHY 30 ST AUGUSTINES 1762 DEC 20 ADAMS DOROTHY 30 ST NICHOLAS 1766 DEC 25 ADAMS DOROTHY 34 ST THOMAS 1772 MAY 21 ADAMS DOROTHY 35 ST NICHOLAS 1766 JAN 25 ADAMS DOROTHY 46 TEMPLE 1771 MAR 14 ADAMS ELIZ 30 ST JAMES 1763 APR 11 ADAMS ELIZ 35 ST JAMES 1764 MAY 17 ADAMS ELIZ. 36 ST JAMES 1772 JAN 13 ADAMS ELIZTH. 14 ST PHILIPS 1771 MAY 02 ADAMS ELIZTH. 30 ST PHILIPS 1773 NOV 08 ADAMS ELIZTH. 38 ST JAMES 1772 NOV 02 ADAMS EUNICE 35 PORTBURY 1767 FEB 23 ADAMS GEO 17 A SAILOR 1761 JUL 03 ADAMS HESTER 50 ST PHILIPS 1774 SEP 19 ADAMS HESTER 60 ST JAMES 1774 OCT 05 ADAMS JAMES 40 ST PHILIPS 1758 OCT 30 ADAMS JANE 30 ST STEPHENS 1769 JUN 19 ADAMS JANE 40 ST STEPHENS 1769 APR 13 ADAMS JNO. 35 STAPLETON 1761 JAN 19 ADAMS JNO. 50 HENBURY 1771 JUL 04 ADAMS JOHN 30 ST JAMES 1774 APR 23 ADAMS JOHN 48 ST MARY REDCLIFFE 1767 OCT 11 ADAMS JOHN 55 CANNINGTON SOM. 1766 MAR 24 ADAMS JOS 40 ST PHILIPS 1761 FEB 23 ADAMS JOS. 40 ST PHILIPS 1772 JUN 04 ADAMS JOS. 45 ST PHILIPS 1773 JAN 04 ADAMS JOSEPH 29 ST JAMES 1765 JUL 01 ADAMS JOSEPH 50 ST PHILIPS 1773 JUN 10 ADAMS JOSH. 57 ST PHILIPS 1771 APR 25 ADAMS JOSIAH 30 ST PHILIPS 1773 APR 08 ADAMS JOSIAH 46 ST JAMES 1772 MAR 05 ADAMS MARTH. 50 ST JAMES 1772 AUG 17 ADAMS MARTHA 50 BEDMINSTER 1760 NOV 20 ADAMS MARTHA 55 WICK GLOS 1752 APR 23 ADAMS MARY 30 TEMPLE 1772 JUN 11 ADAMS MARY 38 WINTERBOURNE 1755 DEC 01 ADAMS MARY 39 ST PHILIPS 1772 SEP 07 ADAMS MARY 40 ST PHILIPS 1774 OCT 20 ADAMS MARY 40 ST PHILIPS 1774 SEP 21 ADAMS MARY 44 ST MICHAELS 1767 JUN 29 ADAMS MARY 50 ST PHILIPS 1774 NOV O1 ADAMS MARY 65 ST MARY REDCLIFFE 1757 OCT 28 ADAMS PATIENCE 16 STAPLETON 1765 JAN 24 ADAMS RICHD. 35 TEMPLE 1760 MAR 13 ADAMS SAMUEL 14 ST MARY REDCLIFFE 1753 NOV 06 ADAMS SARAH 20 ST PHILIPS 1771 APR 18 ADAMS SARAH 20 ST PHILIPS 1774 FEB 14 ADAMS SARAH 60 ST PHILIPS 1771 MAR 18 ADAMS STEPHEN 43 ST PHILIPS 1772 AUG 24 ADAMS THO 20 SHIREHAMPTON 1764 OCT 01 ADAMS THO 27 ST NICHOLAS 1752 JUL 02 ADAMS THOMAS 0 ST JAMES 1772 AUG 27 ADAMS THOMAS 26 STAPLETON 1768 OCT 31 ADAMS WILLIAM 49 ST PHILIPS 1774 JAN 27 ADAMS WILLM. 37 ST PHILIPS 1752 AUG 20 ADAMS XR. 65 ST JAMES 1760 NOV 13 BRI In-Patient Index ADAMSON DAVID 0 ST STEPHENS 1772 MAY 14 ADDERLY PAUL 33 ST MICHAELS 1766 FEB 03 ADDES WILLIAM 20 UPTON 1755 NOV 10 ADDIS JNO 24 ST PHILIPS 1752 NOV 09 ADDIS JOHN 80 ST NICHOLAS 1767 AUG 06 ADDIS MARTHA 42 OLVESTON 1758 OCT 16 ADDIS MARY 26 ST JAMES 1754 SEP 30 ADDIS WALTER 62 ST JAMES 1756 JUN 07 ADDIS WALTER 70 ST JAMES 1759 APR 02 ADDISON DANL. 17 ST STEPHENS 1752 JAN 13 ADDISON RACHAEL 43 ST MICHAELS 1753 MAY 31 ADDISON RACHAEL 48 ST MICHAELS 1756 FEB 23 ADDISON RACHAEL 48 ST MICHAELS 1759 NOV 12 ADDISON RACHAEL 60 ST MICHAELS 1770 MAR 12 ADDISON RACHEL 48 ST MICHAELS 1759 NOV 12 ADDISON THOMAS 12 ST MICHAELS 1755 SEP 25 ADDISON THOS. 16 ST JOHN 1758 AUG 31 ADDISON WM. 50 ST MICHAELS 1756 AUG 16 ADERLEY MARY 51 ST PHILIPS 1765 AUG 16 ADLAM JOANNA 16 LONG ASHTON 1768 JAN 25 ADLAM JOSEPH 42 LONG ASHTON 1769 FEB 08 ADLAM JOSH. 50 ST PETERS 1772 OCT 01 ADLAM MARY 7 ST MARY REDCLIFFE 1766 DEC 08 ADLAM PETER 14 CASTLE PRECINCTS 1754 AUG 08 ADLAM THIN 36 WILTS 1759 JUL 09 ADLAM THIN 40 ST GEORGE WILTS 1760 MAY 19 AGAR GEO 6 CHRISTCHURCH 1753 MAR 20 AGEN JOHN 30 ST STEPHENS 1774 OCT 04 AHETERSON JOHN 27 A SAILOR 1767 APR 06 AICKIN WM.