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PEACOCK, George Creed
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PEACOCK, George Creed

Linda MartinOctober 7, 2025October 8, 2025
b.1860-d.1909 Vertical Tree View - Ancestry George's family George Creed Peacock was born in Swilland, Suffolk to Ann (née Creed) and James Peacock, a farm labourer, on the 16th May...
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STEER-WEBSTER, Edith Annie (née STOKES)
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STEER-WEBSTER, Edith Annie (née STOKES)

Linda MartinOctober 7, 2025October 8, 2025
b.1861-d.1909 Vertical Tree View - Ancestry  Edith Annie Stokes was born on 5th May 1861, at 23, Lower Albion Street, Manchester the first of 3 children I found born to...
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GLASS, Robert Albert
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GLASS, Robert Albert

Linda MartinOctober 6, 2025October 6, 2025
b.1865-d.1909 Vertical Tree View - Ancestry Robert’s family At birth, Robert was registered as Robert Albert Glass; unfortunately, Robert never used his second name of Albert which would have made...
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OSBORN, Frederick John. 
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Long Grove Asylum

OSBORN, Frederick John. 

Linda MartinJune 9, 2024June 9, 2024
b.1872-d.1909 https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/tree/197110760/family/familyview?cfpid=202566346884 The wrong Frederick Osborne when an "e" makes a difference Frederick entered the Asylum system under the name of Frederick Osborne. This led to some confusion and it...
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TYSON, John

Linda MartinMay 5, 2024June 9, 2024
b.1867-d.1909 Vertical Tree View - Ancestry We are fortunate to have a photograph of John and his Reception Order and medical notes from the London Metropolitan Actives.  John’s parents -...
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LEIGH, Jessie
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LEIGH, Jessie

Linda MartinApril 6, 2024April 6, 2024
b.1867-d.1909 Jessie was a housewife and mother of a young family when she was admitted to Horton Asylum in 1905 aged 37. Without her case notes it is not possible...
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STANDLY,  Louisa
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STANDLY,  Louisa

Linda MartinApril 6, 2024April 6, 2024
b.1862–d.1909 A Tie Maker An illustration from Pearson's Weekly dated 21 November 1901 of Tie Makers. Courtesy of British Newspaper Archives. Louisa was a Victorian tie maker; we first find...
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HODLEY, Jane
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HODLEY, Jane

Linda MartinMarch 19, 2024March 19, 2024
b.1861 – d.1909 Jane Hodley died in Horton Asylum on 25 April 1909 and was buried in Horton Cemetery on 30 April.  Who was Jane? The Lunacy Register recorded Jane...
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PUTMAN, William John
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PUTMAN, William John

Linda MartinFebruary 26, 2024March 11, 2024
b.1861-d.1909 William’s parents William John was the first child of Alfred and Elizabeth Putman.  Alfred was born in the City of London on 3 Sept 1842 and baptised at the...
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KIDD, James
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KIDD, James

Linda MartinFebruary 3, 2024February 4, 2024
James was born on 4 April 1864, and baptised in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland. James was the first child of 4 found to be born to parents James Kidd 1843 from...
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PHILLIPS, William
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PHILLIPS, William

Linda MartinOctober 29, 2023October 30, 2023
b.1864-d.1909 Author’s note William Phillips was not an easy name to research, Phillips being quite a common surname in the UK.  I did find a good candidate only to discover...
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VOWLES, Thomas John Milton
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VOWLES, Thomas John Milton

Linda MartinAugust 6, 2023September 11, 2023

Thomas’s story is not a typical one of poverty in London. In fact, Thomas and his wife were descendants of Yeoman Farmers from the West Country.

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HUNT, John James
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HUNT, John James

Linda MartinJune 27, 2023July 28, 2023
b.1825-d.1909 Rural Beginnings John’s story starts in the old Oxfordshire village of Sibford Gower, which is a village 6.5 miles west of Banbury.  John was born in 1825 to parents...
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MAUER, Charles
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MAUER, Charles

Linda MartinMay 27, 2023May 27, 2023
b.1860-d.1809 ttps://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/tree/172327691/family/familyview?cfpid=272235080660  Born in Cologne, Germany Charles Mauer was born in Cologne Germany, 1860 his estimated year of birth. He was the eldest child of David Mauer c1829 and Gertrude...
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EFFEMEY, John
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EFFEMEY, John

Linda MartinMay 2, 2023May 9, 2023
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, Eppamy, and Affamy being examples....
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BAKER, Cassidy (née Trull)
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BAKER, Cassidy (née Trull)

