February 2021 - Friends of Horton Cemetery

KRZYZOWSKI, Josef

Sheila BerryFebruary 26, 2021September 17, 2021

b.1913 - d.1948 Intro Josef's story has been compiled by FOHC researcher, MOD records and information provided by Josef's son. Early Years Josef was born in Krzyzowa, Kraków, Poland on...

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EVANS, Ida Ellen

Brian CullenFebruary 25, 2021February 20, 2023

b. 1876 - d. 1913 1870s Born Ida Ellen Jacobs, Ida's birth was registered in the 1st Quarter of 1876 in the Registration District of Oundle. Her actual birthplace was...

Female Burials Horton Asylum

GEORGE, Frederica

Linda MartinFebruary 25, 2021October 8, 2021

b. 1862 - d. 1909 1860s Known as Frederica. Frederica was the first child of five found born to Frederick William Runyard George (b. 1816 the son of Joseph George...

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CASSIE, George William

Linda MartinFebruary 25, 2021October 26, 2022

b. 1856 - d. 1909 1850s George born in 2Q 1856 Kensington, was the second child of Christopher Cassie (b. 1822) and Harriett Bird (b. 1816). No Baptism found. His...

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KILMINSTER, George Thomas

Brian CullenFebruary 25, 2021October 17, 2022

The Kensington Plumber

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FRESTON, Catherine Louisa

Brian CullenFebruary 25, 2021February 20, 2023

b. 1829 - d. 1914 Intro Catherine Louisa Edward’s precise date of birth is not known but she was baptised on the 24th August 1829 in Stroud, Gloucestershire. It is...

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HOLLIDGE, Martha

Jane AllenFebruary 25, 2021May 18, 2023

b. 1848 - d. 1909 1840s Martha Sarah Agatha Waters was baptised at St Mary’s Church, Ewell on the 26th March 1848. She was the daughter of Thomas Waters, a...

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KENT, Edward John

A CFebruary 25, 2021September 17, 2021

b. 1875 - d. 1917 Working from the Long Grove record of Edward’s death in 1917, we found his birth in the March quarter of 1875 and his mother’s maiden...

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MEAD, Daisy

Brian CullenFebruary 25, 2021October 28, 2022

b. 1878 - d. 1914 Intro Daisy was living in the Manor Asylum when she died. She was said to be 35 years of age at death on the 12th...

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BANNISTER, Arthur

Theresa Kenefick-ConwayFebruary 25, 2021October 24, 2022

b. 1855- d. 1909 A summary of the evidence for Arthur is very interesting but confusing in places. It has taken a lot of cross referencing of data to ensure...

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SEARS, Albert

Anne DaviesFebruary 25, 2021September 17, 2021

b. 1889- d. 1910 1880s Albert William Sears was born on 1 February 1889 in Hoxton, Shoreditch to Alfred Seers (born in Bristol about 1845 according to his 1881 Census...

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BOARD, Elizabeth

Linda Miles-CartwrightFebruary 10, 2021April 16, 2023

Poor Elizabeth gave birth to a daughter in Horton Hospital – baptised Elizabeth Lilian Board. We do not know what happened to the baby.

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BROWN, Alfred Albert

Steve JohnsonFebruary 8, 2021April 3, 2022

b.1875 - d. 1910 This is a story that will require revisiting once we can obtain more information from the non-digitised Asylum records which may name family members or previous...

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STIDDIFORD, Edith

John WillmottFebruary 6, 2021October 28, 2022

b.1883 - d.1917 Note: The asylum records of Stiddiford appear to have evolved from the maiden name of Stideford. The parents of Edith Stideford, Nicholas and Elizabeth (nee Lovell), were...

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MUNDY, George

Jane AllenFebruary 6, 2021October 25, 2022

b.1909 - d.1909 Although this story is named for baby George MUNDY who lived for 11 days after being born in Long Grove Hospital and subsequently was buried in Horton...

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METROSOGLOW, John

Anne DaviesFebruary 5, 2021September 17, 2021

b. 1884 - d. 1910 John is something of a mystery. His first mention in the records is at aged 20, with no family connections. Indeed, he was the only...

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KEARNEY, Alfred

A CFebruary 3, 2021September 17, 2021

b.1878 - d.1917 Alfred Kearney was born in 1878, his birth was registered in the March Q in Camberwell registration district. His mother’s maiden name was WEBB, which I discovered...