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Sir Gabriel Wood's Mariners' Asylum

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25: 17: 331: 83:. At that time, there were forty-five former mariners and seamen residing there with ages ranging from 58 to 84 years old. The staff included the Governor of the Institution, Adam MacKay, a matron, a housekeeper, a laundress, and two servants. In November 2020, inspections by 79:. He bequeathed his entire estate to his wife Louisa Augusta and his sister Francis Ann Wood. A memorandum instructed them to establish a home providing for the care of local destitute seamen. Sir Gabriel Wood's Mariners' Asylum was included in the 292: 250: 95:, and lack of resources to uphold the standards they set for the home. In March of 2022, the property was sold to Torah Capital Limited, a London company. 406: 411: 275: 24: 416: 391: 372: 43:
which opened 17 October. 1854. It was built to house and care for aged and impoverished seamen belonging to the counties of
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who owned the facility decided to close the home. As reasons, they cited increased pressures resulting from the
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Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland
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identified several deficiencies in the care being provided. The Trustees of the
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and later as Commissary-General of Accounts for the
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Greenock
Scotland
Renfrewshire (historic)
Ayrshire
Dunbartonshire
Argyll
County of Bute
Maryland
Caribbean
Mediterranean
Canada
1861 United Kingdom census
Care Inspectorate (Scotland)
Sailors' Society
Covid-19 pandemic
The History of Greenock
"Sir Gabriel Wood's Mariners' Home"
"Clan Wood Society"
"History of Sir Gabriel Wood's Mariners' Asylum"
"CLOSURE Of Historic Greenock Maritime Care Home Announced Just Days After Critical Report Published"
"London firm buys Sir Gabriel Wood's Mariners' Home"
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