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Month: January 2026

BATES, James
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BATES, James

Theresa Kenefick-ConwayJanuary 31, 2026February 1, 2026
b.1841-d.1913 Researching James proved interesting but with a common name, he was somewhat  elusive to begin with. However, with the excellent support of a fellow researcher, much more did come...
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RONALD, William Boustead
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RONALD, William Boustead

Theresa Kenefick-ConwayJanuary 21, 2026May 6, 2026

Horton Cemetery in 1952, a place of peace, where families could visit.

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ALLEN, Henry
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ALLEN, Henry

Shaun JonesJanuary 6, 2026January 6, 2026
1844-1914 Early life Henry was born on 17th February 1844 at 13 Prince’s Court, Storey’s Gate, Westminster (very close to the Houses of Parliament). His parents were William Allen and...
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FRENCH, John
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FRENCH, John

Alison CookJanuary 6, 2026February 8, 2026
b.1864-1912 Birth and childhood John French was born in Brighton in the first quarter of 1864 to Henry & Emma French (nee Brown/Attrill*) and baptised at St. Mary Magdalene, Brighton...
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MABON, John
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MABON, John

Elizabeth AumeerJanuary 5, 2026January 6, 2026
b. 1878-d.1914 John Mabon was born on 9 January 1878.  He was the son of Scottish parents William Mabon and Margaret (Rae). William and Margaret had married on 11 December...
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AUBRY, Marguerite Zelie
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AUBRY, Marguerite Zelie

Shaun JonesJanuary 5, 2026January 31, 2026

Marguerite Zelie Deleau was born in Glageon, in the Nord department of northern France, on 21 May 1872.

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GASK, Esther Maud
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GASK, Esther Maud

Alison CookJanuary 5, 2026January 6, 2026
b.1869 - d.1913 Birth and childhood Esther Maud Cooper was born in Southwark in the third quarter of 1869 to John & Amelia Louisa Cooper (née Mannin).  Esther’s parents had...
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COLEMAN, James Christopher
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COLEMAN, James Christopher

Lesley LeeJanuary 4, 2026January 22, 2026
b.1891-d.1916 This young man’s family history has proved to contain missing, mistaken and confusing information and, beyond his closest family, has been difficult to tie down. Unfortunately, this is also...
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CLAY, John
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CLAY, John

Shaun JonesJanuary 4, 2026January 5, 2026

The fascinating story of educated man who travelled back and fore to the USA and spent time in prison from various offences.

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DINGLE, Anna
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DINGLE, Anna

Shaun JonesJanuary 2, 2026January 2, 2026
b.1830-d.1911 Anna was born in Honiton, Devon, in 1830 or 1831 (we have not been able to find a precise birthdate for her). She was the youngest of several children...
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DALE, John
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DALE, John

Alison CookJanuary 1, 2026January 1, 2026

Not many burials occurred in Horton Cemetery on January 1st. John Dale is one of those who was buried on the first day of 1925.

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@horton_cemetery ·
9 Aug

After 17 years in Manor Asylum, Epsom, Mary Ann Hall was transferred to Ewell Epileptic Colony when the asylum was requisitioned as a war hospital in 1916.
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@horton_cemetery ·
7 Aug

James Beston spent most of his life in workhouses, an orphanage and then Horton Asylum.

He died of TB in 1903, aged just 23 years.

Poverty - from which there was no escape - shaped his life.

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@horton_cemetery ·
6 Aug

Horton Cemetery - the 500th Life Story Published

A Discarded Headstone
Someone Cared Enough to Remember

Marjorie Ethel Young (1921-1948) buried in the cemetery.
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