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AITKEN, William
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AITKEN, William

Steve JohnsonFebruary 27, 2023March 18, 2023

5½ weeks after he had his head cut open by being knocked down by some roughs in the street, William Aitken suffered a life of Epilepsy in hospitals and asylums. His wife left the children to fend for themselves and it would appear he never saw any of them again.

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NOYE (née BRIMACOMBE), Harriet Ann
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Female Burials Horton Asylum

NOYE (née BRIMACOMBE), Harriet Ann

Hazel BallanFebruary 27, 2023March 8, 2023
b.1869-d.1902 Annie’s parents  Harriet Ann was the youngest child of Thomas and Harriet Brimacombe, née Ball. It would seem she was known as Annie so that is how she is...
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GODBOLD, Florence Kezia May
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Female Burials Horton Asylum

GODBOLD, Florence Kezia May

Hazel BallanFebruary 27, 2023March 8, 2023
b.1883-d.1902 Florence's parents and siblings Florence Keziah May Godbold was born on 13 December 1883 to George Jennings and Fanny Godbold. Florence’s father had been born in 1849 in London...
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ALLEN, Mary Ann
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ALLEN, Mary Ann

Megan BakerFebruary 26, 2023March 8, 2023
b.1849-d.1913 I was unable to find Mary’s birth on the General Register Office website but her baptism certificate gives her date of birth as 3 November 1849. Her mother’s maiden...
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SAGE, Henry Charles
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SAGE, Henry Charles

Tony McGarryFebruary 26, 2023March 8, 2023

No reason is given for Henry Charles’s admission to Long Grove. He was a munitions worker just prior to entry.

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SIMCOCK, Ellen (Nellie)
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SIMCOCK, Ellen (Nellie)

Lesley LeeFebruary 26, 2023March 8, 2023

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

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CARPENTER, George
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Horton Asylum Males

CARPENTER, George

Hazel BallanFebruary 26, 2023March 13, 2023
b.1837-d.1902 Prologue  Hmm… Maybe… Possibly… Yes… But… The doubt was there even though everything pointed to having found the correct man who was assigned the grave marker number 42 when...
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DUNCOMBE, Caroline
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DUNCOMBE, Caroline

Hazel BallanFebruary 26, 2023March 8, 2023
b.1844-d.1902 Caroline’s parents and siblings Caroline, the youngest child of David and Martha Ann (nee Harley) Duncombe, was born in 1844 in Bethnal Green. Her parents had married on 29...
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HAMILTON, Sarah Lloyd
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HAMILTON, Sarah Lloyd

Anne DaviesFebruary 26, 2023May 18, 2023
b.1846-d.1930 Sarah’s story was brought to us by her family and they are happy for it to go on our website. They kindly provided the photograph of Sarah. Sarah’s parents...
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SCAMBLER, Thomas William
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SCAMBLER, Thomas William

Hazel BallanFebruary 25, 2023March 13, 2023

This is the fascinating story or Thomas William Scambler where a detailed court case makes for a good read

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WOODCOTE, Mary
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Female Burials Horton Asylum

WOODCOTE, Mary

Hazel BallanFebruary 25, 2023March 8, 2023

Mary Woodcote’s life is remembered because of her time spent in the workhouse or the asylum. Now, she will not be forgotten.

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CUTHBERT, Thomasine
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Female Burials Manor Asylum Photo

CUTHBERT, Thomasine

Nari FairbanksFebruary 20, 2023February 26, 2023
b.1845 - d.1915 Throughout her life, the names of Thomasine, Thomasina, and Thomasinie have been used. Thomasina Bridie was born ~1845 in Anstruther-Easter, Fife, Scotland, to parents Andrew Bridie and...
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MILTON, Maria
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MILTON, Maria

Sylvia BromileyFebruary 19, 2023April 16, 2023

Maria MILTON gave birth to 11 children, a challenging life that ended in Horton Asylum.

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PENFOLD, Edward Charles
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PENFOLD, Edward Charles

Isabel KnightFebruary 19, 2023March 8, 2023
b. 1853-1908 Early Years 1850s to 1870s Edward Charles Penfold was born on 6 Nov 1853 in Holborn, Middlesex, registration district St Luke’s. His parents are Charles Penfold (1828-1902) and...
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CHAPMAN, Harriett
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Female Burials Long Grove Asylum

