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HORSEY, Joseph Maslen

Tony McGarryFebruary 15, 2022October 26, 2022

b.1897-d.1918 Joseph Maslen Horsey's parents were Henry and Sarah Ann née Maslen. They were married on 14 September 1890 in St. John’s Church Hoxton. Henry was 26 years old and...

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PETERSON, Sophia

Brian CullenFebruary 15, 2022January 9, 2023

b.1858-d.1915 Buried Horton Estate Cemetery. Indicated age at death is shown as 56 years. Sophia Peterson was born in the 2nd Quarter of 1858 in the District of Lambeth and...

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GILLER, Frederick William

Jenni LlewellynFebruary 15, 2022October 26, 2022

b.1861-d.1908 Frederick was born in 1861 in the Camberwell registration district to Frederick Gustavus Giller (1834 - 1881), a merchant’s clerk and Elizabeth ‘Minnie’, née Peacock (1837 - 1870). They...

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STACE, Louisa

Roger MillerFebruary 15, 2022October 17, 2022

The glove maker

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BROGAN, Mary

Anne DaviesFebruary 14, 2022February 14, 2022

b.1848-d.1910 To research Mary’s story I needed to start with her death certificate. This stated that she was a spinster aged 62, a domestic servant and had lived at 3...

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PAXTON, William Spencer

Jenni LlewellynFebruary 14, 2022April 3, 2022

b.1859-d.1908 William was born in 1859 to Thomas Paxton (1826-1867) and his wife, Emma née Cotton (1827-1880). They married in 1848 at Woburn. Thomas was a land agent/ostler, son of...

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WATKINS, Caroline

Jenni LlewellynFebruary 14, 2022October 26, 2022

b.1864-d.1907 Caroline was born in the September quarter of 1864, in the St Pancras registration district, London, to George Daniel Watkins, born in 1837 and Lucy Elizabeth Watkins, born in...

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SEARS, Emma

Brian CullenFebruary 14, 2022May 18, 2023

b.1865-d.1914 Known Facts Emma Sears died at the age of about 49 whilst a patient at Manor Asylum, Epsom, Surrey. Her alleged age suggested a birth about 1865. Her death...

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HOPE, Julia

Brian CullenFebruary 6, 2022April 7, 2022

b.1867-d.1915 Julia was an Asylum Patient who died and was then buried in the Horton Estate Cemetery, on the 8th July 1915. Her age was stated as 41 years. There...

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DONEGAN, Lottie Enid

Elizabeth AumeerFebruary 6, 2022February 16, 2022

b.1886-d.1914 Identifying Lottie Enid Donegan was very difficult. Only when records written five years after her death came to light was it possible to piece things together and unravel her...

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WALTER, Mary Elizabeth

Brian CullenFebruary 6, 2022April 7, 2022

b.1886-d.1906 Mary was born in the Wandsworth District of London. The surname recorded is shown as Walters not Walter, although the mother’s maiden name confirms this is the correct birth....

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McCLOUD, David Drummond

Brian CullenFebruary 6, 2022October 26, 2022

b.1878-d.1906 PREAMBLE David is recorded in the Horton Estate Cemetery Record as having been buried on the 13th December 1906 in Grave 920. His death age is stated as 27....

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HOLTON, Emma

Brian CullenFebruary 5, 2022April 17, 2023

The sad story of Emma of whom we know very little. She was born without speech and spent most of her life away from her family.

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ORPWOOD, Edith Annie

John WillmottFebruary 5, 2022February 16, 2022

b.1881-d.1917 Edith Annie Orpwood was born in 1881 to Richard and Elizabeth Orpwood. At this time, the family lived at 10 Cambridge Road, Kilburn, London. Edith’s birth was registered at...

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SHINE, John James

Louise TaylorFebruary 5, 2022February 16, 2022

b.1855 - d.1909 John James Shine was born on 9th September 1855, to Denis age 31 and Martha age 26. They were living in Castle Street, Holborn. John was baptised...

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GOODING, George

Tony McGarryJanuary 30, 2022April 7, 2022

b.1895-d.1918 George’s Story George Henry Gooding’s birth was registered in the March quarter of 1896 (reference Holborn 1b 710). The Holborn Registration District covered the St. Luke’s district. He had...

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SABEY, George David

Lesley LeeJanuary 28, 2022March 19, 2023

What happened to this Bootmaker?

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CHANDLER, Emma May

Elizabeth AumeerJanuary 24, 2022February 16, 2022

b.1888-d.1919 Early Life Emma May Chandler was registered as May Emma Chandler at birth. She was born on 11th May 1888 in Westminster, London. Her parents were Henry John Chandler...

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ROBB, David

Stephen MundayJanuary 23, 2022January 24, 2022

b.1856-d.1917 Compared to many of those who died in Long Grove and are buried in Horton Cemetery, David Robb lived a life seemingly unaffected by poverty. The son of a...

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MOSS, Joseph William

Stephen MundayJanuary 23, 2022April 7, 2022

b.1860-d.1917 Joseph William Moss was born in the fourth quarter of 1860 in Lawshall Green, a hamlet in the parish of Lawshall, in Suffolk. It is a small village situated...

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OLDFIELD, William George

Theresa Kenefick-ConwayJanuary 23, 2022February 16, 2022

b.1858-d.1910 Finding evidence for William’s life prior to his entry to the workhouse and then asylum system has been very challenging. This has been a time-consuming labour of love and...