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ORPWOOD, Edith Annie
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ORPWOOD, Edith Annie

John WillmottFebruary 5, 2022February 16, 2022
b.1881-d.1917 Edith Annie Orpwood was born in 1881 to Richard and Elizabeth Orpwood. At this time, the family lived at 10 Cambridge Road, Kilburn, London. Edith’s birth was registered at...
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RAINE, James George
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RAINE, James George

John WillmottSeptember 17, 2021October 3, 2021
b.1882-d.1917 1880s James George Raine was born In Bermondsey, London in Q2 of 1882 in the registration district of St Olave. I found out later, in my research from school...
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GOYMER, Hugh
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GOYMER, Hugh

John WillmottMarch 17, 2021October 8, 2021
b.1879 - d.1917 Hugh Goymer born 16th of January 1879. Hugh Goymer was born in Stockwell in the London area of Lambeth, on the16th of January 1879 to Abraham and...
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STIDDIFORD, Edith
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STIDDIFORD, Edith

John WillmottFebruary 6, 2021October 28, 2022
b.1883 - d.1917 Note: The asylum records of Stiddiford appear to have evolved from the maiden name of Stideford. The parents of Edith Stideford, Nicholas and Elizabeth (nee Lovell), were...
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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
22 Nov 2023

Video footage of our "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" event on #MentalHealthAwareness day, 10th Oct '23. We planted 1500+ ceramic flowers, painted by locals & school children. We had to hold it on ...the neighbouring farmland, as the cemetery is in private hands.

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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
17 Nov 2023

We need a passionate historian to help save the graves of these mental health patients. From all walks of life, these patients were laid to rest in a patch abandoned by the health service & sold ...to a developer.

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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
14 Nov 2023

A PLEA for HELP!
Please sign our petition to help us protect this cemetery from development by returning it to public hands.


Please include your city/postcode.
No obligation to donate, just
...please share.
#MentalHealthAwareness

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