Richard Gaunt
- Born: Abt 1777, Renold, Bedford, England
- Christened: 14 Dec 1777, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
- Died: 27 Jul 1855, Lunatic Asylum, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England aged about 78
- Buried: 1855, Lunatic Asylum, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
General Notes:
1841 Census: Age 65 - Living: District County Lunatic Asylum, Bedfordshire, England - Patient. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Age 77 at the time of his death. Richard lived in the asylum for 41 years, being the longest resident. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The hospital was known as Bedford Lunatic Asylum from 1812 - 1846, then as Three Counties Asylum from 1846 - 1928, then as Arlesey Three Counties Hospital from 1929 - 1960. The hospital was in Ampthill Road, Bedford.
Noted events in his life were:
• Baptism.
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