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PETERSON, Sophia
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Asylum Female Burials Horton Asylum Manor Asylum

PETERSON, Sophia

Brian CullenFebruary 15, 2022January 9, 2023
b.1858-d.1915 Buried Horton Estate Cemetery. Indicated age at death is shown as 56 years. Sophia Peterson was born in the 2nd Quarter of 1858 in the District of Lambeth and...
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SEARS, Emma
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SEARS, Emma

Brian CullenFebruary 14, 2022May 18, 2023
b.1865-d.1914 Known Facts Emma Sears died at the age of about 49 whilst a patient at Manor Asylum, Epsom, Surrey. Her alleged age suggested a birth about 1865. Her death...
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HOPE, Julia
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Female Burials Horton Asylum Manor Asylum

HOPE, Julia

Brian CullenFebruary 6, 2022April 7, 2022
b.1867-d.1915 Julia was an Asylum Patient who died and was then buried in the Horton Estate Cemetery, on the 8th July 1915. Her age was stated as 41 years. There...
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WALTER, Mary Elizabeth
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Asylum Female Burials Horton Asylum

WALTER, Mary Elizabeth

Brian CullenFebruary 6, 2022April 7, 2022
b.1886-d.1906 Mary was born in the Wandsworth District of London. The surname recorded is shown as Walters not Walter, although the mother’s maiden name confirms this is the correct birth....
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McCLOUD, David Drummond
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Asylum Horton Asylum Males

McCLOUD, David Drummond

Brian CullenFebruary 6, 2022October 26, 2022
b.1878-d.1906 PREAMBLE David is recorded in the Horton Estate Cemetery Record as having been buried on the 13th December 1906 in Grave 920. His death age is stated as 27....
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HOLTON, Emma
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HOLTON, Emma

Brian CullenFebruary 5, 2022April 17, 2023

The sad story of Emma of whom we know very little. She was born without speech and spent most of her life away from her family.

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DICK, Andrea Elder
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DICK, Andrea Elder

Brian CullenOctober 28, 2021April 26, 2023
b.1874 - d.1915 Andrea was born in the 4th Quarter of 1874 in the Registration District of Prescot, which is near Liverpool.In 1881 she was living with her parents and...
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ALAIS, Sarah Elizabeth
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ALAIS, Sarah Elizabeth

Brian CullenOctober 28, 2021January 9, 2023
b. 1874 - d.1914 Early Years Sarah Elizabeth Norris was born in the 4th Quarter of 1874 in the District of Eastry in Kent. Eastry is a town slightly inland...
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DORLEY, Harriet
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DORLEY, Harriet

Brian CullenSeptember 29, 2021November 12, 2021
b.1830/5-d.1913 Introduction Harriet was born in the early 1830s in Ramsholt. This is a small village in East Suffolk. It is best known for its 13th century Church of St...
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GODFREY, Susannah
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GODFREY, Susannah

Brian CullenSeptember 29, 2021April 16, 2023

Eliza Susannah was born in 1860. Her maiden name was Eliza Susannah Portsmouth.

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VAHID, Henrietta
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Female Burials Manor Asylum Photo

VAHID, Henrietta

Brian CullenSeptember 17, 2021May 18, 2023
b.1873-d.1915 A story full of mysteries and unanswered questions Henrietta Vahid was buried in Horton Estate Cemetery at Epsom in Grave number 1789b on the 28th of May 1915. Her...
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JUDD, Minnie Marie Ann
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Female Burials Horton Asylum

JUDD, Minnie Marie Ann

Brian CullenAugust 23, 2021October 8, 2021
b.1885 - d.1906 Minnie’s birth was registered in the 1st Quarter of 1885 in the District of Fulham. She was born on the 11th January at her parent’s home at...
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EVANS, Ida Ellen
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EVANS, Ida Ellen

Brian CullenFebruary 25, 2021February 20, 2023
b. 1876 - d. 1913 1870s Born Ida Ellen Jacobs, Ida's birth was registered in the 1st Quarter of 1876 in the Registration District of Oundle. Her actual birthplace was...
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KILMINSTER, George Thomas
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Asylum Males Manor Asylum Photo

