Stimpson, William

ID
2660
Nationality
English
British
Occupation
Deaf-blind
Summary
Age of onset of deafness and blindness not known, but both by age 13. Entered the Hugh Myddleton School refuge but exhibited continuous serious behavior problems and was kicked out. An industrial school for "troublesome" children refused to take him because of his deaf-blindness, and a school for the deaf rejected him because of his behavior problems. He ended up in a workhouse at Sheperdess Walk, London, and nothing more about his is known.
References
Touch, Touch, and Touch Again, p.37.
Dates
1881?-?