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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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Horton Asylum Males Photo

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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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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  • STASZEWICZ, Felicja
    How the Russian Revolution destroyed a family of Polish nobility
    STASZEWICZ, Felicja
    STASZEWICZ, Felicja
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    The glove maker
    STACE, Louisa
    STACE, Louisa
  • ALDRIDGE, Frederick William
    The Mechanical Engineer
    ALDRIDGE, Frederick William
    ALDRIDGE, Frederick William
  • GILCHRIST, Jane 
    b.1893-d.1918  Jane’s parents and siblings Jane Gilchrist was born in the Holborn registration district to Charles Edward Gilchrist 1854  1895 and his wife Mary née…
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    GILCHRIST, Jane 
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    The Dressmaker
    FOLWELL, Dora
    FOLWELL, Dora
  • CASSAN, John Sheffield
    The Hollywood film star's brother.
    CASSAN, John Sheffield
    CASSAN, John Sheffield
  • BUCKERIDGE, Lily Ada
    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…
    BUCKERIDGE, Lily Ada
    BUCKERIDGE, Lily Ada
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    The tailoress suffering depression
    FLAXMAN, Elizabeth
    FLAXMAN, Elizabeth
  • 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
  • CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth
    The Domestic Servant
    CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth
    CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth
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    Famous Flamenco dancer and Picasso's muse
    GARCÍA, Félix
    GARCÍA, Félix
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    The Worst and Wickedest Woman in London
    FAY, Tottie
    FAY, Tottie
  • SABEY, George David
    What happened to this Bootmaker?
    SABEY, George David
    SABEY, George David
  • MORGAN, Alfred
    Orphaned at 13
    MORGAN, Alfred
    MORGAN, Alfred
  • 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
  • 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)
  • PELHAM, George
    Survivor of The Titanic
    PELHAM, George
    PELHAM, George
  • WHITROD, Elizabeth
    Coping with 6 family deaths within 4 months
    WHITROD, Elizabeth
    WHITROD, Elizabeth
  • HODGES, Annie Harriet
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    HODGES, Annie Harriet
    HODGES, Annie Harriet
  • 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
  • ABBOTT, Mary Winchester
    The Yale graduate and published author
    ABBOTT, Mary Winchester
    ABBOTT, Mary Winchester
  • JONES, Grace Ethel Primrose
    b.1899-d.1918 Grace Ethel Primrose Jones was born on 19th April 1899. She was the eldest child of Frederick Albert Jones (1874 - 1927), a stationer's packer,…
    JONES, Grace Ethel Primrose
    JONES, Grace Ethel Primrose
  • 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
  • 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
  • FAIRBRASS, Amy (Amey)
    b.1837-d.1910 Amy’s parents Amy was born in 1837 in Bermondsey, as Amey Presley. There is an entry in the GRO for Amey Presley, March quarter,…
    FAIRBRASS, Amy (Amey)
    FAIRBRASS, Amy (Amey)
  • ALLEN, Mary Ann
    b.1849-d.1913 I was unable to find Mary’s birth on the General Register Office website but her baptism certificate gives her date of birth as 3…
    ALLEN, Mary Ann
    ALLEN, Mary Ann
  • PENFOLD, Edward Charles
    b. 1853-1908 Early Years 1850s to 1870s Edward Charles Penfold was born on 6 Nov 1853 in Holborn, Middlesex, registration district St Luke’s. His parents…
    PENFOLD, Edward Charles
    PENFOLD, Edward Charles
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • COLSON, Mary Ann
    The Lambeth Needlewoman
    COLSON, Mary Ann
    COLSON, Mary Ann
  • PFAFFENBACH, Augustus
    The German Tailor who came to London
    PFAFFENBACH, Augustus
    PFAFFENBACH, Augustus
  • 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
  • APPLETON, Caroline Sophia
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    APPLETON, Caroline Sophia
    APPLETON, Caroline Sophia
  • GILBERT, George Frederick
    Died aged just 22
    GILBERT, George Frederick
    GILBERT, George Frederick
  • THREDGILL, Lavinia pply. Nevilla Elizabeth
    b.1858-d.1911 Note: The unusual name has several different spellings throughout the archived documents. Lavinia pply. Nevilla Elizabeth Thredgill is the name on the burial record.…
    THREDGILL, Lavinia pply. Nevilla Elizabeth
    THREDGILL, Lavinia pply. Nevilla Elizabeth
  • MAURISCHE, Marie Theresa
    Additional difficulty of not speaking English
    MAURISCHE, Marie Theresa
    MAURISCHE, Marie Theresa
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    Christ's brother or King of England?
    CARTER, George James (James George)
    CARTER, George James (James George)
  • 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
  • AITKEN, William
    5½ weeks after he had his head cut open by being knocked down by some roughs in the street, William Aitken suffered a life of…
    AITKEN, William
    AITKEN, William
  • WEEKES, Esther
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    WEEKES, Esther
    WEEKES, Esther
  • MILTON, Maria
    Maria MILTON gave birth to 11 children, a challenging life that ended in Horton Asylum.
    MILTON, Maria
    MILTON, Maria
  • 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
  • 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
  • BELLAMY, Louisa
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    BELLAMY, Louisa
    BELLAMY, Louisa
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    DUNKINSON, Matilda
    DUNKINSON, Matilda
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    TIDYMAN, Samuel
    TIDYMAN, Samuel
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    BIGFORD, Emma
    BIGFORD, Emma
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    WATERER, Richard James
    WATERER, Richard James
  • YOUNG, Kate
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    YOUNG, Kate
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