George VANDERZEE [9073]

  General Notes:

Birth details - India Office records British Library.

Births.
At Palaveram, the lady of Lieut Henry Vanderzee, 27th NI., of a son.
Ref: The Asiac Journal 1 Jun 1834 pg 134, issue 54 Empire

George is a Legatee of his grandfather George's Will dated 21 May 1836

George is a beneficiary of his fathers Will Mar 1841, he was unmarried in 1881

Kensington Board of Guardians.
Thursday, January 30. Present: Mr Wilkins chairman; Mrs Walters, Ball, Burden, Langford, Maydwell, Finch, Bakewell, Freeman, and Greenway.
The clerk read the following letters which had been received by him:
Sirs, I have received several most sensibly written letters from my poor son, George Vanderzee, who through your kind aid, was placed in Hanwell Lunatic Asylum in 1859. My son entreats me to remove him, expressing great desire for employment. I enclose his last letter, that you may form a correct opinion of his capabilities. I am now sanguine of his recovery in spirits by a change of air and sea. I shall feel obliged by your authorising his discharge from the asylum, with the approbation of the medical officer. I am willing to make my son an allowance out of my pension, and have several friends to receive him on his quitting his present abode, with whom I have deposited a small sum to furnish him with clothes, for which he will be measured on my receiving your reply. I am about to take a situation to enable me to support my son, or would go to England to receive him. I have been obliged to live abroad for some time for economy, having in 1860 been robbed of near L100 by the frauds of a solicitor of the name of P. . . . . of Grays Inn Square, who has decamped to Australia, and ruined many others besides. I respectfully request you will lose no time in allowing my poor son to be at liberty. It is a month since I promised to acceed to his wishes, and much delay has arisen by my writing to the authorities at Hanwell by mistake.
I remain, etc
Harriet Vanderzee.
The following is the letter alluded to, which she had received from her son:
Hanwell Asylum, Middlesex.
December 21, 1861.
My Dear Mother, If you will leave some money with Smith, Elder, and Co., I should like to take a room at Mr Croneys house, 21, George Street, Greenwich, who is a very respectable man he left it to my honour to pay him 5 shillings, which I still owe him, for the use of a bedroom. I feel my life too painfully idle. I shall endeavour, as soon as possible, to obtain a situation in the East India office, for the cruel piece of injustice shown me by the surgeon. I earnestly pray you will come and see me. Whatever debts you may have I shall be glad to assist you out of, through my own exertions. The commissioners have shown great indifference to the promotion of my prospects. It is so very hurtful to find that some are under the impression that my mind is affected. Of course, if you write to any official it should be to Mr Wakeley, the coroner for Middlesex, and address to the asylum; he is here every fortnight. I particularly wish a suit of private clothes to be made from me. As it leads to mistakes amongst so many that are engaged within and outside the place, every insane person wearing a marked dress. The same food every day is monotonous enough. Your likeness is very well done; I should be far more pleased to see yourself, my mother. Have you not made any compromise to discharge your debts. Mr Wakeley is a pleasant spoken man. Have you heard of my sincere and kind friends, Mr and Mrs Scott; I hope you will contribute to the happiness of myself in the coming year. In consequence of some alteration in my letter I have written on this paper. I have been very much hurt by the manner my hair has been cut, on several occasions, hacking and cutting it nearly all off. The women, holding the lives of the attendants, have so little regard for respect. I am much obliged for the newspapers.
I remain etc
George Vanderzee.
The chairman observed that if the patient was discharged it must be on the authority of the medical officer. If the mother was on the spot, her son might be handed over to her, but they could not send him on the wide world. It was resolved that the letters should be forwarded to the authorities at the asylum.
West Middlesex Advertiser and Family Journal 1 February 1862

BDM Death. Vanderzee George aged 72. 1906 Mar Qtr Camberwell 1d 512

Vanderzee. 19th February, after a long illness, George, eldest son of the late Capt Henry Vanderzee, Madras Army, aged 72.
London Daily News Thursday, 22 February 1906.

Rosie Flower writes 2008 - George probably died Peckham House where he had been recorded a single lunatic
Ref 1901 Census

Anthony Turreff writes, 1891 Census, George was a patient with his cousins Georgiana and John in Camberwell House asylum, unable to trace on census

  Other Records

1. Census: England, 7 Jun 1841, Grays Inn Lane St Pancras. George is recorded as aged 7 not born in St Pancras

2. Census: England, 30 Mar 1851, 8 Sheffield Tce Kensington LND. George is recorded as a son aged 17 born East Indies British Subject

3. Census: England, 2 Apr 1871, St Clement Hastings. George aged 37 was lodging at West Hill Cottage Hastings, he had no occupation and was born in Palaverem Nr Madras India

4. Census: England, 3 Apr 1881, St JamesTaunton SOM. George is listed as an unmarried annuitant, aged 47 lodging at 13 Harmony Row Taunton. Born Madras India

5. Census: England, 31 Mar 1901, Camberwell LND. Vanderzee is a resident in Peckham House Camberwell a lunatic patient aged 67 single born in India. His occupation is given as a retired accountant