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POULTON, George Henry
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Long Grove Asylum Males

POULTON, George Henry

Tony McGarryApril 10, 2023April 17, 2023
b.1878-d.1919 George’s parents This man was born and baptised as Henry George Poulton. He was born in the June Quarter of 1878, reference Islington 1b 440. He was baptised Henry...
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FULLER, John Alfred
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum

FULLER, John Alfred

Linda Miles-CartwrightApril 10, 2023April 10, 2023
b.1886-d.1911 Always deep in thought John Fuller’s life was short and typically little is known about him. However, the discovery of some of his case notes has given an insight...
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UNDERWOOD, Septimus Rowland
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UNDERWOOD, Septimus Rowland

Stephen MundayApril 10, 2023April 17, 2023
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 to farmer Daniel Underwood and...
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  • THOMPSON, Samuel Thomas
    The Solicitor's Clerk
    THOMPSON, Samuel Thomas
    THOMPSON, Samuel Thomas
  • 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
    BAILEY, Kate
  • KROMBACH, Edward
    b. 1874-d.1912 On the 1911 Census form our subject signed his name Edward Krombach. However, during his lifetime his name appeared on documents variously as…
    KROMBACH, Edward
    KROMBACH, Edward
  • STASZEWICZ, Felicja
    How the Russian Revolution destroyed a family of Polish nobility
    STASZEWICZ, Felicja
    STASZEWICZ, Felicja
  • STACE, Louisa
    The glove maker
    STACE, Louisa
    STACE, Louisa
  • CORKE, Henrietta
    The author says, "This has been such an interesting case to try to unravel and kept a couple of us up to the early hours…
    CORKE, Henrietta
    CORKE, Henrietta
  • FOLWELL, Dora
    The Dressmaker
    FOLWELL, Dora
    FOLWELL, Dora
  • PELHAM, George
    Survivor of The Titanic
    PELHAM, George
    PELHAM, George
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
    HODGES, Annie Harriet
  • 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
    BOWDERY, Agnes Bessie
  • KILMINSTER, George Thomas
    The Kensington Plumber
    KILMINSTER, George Thomas
    KILMINSTER, George 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
  • HIRONS, Matilda Lucy
    b.1861-d.1909 Matilda's parents In 1858, Henry Franklin Hiron, an engineer, married Matilda Fell in Stepney. Matilda was the daughter of another engineer and plumber, Richard…
    HIRONS, Matilda Lucy
    HIRONS, Matilda Lucy
  • BARNET, Enid
    Daughter of famous colonial architect who built Sydney.
    BARNET, Enid
    BARNET, Enid
  • PEDLEY, Byron
    The boisterous, Victorian star of the stage
    PEDLEY, Byron
    PEDLEY, Byron
  • 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
  • SPACKMAN, Lily Sophia
    The giggling tomboy
    SPACKMAN, Lily Sophia
    SPACKMAN, Lily Sophia
  • FLAXMAN, Elizabeth
    The tailoress suffering depression
    FLAXMAN, Elizabeth
    FLAXMAN, Elizabeth
  • BELLAMY, Louisa
    Lost her twin brother, aged 4
    BELLAMY, Louisa
    BELLAMY, Louisa
  • COPPING, Ada
    An epileptic since birth
    COPPING, Ada
    COPPING, Ada
  • TIDYMAN, Samuel
    Escaped childhood murder!
    TIDYMAN, Samuel
    TIDYMAN, Samuel
  • 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
  • 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
  • EARING, Mary Ann
    There is no hint of any mental health problems until Mary Ann enters the Asylum in 1899. He family remain attentive and visit her many…
    EARING, Mary Ann
    EARING, Mary Ann
  • SABEY, George David
    What happened to this Bootmaker?
    SABEY, George David
    SABEY, George David
  • YEO, Marian Elizabeth
    The silver polisher
    YEO, Marian Elizabeth
    YEO, Marian Elizabeth
  • ABBOTT, Mary Winchester
    The Yale graduate and published author
    ABBOTT, Mary Winchester
    ABBOTT, Mary Winchester
  • CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth
    The Domestic Servant
    CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth
    CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth
  • 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
  • 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
  • FLETCHER, George
    Was an unfortunate accident responsible for this man's epilepsy?
    FLETCHER, George
    FLETCHER, George
  • COLSON, Mary Ann
    The Lambeth Needlewoman
    COLSON, Mary Ann
    COLSON, Mary Ann
  • 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
  • COPELAND, Mary Ann (née Myring)
    b.1845-d.1915 Mary Ann’s parents Mary Ann Myring’s birth is registered in the 4th quarter of 1845 in Sapcote which is a small town around 12…
    COPELAND, Mary Ann (née Myring)
    COPELAND, Mary Ann (née Myring)
  • SULLIVAN, Agnes
    b.1877 – d.1927 Intro Had it not been for the Manor address book, we would never have unravelled this story. The addresses gave us the…
    SULLIVAN, Agnes
    SULLIVAN, Agnes
  • THREDGILL, Lavinia pply. Nevilla Elizabeth
    b.1858-d.1911 Note: The unusual name has several different spellings throughout the archived documents. Lavinia pply. Nevilla Elizabeth Thredgill is the name on the burial record.…
    THREDGILL, Lavinia pply. Nevilla Elizabeth
    THREDGILL, Lavinia pply. Nevilla Elizabeth
  • ALLEN, Mary Ann
    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…
    ALLEN, Mary Ann
    ALLEN, Mary Ann
  • FAY, Tottie
    The Worst and Wickedest Woman in London
    FAY, Tottie
    FAY, Tottie
  • 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
  • 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
  • TRIGGS, George
    The Railway Porter
    TRIGGS, George
    TRIGGS, George
  • 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
  • CARTER, George James (James George)
    Christ's brother or King of England?
    CARTER, George James (James George)
    CARTER, George James (James George)
  • 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
  • GILCHRIST, Jane 
    b.1893-d.1918  Jane’s parents and siblings Jane Gilchrist was born in the Holborn registration district to Charles Edward Gilchrist 1854  1895 and his wife Mary née…
    GILCHRIST, Jane 
    GILCHRIST, Jane 
  • 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
  • GARCÍA, Félix
    Famous Flamenco dancer and Picasso's muse
    GARCÍA, Félix
    GARCÍA, Félix

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Out of Sight, Out of Mind? @outofsightepsom ·
13 Jul

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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Mary Frances Trust @maryfrancestrst ·
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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Out of Sight, Out of Mind? @outofsightepsom ·
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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