KILMINSTER, George Thomas

Brian CullenFebruary 25, 2021October 17, 2022

The Kensington Plumber

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FRESTON, Catherine Louisa
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FRESTON, Catherine Louisa

Brian CullenFebruary 25, 2021February 20, 2023
b. 1829 - d. 1914 Intro Catherine Louisa Edward’s precise date of birth is not known but she was baptised on the 24th August 1829 in Stroud, Gloucestershire. It is...
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MEAD, Daisy
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MEAD, Daisy

Brian CullenFebruary 25, 2021October 28, 2022
b. 1878 - d. 1914 Intro Daisy was living in the Manor Asylum when she died. She was said to be 35 years of age at death on the 12th...
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BOWDERY, Agnes Bessie
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BOWDERY, Agnes Bessie

Brian CullenJanuary 26, 2021January 9, 2023
b.1844-d.1914 Agnes Bessie Corke was born in the 4th Quarter of 1844 in the Registration District of Camberwell, London, although her actual birth place was probably Peckham. The parents of...
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WILSON, Eleanor Lydia Kate
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WILSON, Eleanor Lydia Kate

Brian CullenJanuary 20, 2021May 18, 2023
b.1865 - d.1914 Eleanor Emily Lydia Kate Maule was born on the 11th October 1865 at Westminster, London. She was the daughter of William and Susan Maule. Eleanor was baptised...
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  • YEO, Marian Elizabeth
    The silver polisher
    YEO, Marian Elizabeth
    YEO, Marian Elizabeth
  • BENTLEY or MACHON, Minnie
    The young bookkeeper and the Silk Merchant
    BENTLEY or MACHON, Minnie
    BENTLEY or MACHON, Minnie
  • HAMILTON, Sarah Lloyd
    b.1846-d.1930 Sarah’s story was brought to us by her family and they are happy for it to go on our website. They kindly provided the…
    HAMILTON, Sarah Lloyd
    HAMILTON, Sarah Lloyd
  • DODD, George
    The French Polisher
    DODD, George
    DODD, George
  • DUNKINSON, Matilda
    b.1878 - d.1907 Dunkinson has been spelt in a variety of ways on the sources discovered, however I believe they are transcription errors and that…
    DUNKINSON, Matilda
    DUNKINSON, Matilda
  • SPACKMAN, Lily Sophia
    The giggling tomboy
    SPACKMAN, Lily Sophia
    SPACKMAN, Lily Sophia
  • YOUNG, Kate
    b.1862-d.1920 Kate’s parents Catherine – or Kate as she would later be known – was the seventh of the eight children born to Joseph Young…
    YOUNG, Kate
    YOUNG, Kate
  • ABBOTT, Mary Winchester
    The Yale graduate and published author
    ABBOTT, Mary Winchester
    ABBOTT, Mary Winchester
  • CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth
    The Domestic Servant
    CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth
    CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth
  • FRANCIS, Amelia
    The mysterious case of the Widow and the Decorator - The mystery of a lady who left home and was never seen again. Only years…
    FRANCIS, Amelia
    FRANCIS, Amelia
  • FAY, Tottie
    The Worst and Wickedest Woman in London
    FAY, Tottie
    FAY, Tottie
  • COPELAND, Mary Ann (née Myring)
    b.1845-d.1915 Mary Ann’s parents Mary Ann Myring’s birth is registered in the 4th quarter of 1845 in Sapcote which is a small town around 12…
    COPELAND, Mary Ann (née Myring)
    COPELAND, Mary Ann (née Myring)
  • WOOD, Mary Ann
    b.1837 - d.1911 Mary Ann Wood neé Pearce was born abt.1836 in Hackney, Middlesex, England. Her birth is too early to locate on the GRO…
    WOOD, Mary Ann
    WOOD, Mary Ann
  • STASZEWICZ, Felicja
    How the Russian Revolution destroyed a family of Polish nobility
