
This is an extract from the 1881 Census Returns for Northumberland which includes The County Lunatic Asylum at Morpeth.
Number 2, James Armstrong is referred to as Inmate. James was a married man, 47 years of age and a Shoemaker / Soldier by profession. He was born at Wooler in Northumberland.
Census Returns are an excellent source when doing family history. The Northumberland Record Office holds microfilm and microfiche copies of the Northumberland Census Returns from 1841 to 1901.