Linda MartinMay 2, 2023May 2, 2023
b.1869-d.1909 https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/tree/171003100/family/familyview?cfpid=422219945300 Who was Cassidy Baker? The following research regarding the mystery of this lady’s complex life has proved to be very challenging! No census returns found, no birth recorded,...
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PAULSON, George Grant
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PAULSON, George Grant

Linda MartinOctober 12, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1847-d.1909 George’s family George was born into a family of Master Tailors, which included his father Charles, uncle William and grandfather Langley Paulson of Baumber, Lincolnshire.  His birth was registered...
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CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth
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Asylum Female Burials Long Grove Asylum Photo St. Ebba's

CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth

Linda MartinApril 7, 2022March 8, 2023

The Domestic Servant

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HODD, Edgar Horace
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HODD, Edgar Horace

Linda MartinFebruary 15, 2022February 18, 2022
b.1869-d.1909 Edgar’s early life with his parents and siblings – 1860s Edgar Horace Hodd was born in 3rd Quarter, 1869 in Lambeth, Surrey. He was the 4th of five children...
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Harlock, Louisa
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Harlock, Louisa

Linda MartinFebruary 15, 2022February 15, 2022
b.1859c-d.1909c Sadly Louisa was a foundling, born circa 1859 -1860, most likely in the London area.Foundlings on admission to the hospital were baptised, renamed and given an admission number. The...
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MOUSLEY, Edward Lawford Girling
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MOUSLEY, Edward Lawford Girling

Linda MartinOctober 29, 2021November 9, 2021
b.1870 - d.1909 Early Life Edward was born on 8th July 1870 in the village of Cranleigh, Surrey, sometimes recorded as Cranley, registered under Hambledon near Godalming. He was the...
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JONES, Archibald
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JONES, Archibald

Linda MartinJune 15, 2021September 17, 2021
b.1853 - d.1909 Early life Archibald was born in 1853 in Rotherhithe to Jenkin Jones, born 1819 of Cardiganshire, Wales, and Mary Watt, born 1818, Scotland. His parents registered him...
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BELL, Herbert John
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BELL, Herbert John

Linda MartinMarch 9, 2021October 27, 2022
b.1855 - d.1909 Herbert John BELL was buried in Horton Cemetery on 18th June 1909. According to the Lunacy Patients Admission Register he had been admitted to Horton Asylum on...
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GEORGE, Frederica
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GEORGE, Frederica

Linda MartinFebruary 25, 2021October 8, 2021
b. 1862 - d. 1909 1860s Known as Frederica. Frederica was the first child of five found born to Frederick William Runyard George (b. 1816 the son of Joseph George...
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CASSIE, George William
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CASSIE, George William

Linda MartinFebruary 25, 2021October 26, 2022
b. 1856 - d. 1909 1850s George born in 2Q 1856 Kensington, was the second child of Christopher Cassie (b. 1822) and Harriett Bird (b. 1816). No Baptism found. His...
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D’ARENBERG, Arthur William
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D’ARENBERG, Arthur William

Linda MartinJanuary 25, 2021October 25, 2022
b.1857 - d.1909 Arthur’s story starts with his Grandfather, Johann Georg Abeltshauser, a Classical Composer in Germany. Found on a classical music website, it states that a piece of music,...
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17 Nov

Hendrik B Koekkoek - youngest son of Dutch painter Hermanus Koekkoek (1815-1882).

His grandfather was Dutch painter Johannes Hermanus Koekkoek.

Hendrik’s paintings can be found in museums,
...including the museum Paul Tetar van Elven in Delft, Holland.
http://www.hortoncemetery.org/koekkoek-hendrick-b/

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17 Nov

Sylvester first appears in the workhouse in 1866. He was found wandering, aged 5 years and is taken to the workhouse. He is discharged the same day to his mother. There starts his institutional life.... Sylvester spent his whole life in institutions.
http://www.hortoncemetery.org/fury-sylvester/

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14 Nov

Félix Garcia was a famed Spanish dancer, and art subject of Picasso. He was confined at the Long Grove asylum, in Epsom, after he started acting peculiar, soon after being possibly deceived by The ...Ballet Russes director, Sergei Diaghilev.
http://www.hortoncemetery.org/garcia-felix/

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Tottie Fay - The Worst and Wickedest woman in London! I challenge you, upon reading her story, not to feel admiration for her courage, in the overwhelming face of adversity, and to feel compassion... in droves for her life-story and eventual fate.

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