A really interesting read, one of lost years and of a mysterious family death
WALKER, George
A fascinating story of a young man whose struggle with epilepsy shaped his short life.
BARRETT, Edward Dillon
Edward spent half if his life in institutions.
DAWES, Jane Eliza
b.1856-d.1914 Jane Eliza Dawes was 58 years old when she died in Horton on 12th September 1914. This would give a birth year of c1856. The Findagrave website gives her...
TYSON, John
b.1867-d.1909 Vertical Tree View - Ancestry We are fortunate to have a photograph of John and his Reception Order and medical notes from the London Metropolitan Actives. John’s parents -...
JOYCE, Bertha
b.1878-d.1911 Introduction It was difficult to trace Bertha at first. The age recorded on her burial record was misleading. This led me to trawl a wider date range for her...
COLEMAN, Mark
b.1846-d.1923 Introduction When Mark went into Horton Hospital in early 1902 he was 56 years old and described as melancholic. His notes over the years show a fairly constant pattern...
ALDER, Sarah
b.1844-d.1912 (With thanks to family member Alan Stewart who produced the first draft of this story, to which I have added very little.) Sarah’s family Sarah was born Sarah Mary...
HYATT, Daisy Lilian
b.1887-d.1916 https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/tree/196396435/family/familyview?cfpid=352568745569 Daisy's parents and siblings According to the baptism register of St Clement Danes Church Daisy was born on18 May 1887, and baptised on the 12th June. Her parents...