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RICHARDSON, Robert
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Horton Asylum

RICHARDSON, Robert

Hazel BallanJune 20, 2026June 20, 2026
b.1839-d.1902 Robert’s parents, Robert Richardson (1800-1875) and Ann Stevenson (1815-1885), had two daughters before they wed, Eliza in 1830 and Harriett in 1832. This would indicate that, unless Ann’s birth...
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MOORE, George
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MOORE, George

Lesley LeeJune 20, 2026June 20, 2026
b.1881-d.1916 George Moore was born in the Sept Quarter of 1881, the sixth of eight children born to John Isaac Moore and his wife Eliza Ingleton. Both John and Eliza...
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ONYON/ONION, Robert,
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ONYON/ONION, Robert,

Hazel BallanJune 20, 2026June 20, 2026
b.1845-1902 Robert’s young parents had married on 22nd July 1830 in St Andrew the Great, a Church of England parish church in the centre of Cambridge. Robert’s father John Onion...
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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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  • RICHARDSON, Robert
    by Hazel Ballan
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    by Lesley Lee
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    by Hazel Ballan
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    by Roger Miller
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    by Shaun Jones
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