    STASZEWICZ, Felicja
    STASZEWICZ, Felicja
  • BOLTON, Thomas
    b.1862 – d.1912. Thomas's family Thomas’s birth is recorded in records variously between 1859 (1891 Census) and 1862 (admission records)and no baptism has been found,…
    BOLTON, Thomas
    BOLTON, Thomas
  • WILSON, Eleanor Lydia Kate
    b.1865 - d.1914 Eleanor Emily Lydia Kate Maule was born on the 11th October 1865 at Westminster, London. She was the daughter of William and…
    WILSON, Eleanor Lydia Kate
    WILSON, Eleanor Lydia Kate
  • MAURISCHE, Marie Theresa
    Additional difficulty of not speaking English
    MAURISCHE, Marie Theresa
    MAURISCHE, Marie Theresa
  • SABEY, George David
    What happened to this Bootmaker?
    SABEY, George David
    SABEY, George David
  • ROADS, Francis Elliot
    Many people will not know what a coprolite merchant is. This story will make all clear.
    ROADS, Francis Elliot
    ROADS, Francis Elliot
  • VAHID, Henrietta
    b.1873-d.1915 A story full of mysteries and unanswered questions Henrietta Vahid was buried in Horton Estate Cemetery at Epsom in Grave number 1789b on the…
    VAHID, Henrietta
    VAHID, Henrietta
  • TRIGGS, George
    The Railway Porter
    TRIGGS, George
    TRIGGS, George
  • FELL, Sachinais Alicia
    b.1873 - d.1910 When I began my research into Sachinais, very little could be found. The only records showing such a name are the records…
    FELL, Sachinais Alicia
    FELL, Sachinais Alicia
  • HODGES, Annie Harriet
    b.1831 - d.1911 Annie Harriet Conway was born on the 16th August 1831 in Holborn, Camden, England to parents Charles Conway and Ann Thiselton, she…
    HODGES, Annie Harriet
    HODGES, Annie Harriet
  • COPPING, Ada
    An epileptic since birth
    COPPING, Ada
    COPPING, Ada
  • FOLWELL, Dora
    The Dressmaker
    FOLWELL, Dora
    FOLWELL, Dora
  • ENDERSON, Gertrude
    b.1863-d.1918 Uncertain origins This lady’s birth is uncertain. Searching the registrations of birth I was unable to find a Gertrude Enderson born within two years…
    ENDERSON, Gertrude
    ENDERSON, Gertrude
  • EVANS, Ida Ellen
    b. 1876 - d. 1913 1870s Born Ida Ellen Jacobs, Ida's birth was registered in the 1st Quarter of 1876 in the Registration District of…
    EVANS, Ida Ellen
    EVANS, Ida Ellen
  • BELLAMY, Louisa
    Lost her twin brother, aged 4
    BELLAMY, Louisa
    BELLAMY, Louisa
  • CORBETT, John Francis
    b.1858-d.1908 This story is probably typical of the majority of unfortunate people who passed through the asylum system during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. John…
    CORBETT, John Francis
    CORBETT, John Francis
  • SULLIVAN, Agnes
    b.1877 – d.1927 Intro Had it not been for the Manor address book, we would never have unravelled this story. The addresses gave us the…
    SULLIVAN, Agnes
    SULLIVAN, Agnes
  • WILSON, Frederick Leon
    The common story of someone with epilepsy whose life was marred by a lack of understanding of the condition.
    WILSON, Frederick Leon
    WILSON, Frederick Leon
  • STACE, Louisa
    The glove maker
    STACE, Louisa
    STACE, Louisa
  • MORGAN, Alfred
    Orphaned at 13
    MORGAN, Alfred
    MORGAN, Alfred
  • UNDERWOOD, Septimus Rowland
    b.1873-d.1913 Septimus’s parents Septimus Rowland Underwood was born in Groton, Suffolk, in the 2nd quarter of 1873. He was the seventh of nine children born…
    UNDERWOOD, Septimus Rowland
    UNDERWOOD, Septimus Rowland
  • BIGFORD, Emma
    b.1838 - d.1912 Early life – 1830s to 1840s Emma was born on 14th April 1838 in Paddington and lived to be nearly 74 years…
    BIGFORD, Emma
    BIGFORD, Emma
  • CLAYTON, Ada
    Ada proved a little elusive to find at first.Thanks to the visitor book, the author then found her husband and more of her short life…
