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Day: 26 January 2021

MINCHER, Samuel
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MINCHER, Samuel

Isabel KnightJanuary 26, 2021September 17, 2021
b.1840 – d.1908 Between Sep-Oct 1840 Samuel John MINCHER was born in Northamptonshire to Thomas MINCHER (1816-1864) and Mary (1817-1887). His father Thomas was born in Shoreditch, Middlesex, and his...
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BOWDERY, Agnes Bessie
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BOWDERY, Agnes Bessie

Brian CullenJanuary 26, 2021January 9, 2023
b.1844-d.1914 Agnes Bessie Corke was born in the 4th Quarter of 1844 in the Registration District of Camberwell, London, although her actual birth place was probably Peckham. The parents of...
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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
21 Jan

Coming soon! Watch this space for more 'craft and chat' workshops and beautiful painted flowers remembering local people, via @OutofSightEpsom
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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
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Do you know of any schools or groups who may wish to run a painting workshop in support of #MentalHealthAwareness ?
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Planting Event of the ceramic flowers
...planned for 2023 in a suitable TBA location on Hook Road/Horton Lane junction.

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Our posies for forgotten Epsom residents are growing!

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Happy #HeritageTreasures Day!

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Mrs Lavinia Everley made headlines when she mysteriously disappeared from her home in London in 1911. Despite Scotland Yard's best efforts, they couldn't locate her anywhere; so how did she end up in... Long Grove #Asylum? @Lucy_Worsley
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