CHAPMAN, Harriett

Linda Miles-CartwrightFebruary 3, 2023March 8, 2023
(Registered as Rosa, also known as Rose) b.1886-d.1911 Rose Harriett Chapman was the name given on her death certificate but by tracing Mr Edward Foreman, the informant, it confirms this...
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  • PELHAM, George
    Survivor of The Titanic
    PELHAM, George
    PELHAM, George
  • CARR, Arthur
    b. 1874 - d. 1915 Arthur Henry Carr, a twin, was born on the 14th of July 1874 at 10.30 am in Mile End Old…
    CARR, Arthur
    CARR, Arthur
  • BOLTON, Thomas
    b.1862 – d.1912. Thomas's family Thomas’s birth is recorded in records variously between 1859 (1891 Census) and 1862 (admission records)and no baptism has been found,…
    BOLTON, Thomas
    BOLTON, Thomas
  • PFAFFENBACH, Augustus
    The German Tailor who came to London
    PFAFFENBACH, Augustus
    PFAFFENBACH, Augustus
  • EVANS, Ida Ellen
    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…
    EVANS, Ida Ellen
    EVANS, Ida Ellen
  • WARD, Caroline
    Without the invaluable case notes for Caroline Ward, we would not be able to tell any of her sad story.
    WARD, Caroline
    WARD, Caroline
  • THOMPSON, Samuel Thomas
    The Solicitor's Clerk
    THOMPSON, Samuel Thomas
    THOMPSON, Samuel Thomas
  • 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
    WILSON, Eleanor Lydia Kate
  • FAY, Tottie
    The Worst and Wickedest Woman in London
    FAY, Tottie
    FAY, Tottie
  • ENDERSON, Gertrude
    b.1863-d.1918 Uncertain origins This lady’s birth is uncertain. Searching the registrations of birth I was unable to find a Gertrude Enderson born within two years…
    ENDERSON, Gertrude
    ENDERSON, Gertrude
  • GLENISTER, Arthur
    b.1873-d.1917 Long Grove records have Arthur dying in 1917 at the age of 44, so he was born about 1873. I found his birth registered…
    GLENISTER, Arthur
    GLENISTER, Arthur
  • GILBERT, George Frederick
    Died aged just 22
    GILBERT, George Frederick
    GILBERT, George Frederick
  • MORGAN, Alfred
    Orphaned at 13
    MORGAN, Alfred
    MORGAN, Alfred
  • HAYCOCK, Hannah
    b.1868-d.1908 Hannah’s parents and siblings Hannah Haycock was born in 1868 in Rochford, Essex to parents Thomas and Caroline (née Thompson). Hannah was the eldest…
    HAYCOCK, Hannah
    HAYCOCK, Hannah
  • 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
    BIGFORD, Emma
  • WHITROD, Elizabeth
    Coping with 6 family deaths within 4 months
    WHITROD, Elizabeth
    WHITROD, Elizabeth
  • 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
    GORSUCH, Joseph
  • SABEY, George David
    What happened to this Bootmaker?
    SABEY, George David
    SABEY, George David
  • ALDRIDGE, Frederick William
    The Mechanical Engineer
    ALDRIDGE, Frederick William
    ALDRIDGE, Frederick William
  • CLAYTON, Ada
    Ada proved a little elusive to find at first.Thanks to the visitor book, the author then found her husband and more of her short life…
    CLAYTON, Ada
    CLAYTON, Ada
  • BRYANT, Percy Henry
    b.1890-d.1914 Percy’s family and early life Percy was born, the eldest of seven children, on 2nd December 1890 and baptised on 22nd February at St…
    BRYANT, Percy Henry
    BRYANT, Percy Henry
  • AITKEN, William
    5½ weeks after he had his head cut open by being knocked down by some roughs in the street, William Aitken suffered a life of…
    AITKEN, William
    AITKEN, William
  • HOLTON, Emma
    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…
    HOLTON, Emma
    HOLTON, Emma
  • 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
    CORBETT, John Francis
  • BENTLEY or MACHON, Minnie
    The young bookkeeper and the Silk Merchant
    BENTLEY or MACHON, Minnie
    BENTLEY or MACHON, Minnie
  • 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
    FELL, Sachinais Alicia
  • BARNET, Enid
    Daughter of famous colonial architect who built Sydney.
    BARNET, Enid
    BARNET, Enid
  • 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
    KING, Harriet
  • HAMILTON, Sarah Lloyd
    b.1846-d.1930 Sarah’s story was brought to us by her family and they are happy for it to go on our website. They kindly provided the…
    HAMILTON, Sarah Lloyd
    HAMILTON, Sarah Lloyd
  • WOOD, Mary Ann
    b.1837 - d.1911 Mary Ann Wood neé Pearce was born abt.1836 in Hackney, Middlesex, England. Her birth is too early to locate on the GRO…
    WOOD, Mary Ann
    WOOD, Mary Ann
  • COPPING, Ada
    An epileptic since birth
    COPPING, Ada
    COPPING, Ada
  • RIDLEY, Valentine George
