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YOUNG, Kate
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YOUNG, Kate

Stephen MundayMay 30, 2023June 4, 2023
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 and his wife Elizabeth (née...
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BRANSCOMBE, Frederick Neyle
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Horton Asylum Males

BRANSCOMBE, Frederick Neyle

Hazel BallanMay 28, 2023May 31, 2023
b.1837-d.1902 Frederick’s parents and siblings On 22 January 1834, William Henry Branscombe married 19 -year-old Grace Cholwich Neyle in St Andrews Church, Plymouth.  Their daughter Elizabeth Eunice was baptised on...
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BOLTON, Thomas
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Asylum Ewell Epileptic Colony Males Photo

BOLTON, Thomas

Lesley LeeMay 27, 2023May 31, 2023
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, but there is a Thomas...
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FAIRBRASS, Amy (Amey)
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Female Burials Manor Asylum Photo

FAIRBRASS, Amy (Amey)

Julie JacksonMay 27, 2023May 31, 2023
b.1837-d.1910 Amy’s parents Amy was born in 1837 in Bermondsey, as Amey Presley. There is an entry in the GRO for Amey Presley, March quarter, in 1838 in the registration...
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MAUER, Charles
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Horton Asylum

MAUER, Charles

Linda MartinMay 27, 2023May 27, 2023
b.1860-d.1809 ttps://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/tree/172327691/family/familyview?cfpid=272235080660  Born in Cologne, Germany Charles Mauer was born in Cologne Germany, 1860 his estimated year of birth. He was the eldest child of David Mauer c1829 and Gertrude...
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BURTON, Susan
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Female Burials Manor Asylum Photo

BURTON, Susan

Stephen MundayMay 21, 2023May 22, 2023

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 recurs frequently throughout her case notes.

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WARD, Caroline
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WARD, Caroline

Stephen MundayMay 21, 2023May 22, 2023

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

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SULLIVAN, Agnes
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SULLIVAN, Agnes

Nari FairbanksMay 9, 2023May 11, 2023
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 information required to be sure...
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COPELAND, Mary Ann (née Myring)
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COPELAND, Mary Ann (née Myring)

Andy ConnollyMay 9, 2023September 17, 2023
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 miles to the S.W. of...
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ATKINSON, Alfred Brereton
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ATKINSON, Alfred Brereton

Steve JohnsonMay 9, 2023May 11, 2023
b. 1855 - d. 1935 The life of Alfred Brereton ATKINSON could have been very different. The 6th of 7 children born to 'Gentleman' Hesilrige Atkinson and his wife Frances...
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CLAYTON, Ada
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CLAYTON, Ada

Hazel BallanMay 8, 2023May 8, 2023

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 was uncovered.

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GOLDER, Edward
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GOLDER, Edward

Isabel KnightMay 4, 2023May 4, 2023
b.1857-d.1908 Edward's story The family history detailed in the census records and birth, marriage and death registers for Henry and Mary Golder might not be Edward’s family. Since he did...
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EYRE, Ada (née Heath)
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Long Grove Asylum

EYRE, Ada (née Heath)

Linda Miles-CartwrightMay 4, 2023May 4, 2023
b.1884-d.1911 Did Ada's pregnancy lead her to the asylum? Ada Eyre was only 26 when she died, a young married woman who was pregnant on arrival at Long Grove. What...
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COOMBES, Elizabeth
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Manor Asylum

COOMBES, Elizabeth

Lesley LeeMay 4, 2023September 6, 2025
b.1861-d.1915. Elizabeth's parents and siblings Elizabeth Coombes was born Elizabeth Eltringham on 10 July 1861 to parents, Alexander Eltringham (1829-1876) and Elizabeth Holmes (1830-1898),  who married on 19th June 1848...
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ALLIBON, Sarah Emma
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Horton Asylum

