Lesley Lee, Author at Friends of Horton Cemetery

BOLTON, Thomas

Lesley LeeMay 27, 2023May 31, 2023

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, but there is a Thomas...

Manor Asylum

b.1861-d.1915. Elizabeth's parents and siblings Elizabeth Coombes was born Elizabeth Eltringham on 10 July 1861 to parents, Alexander Eltringham (1829-1876) and Elizabeth Holmes (1830-1898), who married on 19th June 1848...

Female Burials Manor Asylum Photo

SIMCOCK, Ellen (Nellie)

Lesley LeeFebruary 26, 2023March 8, 2023

We are not sure why Ellen (Nellie) Simcock entered Manor Asylum but she was visited often by family members

Asylum Ewell Epileptic Colony Males Photo

HONEY, Joseph Thomas

Lesley LeeJanuary 13, 2023May 8, 2023

b.1843 – d.1912 Early Life Joseph Thomas was the fifth of seven children born to Joseph Honey (1804-81) andMargery Couch (1811-66) who were both born in Cornwall and married in...

Ewell Epileptic Colony Males Photo

GARLAND, Percy Ernest

Lesley LeeJanuary 4, 2023March 8, 2023

b.1882-d.1916 Percy's parents and siblings Percy Ernest Garland was born in Blackheath, Kent in the 4th Q of 1882, the fourth of six children. No baptism has been found for...

Ewell Epileptic Colony Males Photo

LEWIS, James

Lesley LeeJanuary 4, 2023March 8, 2023

b.1859-d.1912 James's parents and siblings James was born on 30 September 1859 in the Camden Union workhouse and at his baptism on 19 Oct 1859 his mother is shown as...

Asylum Ewell Epileptic Colony Males Photo

HOWARD, Frank

Lesley LeeDecember 5, 2022March 8, 2023

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 1881c Frank was born in...

Ewell Epileptic Colony Female Burials Horton Asylum Photo

BUCKERIDGE, Lily Ada

Lesley LeeNovember 20, 2022March 8, 2023

b.1873-d.1914 Lily Ada Buckeridge was born on 8th Sept 1873 in Deptford Kent. Her parents were John Thomas Buckeridge (1848 –1924) born in Newbury, Berkshire and Elizabeth Jane Pharaoh née...

Ewell Epileptic Colony Males

MOORE, Henry

Lesley LeeOctober 13, 2022March 25, 2023

b.1859-d.1912 Henry’s parents Henry Rose Moore was born in the June quarter of 1859 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex. He takes his unusual second name from his grandfather, Thomas Rose Moore. Henry...

Ewell Epileptic Colony Female Burials Photo

FOLWELL, Dora

Lesley LeeOctober 12, 2022March 8, 2023

The Dressmaker

Ewell Epileptic Colony Males Photo

RIDLEY, Valentine George

Lesley LeeSeptember 21, 2022March 24, 2023

b.1892-d.1916 Valentine's family Valentine’s birth was registered in the 1st Q of 1892 in Greenwich, Kent. No baptism certificate has been found to confirm his DOB or mother’s name but...

Ewell Epileptic Colony Males Photo

BRYANT, Percy

Lesley LeeSeptember 16, 2022March 25, 2023

b.1890-d.1914 Percy's childhood Percy was born, the eldest of seven children, on 2nd December 1890 and baptised on 22nd February at St John the Divine, Richmond, Surrey. The family are...