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GOLDER, Edward
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Horton Asylum

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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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
1 Jun

Story 506: Thomas LINES. Wife Clara found her child George dead at nursery. Some time later, she jumped from Hammersmith Bridge into the Thames. A policeman happened to be close, jumped in after her ...and managed to get her to shore. http://www.hortoncemetery.org/lines-thomas/

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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
30 May

Fanny Emma Hervey - Seduced by a clergyman in confirmation classes. An extraordinary story of a girl -a life is embroiled in scandal, court proceedings and many spells in asylums.
...http://www.hortoncemetery.org/hervey-fanny-emma/

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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
15 May

Horton Story no. 503: Charles John McNab. His son, Colin, wrote, "I never knew my father. As I understand it he was in the Horse Artillery and was killed at Dunkirk."
In fact Charles actually died
...in Long Grove Asylum, Epsom. Read his biography here: http://www.hortoncemetery.org/mcnab-charles-john/

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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
12 May

Horton Cemetery - the 500th Life Story Published
A Discarded Headstone - Someone Cared Enough to Remember
A headstone rescued from a skip more than 40 years ago led researchers to uncover the story
...of a young woman — and reconnect her memory with living family. Read on...

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