Question

How do you find out if your family member was in a Institution?

Comments

The census has institution data you just enter a year location and given name.

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For which country?

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United States

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Thank you! I did not know this information was included on a Census

Answer 1

If they were in a residential institution at the time of an enumeration in the US, they will be shown there.  Otherwise, I would think you would need to review the records of the suspected institution.

Answer 2

Some states do produce records of transfers from hospitals to institutions like sanitariums. I just found records recently in Ohio like that, so I'd suspect there might be other states doing something similar.