Elizabeth Aumeer, Author at Friends of Horton Cemetery

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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WILSON, Frederick Charles

Elizabeth AumeerDecember 6, 2025December 6, 2025

Frederick was a dentist mechanic.

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JOHNSTON, Maria

Elizabeth AumeerOctober 17, 2025October 17, 2025

Death caused by a flannelette nightgown catching fire and a child dying!

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JACOBI, Frank

Elizabeth AumeerMay 8, 2025May 9, 2025

b.1882-d.1914 Frank Jacobi was born on the 19th February 1882 at 36 Murray Buildings, Vauxhall. He was thirty two years old when he died at Horton Asylum on the 18th...

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EDGECOMBE, Henrietta

Elizabeth AumeerMay 8, 2025August 19, 2025

b.1886-d.1914 I found that there was little information on Henrietta Edgecombe but by looking at her parents and siblings we have a picture of what her life was like. I...

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MOORE, Albert George

Elizabeth AumeerMay 8, 2025May 9, 2025

b.1881-d.1914 Albert's birthplace According to Royal Navyrecords Albert George Moore was born on 20 September 1878 in Wells next Sea, Norfolk, commonly called just Wells. It is a fishing port...

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CLOUD, James

Elizabeth AumeerMarch 22, 2025May 9, 2025

b.1882-d.1914 James Cloud was born on 1 June 1882 in Lambeth, then part of Surrey. His parents were William Cloud and Mary Ann (née Newman). William and Mary had at...

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BURNS, John

Elizabeth AumeerMarch 22, 2025

b. c1881-d.1914 Introduction There must be many patients buried in the Horton Estate Cemetery who died alone, without family or friends. Not only was there the stigma of mental illness,...

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BECKETT, Annie

Elizabeth AumeerMarch 21, 2025

b.1882-d.1914 Annie’s Parents Annie Harriet Becket (nee Rolfe) was born on 12th November 1882 at 3 Union Street, Kennington Road, Lambeth. She was the daughter of William Rolfe and Elizabeth...

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GILHAM (or GILLING), Stephen

Elizabeth AumeerMarch 21, 2025March 21, 2025

b.1880-d.1914 Stephen's parents and siblings Stephen was born on 24 December 1880 at 9 Rope Yard Rails, Woolwich. He was registered as Stephen Henry Emery-Gilliam and was the son of...

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LAMBERT, Ernest Archibald

Elizabeth AumeerJanuary 25, 2025January 27, 2025

b.1883-d.1914 Ernest’s parents Ernest Archibald Lambert’s birth was registered in 1883 in Southwark. His parents were William and Christina Lambert (née Clark). Ernest was their last child.He had eight siblings. ...

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TAYLOR, Robert

Elizabeth AumeerSeptember 8, 2024September 8, 2024

b.1884-d.1914 Robert Taylor was born on 17 August 1884. His birth was registered in the Strand, London Family Robert’s parents were Robert (senior) and Jane Taylor (nee Northfield}. They had...

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DONEGAN, Lottie Enid

Elizabeth AumeerFebruary 6, 2022February 16, 2022

b.1886-d.1914 Identifying Lottie Enid Donegan was very difficult. Only when records written five years after her death came to light was it possible to piece things together and unravel her...

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CHANDLER, Emma May

Elizabeth AumeerJanuary 24, 2022February 16, 2022

b.1888-d.1919 Early Life Emma May Chandler was registered as May Emma Chandler at birth. She was born on 11th May 1888 in Westminster, London. Her parents were Henry John Chandler...

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LEVELL, Nellie Louisa

Elizabeth AumeerAugust 9, 2021October 25, 2022

b.1899 - d.1914 Nellie Louisa Levell was born on 17th November 1899 in Paddington, London. Her parents were Alfred Levell and Ellen Hodghton. Nellie was the fifth of six children....

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SPACKMAN, Lily Sophia

Elizabeth AumeerMay 12, 2021October 17, 2022

The giggling tomboy

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PARKYNS, Ann

Elizabeth AumeerApril 16, 2021September 17, 2021

b.1874 - d.1914 Early Life Ann Parkyns was born Ann Rebecca Witherington, in the March Quarter of 1874. Her birth was registered in Bethnal Green. Ann was named after her...