ALLIBON, Sarah Emma

Stephen MundayMay 4, 2023May 4, 2023
b.1843-d.1914 Sarah’s parents Sarah Emma Allibon was born in Marylebone on the 16th of February 1843. She was the first (and, it would appear only) child of farrier James Allibon...
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WALLACE/WALLISS, Frederick
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Long Grove Asylum

WALLACE/WALLISS, Frederick

Hazel BallanMay 3, 2023May 3, 2023
b.1850-d.1902 Walliss or Wallace The General Register Office recorded that Frederick WALLISS was aged 52 [born 1850] when he died in the June quarter of 1902 in the registration district...
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PARKER, Walter Gilbert
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Long Grove Asylum

PARKER, Walter Gilbert

Jenni LlewellynMay 3, 2023May 3, 2023
b.1902-d.1918 Walter’s mother and grand-parents Walter Gilbert Parker was born 25th May 1902, at 53 Buller Road, Fulham, the son of Ariel Elizabeth Parker. There is a blank in the...
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ENDERSON, Gertrude
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Ewell Epileptic Colony Female Burials Photo

ENDERSON, Gertrude

Jenni LlewellynMay 3, 2023May 9, 2023
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 either side of 1863 who...
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GILCHRIST, Jane 
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Ewell Epileptic Colony Female Burials Photo

GILCHRIST, Jane 

Jenni LlewellynMay 2, 2023May 9, 2023
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 Hawkins (1855 - 1896). They...
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PASKELL, Kate
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Long Grove Asylum

PASKELL, Kate

Roger MillerMay 2, 2023May 2, 2023
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/tree/177664957/family/familyview?cfpid=412311265291 b.1838-d.1908 Kate’s birth and early years Kate Harriet Beck was born in Lambeth in early 1838 to John Beck (1806-1868) and Hannah née Gray (1808-1884). She was baptised Harriet...
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EFFEMEY, John
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EFFEMEY, John

Linda MartinMay 2, 2023May 9, 2023
b.1851-d.1909 John’s family The Effemey name has been quite a challenge to research due to its change of spellings when transcribed. Effamy, Effemy, Efeny, Evamy, Eppamy, and Affamy being examples....
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BAKER, Cassidy (née Trull)
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Horton Asylum

BAKER, Cassidy (née Trull)

Linda MartinMay 2, 2023May 2, 2023
b.1869-d.1909 https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/tree/171003100/family/familyview?cfpid=422219945300 Who was Cassidy Baker? The following research regarding the mystery of this lady’s complex life has proved to be very challenging! No census returns found, no birth recorded,...
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HELLICAR, Infant Child
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Horton Asylum

HELLICAR, Infant Child

Roger MillerMay 2, 2023May 9, 2023
b.1902-d.1902 A short life leads us to learn about two women who prevailed against the odds  The London Metropolitan Archive holds the register of the baptisms that took place in...
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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
6 Jan

John Victor Smith was an underage recruit, a drummer then bandsman with 1st Battalion 17th foot Leicestershire Regiment.

He served in many scenes of war...and that took its toll. It is a really
...interesting read.

https://hortoncemetery.org/smith-john-victor/

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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
6 Jan

Henry ALLEN - an interesting character; ambitious, a one time painter turned bootmaker who fell into debt and became bankrupt.

Sadly and tragically, one of his children died in a house fire and a
...few years later his wife, Alice died.

Read his story here http://www.hortoncemetery.org/allen-henry/
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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
5 Jan

John MABON (1878-1914), a Royal Marine. Invalided out after 11 years with fatigue, headaches and irritability. He was not awarded a pension, having suffered from syphilis in his early days. The ...image is HMS Swiftsure - one he served on.

https://hortoncemetery.org/mabon-john/

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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
4 Jan

James Christopher COLEMAN (1891-1916) suffered badly with epilepsy.

When he entered the Epileptic Colony in Epsom, he settled well initially and was said to be working on the land.

The remainder
...of his short life in the Colony was sadly difficult. http://www.hortoncemetery.org/coleman-james-christopher/

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