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HERVEY, Fanny Emma
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Manor Asylum

HERVEY, Fanny Emma

Shaun JonesMay 30, 2026May 30, 2026
b.1847-d.1911 Beginnings Fanny Hervey was born Fanny Emma Russell in 1847, in the small village of Orleton, in Herefordshire, where her father John Russell was a shopkeeper.  John and his...
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HERRING, Elizabeth
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Asylum Horton Asylum

HERRING, Elizabeth

Hazel BallanMay 30, 2026May 30, 2026
b.1815-d.1902 According to the various UK censuses, Elizabeth Payn was born between 1814 and 1819. The 1841 census records her as being aged 25*, and living with her 55-year-old mother,...
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McNab, Charles John
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum

McNab, Charles John

Shaun JonesMay 15, 2026May 15, 2026
b.1908-d.1942 The Friends of Horton Cemetery were approached by Charles McNab’s great granddaughter, who was working on her family tree. She said, “My family was always told that Charles McNab...
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JONES, Robert
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Asylum

JONES, Robert

Lesley LeeMay 14, 2026May 14, 2026
b. 1889-d.1912 The information I had on this young man was very sparse, the only clue to his family was his father's name and an address in Ramsgate, Kent. There...
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BUSH, Charles James
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Asylum Horton Asylum

BUSH, Charles James

Hazel BallanMay 12, 2026May 14, 2026

Victorian children living in poverty

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YOUNG, Marjorie Ethel
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Photo

YOUNG, Marjorie Ethel

Stephen MundayMay 8, 2026May 13, 2026

Very few graves in Horton Cemetery were marked with a headstone, making those that existed precious. Most were discarded in a skip and destroyed. Marjorie’s was saved.

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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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