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Asylum Ewell Epileptic Colony Photo

SABEY, George David

Lesley LeeJanuary 28, 2022October 17, 2022

What happened to this Bootmaker?

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COLSON, Mary Ann

The Lambeth Needlewoman

COLSON, Mary Ann
BAILEY, Kate

b.1882-d.1914 Kate Bailey née Cheer was born in 1882 in Abingdon, Berkshire to a farming family. Unfortunately, there is little cheer in this family’s story,…

BAILEY, Kate
ABBOTT, Mary Winchester

The Yale graduate and published author

ABBOTT, Mary Winchester
FLETCHER, George

Was an unfortunate accident responsible for this man's epilepsy?

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PELHAM, George

Survivor of The Titanic

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STACE, Louisa

The glove maker

STACE, Louisa
YEO, Marian Elizabeth

The silver polisher

YEO, Marian Elizabeth
WHITROD, Elizabeth

Coping with 6 family deaths within 4 months

WHITROD, Elizabeth
BELLAMY, Louisa

Lost her twin brother, aged 4

BELLAMY, Louisa
BUCKERIDGE, Lily Ada

b.1873-d.1914 Lily Ada Buckeridge was born on 8th Sept 1873 in Deptford Kent. Her parents were John Thomas Buckeridge (1848 –1924) born in Newbury, Berkshire…

BUCKERIDGE, Lily Ada
DODD, George

The French Polisher

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BIGFORD, Emma

b.1838 - d.1912 Early life – 1830s to 1840s Emma was born on 14th April 1838 in Paddington and lived to be nearly 74 years…

BIGFORD, Emma
THOMPSON, Samuel Thomas

The Solicitor's Clerk

THOMPSON, Samuel Thomas
KILMINSTER, George Thomas

The Kensington Plumber

KILMINSTER, George Thomas
WILSON, Frederick Leon

b.1892 - d.1911 Intro Frederick was born on 4th May 1892 at 30, St Albans Street, Lambeth. According to the 1911 census, he was the…

WILSON, Frederick Leon
DUNKINSON, Matilda

b.1878 - d.1907 Dunkinson has been spelt in a variety of ways on the sources discovered, however I believe they are transcription errors and that…

DUNKINSON, Matilda
STASZEWICZ, Felicja

How the Russian Revolution destroyed a family of Polish nobility

STASZEWICZ, Felicja
GARCÍA, Félix

Famous Flamenco dancer and Picasso's muse

GARCÍA, Félix
FELL, Sachinais Alicia

b.1873 - d.1910 When I began my research into Sachinais, very little could be found. The only records showing such a name are the records…

FELL, Sachinais Alicia
FAY, Tottie

The Worst and Wickedest Woman in London

FAY, Tottie
KING, Harriet

b.1836 - d.1913 Introduction: I took on this story and at first thought it might be a nice easy one to complete, but how wrong…

KING, Harriet
CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth

The Domestic Servant

CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth
CORBETT, John Francis

b.1858-d.1908 This story is probably typical of the majority of unfortunate people who passed through the asylum system during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. John…

CORBETT, John Francis
ALDRIDGE, Frederick William

The Mechanical Engineer

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LEWIS, James

b.1859-d.1912 James's parents and siblings James was born on 30 September 1859 in the Camden Union workhouse and at his baptism on 19 Oct 1859…

LEWIS, James
TIDYMAN, Samuel

Escaped childhood murder!

TIDYMAN, Samuel
GORSUCH, Joseph

b.1846 - d.1916 Joseph Francis Gorsuch was born on the 7th of May 1846 at City Road, St Luke, Shoreditch, London, England to parents William…

GORSUCH, Joseph
SPACKMAN, Lily Sophia

The giggling tomboy

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BARNET, Enid

Daughter of famous colonial architect who built Sydney.

BARNET, Enid
HONEY, Joseph Thomas

b.1843 – d.1912 Early Life Joseph Thomas was the fifth of seven children born to Joseph Honey (1804-81) andMargery Couch (1811-66) who were both born…

HONEY, Joseph Thomas
WOOD, Mary Ann

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WOOD, Mary Ann
TRIGGS, George

The Railway Porter

TRIGGS, George
BENTLEY or MACHON, Minnie

The young bookkeeper and the Silk Merchant

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SABEY, George David

What happened to this Bootmaker?

SABEY, George David
HOWARD, Frank

b. 1876 - d. 1912 Frank’s appearance in the Lunacy Register and his hospital admission form do not record his DOB but according to the…

HOWARD, Frank
HODGES, Annie Harriet

b.1831 - d.1911 Annie Harriet Conway was born on the 16th August 1831 in Holborn, Camden, England to parents Charles Conway and Ann Thiselton, she…

HODGES, Annie Harriet
MORGAN, Alfred

Orphaned at 13

MORGAN, Alfred
BOWDERY, Agnes Bessie

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…

BOWDERY, Agnes Bessie
CARTER, George James (James George)

Christ's brother or King of England?

CARTER, George James (James George)
GARLAND, Percy Ernest

b.1882-d.1916 Percy's parents and siblings Percy Ernest Garland was born in Blackheath, Kent in the 4th Q of 1882, the fourth of six children. No…

GARLAND, Percy Ernest
FRANCIS, Amelia

The mysterious case of the Widow and the Decorator - The mystery of a lady who left home and was never seen again. Only years…

FRANCIS, Amelia
APPLETON, Caroline Sophia

b.1831-d.1911 Caroline’s parents Caroline Sophia Appleton was born Caroline Sophia Barnaschina in the 1st quarter of 1831 in Gravesend, Kent. Her parents were upholsterer Anthony…

APPLETON, Caroline Sophia
WATERER, Richard James

A 20ft fall led to strange behaviour

WATERER, Richard James
CASSAN, John Sheffield

The Hollywood film star's brother.

CASSAN, John Sheffield
FOLWELL, Dora

The Dressmaker

FOLWELL, Dora
MAURISCHE, Marie Theresa

Additional difficulty of not speaking English

MAURISCHE, Marie Theresa
WEEKES, Esther

A mother of 10

WEEKES, Esther
PEDLEY, Byron

The boisterous, Victorian star of the stage

PEDLEY, Byron
GILBERT, George

Died aged just 22

GILBERT, George
FLAXMAN, Elizabeth

The tailoress suffering depression

FLAXMAN, Elizabeth

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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12 Jan

Do you know of any schools or groups who may wish to run a painting workshop in support of #MentalHealthAwareness ?
@SurreyHeritage @sryhilsradio @CombatStress
Planting Event of the ceramic flowers ...planned for 2023 in a suitable TBA location on Hook Road/Horton Lane junction.

Out of Sight, Out of Mind? @OutofSightEpsom

Our posies for forgotten Epsom residents are growing!

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Friends of Hartwood Paupers Cemetery @fohpc ·

11 Jan

Happy #HeritageTreasures Day!

We’re proud to have been awarded #NationalLottery and other funding to enable us to remember and tell the stories of the 1255 souls who where once forgotten and ...unnamed

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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·

9 Jan

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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