    b.1892-d.1916 Valentine's family Valentine’s birth was registered in the 1st Q of 1892 in Greenwich, Kent. No baptism certificate has been found to confirm his…
    RIDLEY, Valentine George
    RIDLEY, Valentine George
  • DODD, George
    The French Polisher
    DODD, George
    DODD, George
  • ROBERTS, Benjamin
    Benjamin said he had made a harp with 1,000 strings and could play any tune and instrument! He worked as a musician.
    ROBERTS, Benjamin
    ROBERTS, Benjamin
  • YOUNG, Kate
    b.1862-d.1920 Kate’s parents Catherine – or Kate as she would later be known – was the seventh of the eight children born to Joseph Young…
    YOUNG, Kate
    YOUNG, Kate
  • BURTON, Susan
    She ordered extravagant luncheons both at Stafford and Northampton stations and had no money to pay for them. The delusion that she is a duchess…
    BURTON, Susan
    BURTON, Susan
  • CUTHBERT, Thomasine
    b.1845 - d.1915 Throughout her life, the names of Thomasine, Thomasina, and Thomasinie have been used. Thomasina Bridie was born ~1845 in Anstruther-Easter, Fife, Scotland,…
    CUTHBERT, Thomasine
    CUTHBERT, Thomasine
  • YEO, Marian Elizabeth
    The silver polisher
    YEO, Marian Elizabeth
    YEO, Marian Elizabeth
  • REEVE, Jane Sarah
    b.1840-d.1912 Jane’s family Jane Sarah Reeve was born on 10th January 1840 and was baptised on 9th February 1840 in St Mary’s Church Marylebone.   Her…
    REEVE, Jane Sarah
    REEVE, Jane Sarah
  • UNDERWOOD, Septimus Rowland
    b.1873-d.1913 Septimus’s parents Septimus Rowland Underwood was born in Groton, Suffolk, in the 2nd quarter of 1873. He was the seventh of nine children born…
    UNDERWOOD, Septimus Rowland
    UNDERWOOD, Septimus Rowland
  • DE JONG, John
    b.1873-d.1912 Let us start this story at the point in time when John de Jong, a ship’s steward who had travelled extensively, exhibited signs that…
    DE JONG, John
    DE JONG, John
  • CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth
    The Domestic Servant
    CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth
    CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth
  • PENFOLD, Edward Charles
    b. 1853-1908 Early Years 1850s to 1870s Edward Charles Penfold was born on 6 Nov 1853 in Holborn, Middlesex, registration district St Luke’s. His parents…
    PENFOLD, Edward Charles
    PENFOLD, Edward Charles
  • 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
    FRESTON, Catherine Louisa
  • PEDLEY, Byron
    The boisterous, Victorian star of the stage
    PEDLEY, Byron
    PEDLEY, Byron
  • 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
    LEWIS, James
  • 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
    WILSON, Frederick Leon
  • CARTWRIGHT, Walter
    A story revisited by the author when invaluable case notes came to light at the London Metropolitan Archives. What followed resulted in a thorough family…
    CARTWRIGHT, Walter
    CARTWRIGHT, Walter
  • 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)
    SIMCOCK, Ellen (Nellie)
  • JONES, Grace Ethel Primrose
    b.1899-d.1918 Grace Ethel Primrose Jones was born on 19th April 1899. She was the eldest child of Frederick Albert Jones (1874 - 1927), a stationer's packer,…
    JONES, Grace Ethel Primrose
    JONES, Grace Ethel Primrose

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Very productive afternoon with the fantastic @MaryFrancesTrst 🌻 Here’s just a handful of some of the amazing flowers created today 💜 Thank you all for the tea and chats! @Horton_Cemetery ...@HistoricEngland

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12 Jul

For #worldmentalhealthday2023 on 10 October, events in Epsom will include the placing of hundreds of ceramic flowers @Horton_Cemetery for the many people who are buried there in unmarked graves. ...We'll be painting more flowers at our Arts Group at The Brickfield Centre, tomorrow.

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Out of Sight, Out of Mind? @outofsightepsom ·
30 Jun

Join us for a relaxing mid-week break next week @TheHortonEpsom for some therapeutic ceramic flower painting and explore the site where we will plant our 900 ceramic flowers for World Mental Health ...Day!

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7 Jun

Some of our cyanotype creations with Courtauld students featuring @Horton_Cemetery patients and stories. Come and create some of your own at @TheHortonEpsom, with details here: ...https://thehortonepsom.org/events/cyanotype-workshops/

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