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ALDRIDGE, Frederick William

Nari FairbanksNovember 7, 2022March 8, 2023

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WILSON, Eleanor Lydia Kate

b.1865 - d.1914 Eleanor Emily Lydia Kate Maule was born on the 11th October 1865 at Westminster, London. She was the daughter of William and…

WILSON, Eleanor Lydia Kate
YEO, Marian Elizabeth

The silver polisher

YEO, Marian Elizabeth
EVANS, Ida Ellen

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EVANS, Ida Ellen
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
STASZEWICZ, Felicja

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BURTON, Susan

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ALLEN, Mary Ann

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ALLEN, Mary Ann
KING, Harriet

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DODD, George

The French Polisher

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MAURISCHE, Marie Theresa

Additional difficulty of not speaking English

MAURISCHE, Marie Theresa
COLSON, Mary Ann

The Lambeth Needlewoman

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RIDLEY, Valentine George

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RIDLEY, Valentine George
TIDYMAN, Samuel

Escaped childhood murder!

TIDYMAN, Samuel
FRESTON, Catherine Louisa

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…

FRESTON, Catherine Louisa
FELL, Sachinais Alicia

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FELL, Sachinais Alicia
HOLTON, Emma

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HOLTON, Emma
WOOD, Mary Ann

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WOOD, Mary Ann
WATERER, Richard James

A 20ft fall led to strange behaviour

WATERER, Richard James
CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth

The Domestic Servant

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BUCKERIDGE, Lily Ada

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BUCKERIDGE, Lily Ada
EFFEMEY, John

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EFFEMEY, John
WEEKES, Esther

A mother of 10

WEEKES, Esther
REEVE, Jane Sarah

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REEVE, Jane Sarah
CLAYTON, Ada

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CLAYTON, Ada
APPLETON, Caroline Sophia

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APPLETON, Caroline Sophia
GILBERT, George

Died aged just 22

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CASSAN, John Sheffield

The Hollywood film star's brother.

CASSAN, John Sheffield
LEWIS, James

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LEWIS, James
BENTLEY or MACHON, Minnie

The young bookkeeper and the Silk Merchant

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CUTHBERT, Thomasine

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CUTHBERT, Thomasine
SPACKMAN, Lily Sophia

The giggling tomboy

SPACKMAN, Lily Sophia
STACE, Louisa

The glove maker

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COPELAND, Mary Ann (née Myring)

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COPELAND, Mary Ann (née Myring)
WILSON, Frederick Leon

The common story of someone with epilepsy whose life was marred by a lack of understanding of the condition.

WILSON, Frederick Leon
ALDRIDGE, Frederick William

The Mechanical Engineer

ALDRIDGE, Frederick William
GILCHRIST, Jane

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GILCHRIST, Jane
KILMINSTER, George Thomas

The Kensington Plumber

KILMINSTER, George Thomas
FOLWELL, Dora

The Dressmaker

FOLWELL, Dora
KOEKKOEK, Hendrick B.

A famous Dutch artist from a famous artistic family; yet missing from the historical records. Why did this son end up at the Asylum?

KOEKKOEK, Hendrick B.
WARD, Caroline

Without the invaluable case notes for Caroline Ward, we would not be able to tell any of her sad story.

WARD, Caroline
CARTER, George James (James George)

Christ's brother or King of England?

CARTER, George James (James George)
PEDLEY, Byron

The boisterous, Victorian star of the stage

PEDLEY, Byron
PFAFFENBACH, Augustus

The German Tailor who came to London

PFAFFENBACH, Augustus
SIMCOCK, Ellen (Nellie)

We are not sure why Ellen (Nellie) Simcock entered Manor Asylum but she was visited often by family members

SIMCOCK, Ellen (Nellie)
GLENISTER, Arthur

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GLENISTER, Arthur
DUNKINSON, Matilda

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DUNKINSON, Matilda
HAMILTON, Sarah Lloyd

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HAMILTON, Sarah Lloyd
SABEY, George David

What happened to this Bootmaker?

SABEY, George David
HONEY, Joseph Thomas

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HONEY, Joseph Thomas
ENDERSON, Gertrude

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ENDERSON, Gertrude

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