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Sunday, November 17, 2013
Andrew Dougall Blair
Jessie by all accounts seemed to have quite a close relationship with her brother Andrew. Andrew's great grandson Harley Couper has written the following account of his VERY interesting and exciting life at sea:
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Saturday, January 12, 2013
Jessie's sister Martha Blair
I obtained some family birth and death certificates lately, Martha's showing that she had died at Ashburn Hall in 1927. Ashburn Hall was a clinic for the mentally unwell. The Hocken Archive in Dunedin has copies of admission documents and case notes, and the following were taken from Martha's records:
Martha Blair - admitted 8 February 1926 with "advanced Tuberculosis of the lung and Melancholia". Her occupation listed as "Teacher of small private school".
Case notes:
"She is dull and depressed, takes no interest in anything, is slow in answering simple questions, says that there is not hope for her, that she will never be well, that she is no longer a Christian. Her general appearance, conduct and conversation indicate that she is labouring under acute mental depression."
The rest of the case notes record a sad physical and mental decline from March 1926 through to her death in June 1927, and while it was originally my intention to put these notes on the blog, out of respect for Martha I won't.
She was visited by her sister Florence during her time there, and the tone of the case notes suggests a great deal of care and concern for Martha.
I am keen to hear more about Martha and her life prior to this sad decline from the older members of the family.
Martha Blair - admitted 8 February 1926 with "advanced Tuberculosis of the lung and Melancholia". Her occupation listed as "Teacher of small private school".
Case notes:
"She is dull and depressed, takes no interest in anything, is slow in answering simple questions, says that there is not hope for her, that she will never be well, that she is no longer a Christian. Her general appearance, conduct and conversation indicate that she is labouring under acute mental depression."
The rest of the case notes record a sad physical and mental decline from March 1926 through to her death in June 1927, and while it was originally my intention to put these notes on the blog, out of respect for Martha I won't.
She was visited by her sister Florence during her time there, and the tone of the case notes suggests a great deal of care and concern for Martha.
I am keen to hear more about Martha and her life prior to this sad decline from the older members of the family.
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