NRS-21319 | References of persons employed [Gladesville Hospital for the Insane]

Full description

This volume is labelled References, Hospital for the Insane Gladesville 1883-1890.

It contains pasted-in sheets of paper which provide personal details of persons seeking employment at the Hospital. Information recorded includes physical attributes, whether the applicant can read or write, Religion, address, previous employment history/trade/military service details, how long in Colony, ship of arrival, plus comments as to suitability, character etc. A small number of sheets have at some time been removed.

All but one are annotated in red with the word "Engaged" and the date. The earliest date engaged was 2 April 1883 and the latest date engaged noted was 21 April 1890. There is a notice of resignation dated 29 February 1896. Occasionally, annotations record details of employment at the hospital.

From  around May 1885 the pasted-in sheets become forms printed with the following headings: Date, Name, Address, Age, Height, Weight, Marital Status, Religion and Nativity.

There is space for additional information (employment history, comments as to suitability, character etc) beneath. There is a slight format change in 1886 but the headings are unchanged.

Some of the sheets are accompanied by references to people attesting to applicants' good characters and suitability.

(4/10797). 1 vol.

Note
This description is taken from post-Concise Guide registration, [4 June 1997].