    CLAYTON, Ada
    CLAYTON, Ada
  • STREET, John
    It is not clear why John entered Manor hospital. His family were interesting. John's brother George, a builder, left £6m in his will. His son…
    STREET, John
    STREET, John
  • THOMPSON, Samuel Thomas
    The Solicitor's Clerk
    THOMPSON, Samuel Thomas
    THOMPSON, Samuel Thomas
  • REEVE, Jane Sarah
    b.1840-d.1912 Jane’s family Jane Sarah Reeve was born on 10th January 1840 and was baptised on 9th February 1840 in St Mary’s Church Marylebone.   Her…
    REEVE, Jane Sarah
    REEVE, Jane Sarah
  • KING, Harriet
    b.1836 - d.1913 Introduction: I took on this story and at first thought it might be a nice easy one to complete, but how wrong…
    KING, Harriet
    KING, Harriet
  • CUTHBERT, Thomasine
    b.1845 - d.1915 Throughout her life, the names of Thomasine, Thomasina, and Thomasinie have been used. Thomasina Bridie was born ~1845 in Anstruther-Easter, Fife, Scotland,…
    CUTHBERT, Thomasine
    CUTHBERT, Thomasine
  • GILBERT, George Frederick
    Died aged just 22
    GILBERT, George Frederick
    GILBERT, George Frederick
  • GLENISTER, Arthur
    b.1873-d.1917 Long Grove records have Arthur dying in 1917 at the age of 44, so he was born about 1873. I found his birth registered…
    GLENISTER, Arthur
    GLENISTER, Arthur
  • FRESTON, Catherine Louisa
    b. 1829 - d. 1914 Intro Catherine Louisa Edward’s precise date of birth is not known but she was baptised on the 24th August 1829…
    FRESTON, Catherine Louisa
    FRESTON, Catherine Louisa
  • CARTWRIGHT, Walter
    A story revisited by the author when invaluable case notes came to light at the London Metropolitan Archives. What followed resulted in a thorough family…
    CARTWRIGHT, Walter
    CARTWRIGHT, Walter
  • WATERER, Richard James
    A 20ft fall led to strange behaviour
    WATERER, Richard James
    WATERER, Richard James
  • EFFEMEY, John
    b.1851-d.1909 John’s family The Effemey name has been quite a challenge to research due to its change of spellings when transcribed. Effamy, Effemy, Efeny, Evamy,…
    EFFEMEY, John
    EFFEMEY, John
  • PFAFFENBACH, Augustus
    The German Tailor who came to London
    PFAFFENBACH, Augustus
    PFAFFENBACH, Augustus
  • WARD, Caroline
    Without the invaluable case notes for Caroline Ward, we would not be able to tell any of her sad story.
    WARD, Caroline
    WARD, Caroline
  • HOWARD, Frank
    b. 1876 - d. 1912 Frank’s appearance in the Lunacy Register and his hospital admission form do not record his DOB but according to the…
    HOWARD, Frank
    HOWARD, Frank

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Very productive afternoon with the fantastic @MaryFrancesTrst 🌻 Here’s just a handful of some of the amazing flowers created today 💜 Thank you all for the tea and chats! @Horton_Cemetery ...@HistoricEngland

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12 Jul

For #worldmentalhealthday2023 on 10 October, events in Epsom will include the placing of hundreds of ceramic flowers @Horton_Cemetery for the many people who are buried there in unmarked graves. ...We'll be painting more flowers at our Arts Group at The Brickfield Centre, tomorrow.

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Join us for a relaxing mid-week break next week @TheHortonEpsom for some therapeutic ceramic flower painting and explore the site where we will plant our 900 ceramic flowers for World Mental Health ...Day!

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Some of our cyanotype creations with Courtauld students featuring @Horton_Cemetery patients and stories. Come and create some of your own at @TheHortonEpsom, with details here: ...https://thehortonepsom.org/events/cyanotype-workshops/

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