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PYM, Edward
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PYM, Edward

Louise TaylorFebruary 15, 2022
b.1857-d.1909 Edward’s father James had 11 children before Edward was born Before Edward was born his father, James Pym, had married his first wife Mary Gibson in 1822. They went...
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SHINE, John James
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SHINE, John James

Louise TaylorFebruary 5, 2022February 16, 2022
b.1855 - d.1909 John James Shine was born on 9th September 1855, to Denis age 31 and Martha age 26. They were living in Castle Street, Holborn. John was baptised...
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FRYER, Edward
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FRYER, Edward

Louise TaylorOctober 30, 2021November 5, 2021
b.1865 - d.1909 Early Life Historians believe that Shoreditch got its name from water that ran across the area's marshland. It was originally known as Soersditch, or Sewer's Ditch. Edward...
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LAIT, Alfred Benjamin
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LAIT, Alfred Benjamin

Louise TaylorJuly 2, 2021September 17, 2021
b.1866-d.1909 Alfred’s birth – 1866 Alfred was born in 1866, in the small village of Weeley in Essex. The village is approximately 7 miles from Clacton-on-Sea, it is part of...
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ELVIN, Harry
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ELVIN, Harry

Louise TaylorJune 15, 2021September 17, 2021
b.1866 - d.1909 Early life Harry Elvin was born in 1866 at Long Milford on the borders of Suffolk and Essex. Long Milford is a quintessential picturesque village. This area...
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MASTIN, Alfred
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MASTIN, Alfred

Louise TaylorMarch 17, 2021October 25, 2022
b.1864 - d.1909 Alfred was born in September 1864 in Bethnal Green, to William age 34 and Mary age 33, her maiden name was Haddon. Alfred had 2 older brothers...
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BROOK, Herbert
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BROOK, Herbert

Louise TaylorMarch 15, 2021September 17, 2021
b. 1864 - d.1909 Herbert was born 10 April 1864; their address was 1 Sparkes Cottage, Graham Street West, St. George, Hanover Square, London. His father was James Joseph Brooks...
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HOLLIMAN, Emma
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HOLLIMAN, Emma

Louise TaylorJanuary 13, 2021September 17, 2021
b.1858 - d.1909 Early life 1858 to 1871 Emma Holliman’s birth was registered in the March Q of 1858. The transcription of a Baptism Record for Emma Holliman has been...
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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
24 Jan

Infant Baby Hellicar. One of the first stories written about those buried in the cemetery. Read the story here http://www.hortoncemetery.org/hellicar-male/

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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
24 Jan

On 6th  July 1983, Kirkwoods sent a list of the tombstones and memorials that had been removed from the cemetery to the Registrar General of Miscellaneous Records in St Catherine House.

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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
24 Jan

Cemetery Clearance
In 1983, Epsom solicitors, Kirkwoods issued notice of “the intention to remove remaining tombstones, monuments and other memorials” from Horton “for the purpose of reducing
...the maintenance costs”. This was carried out on 26th May 1983.
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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
6 Jan

John Victor Smith was an underage recruit, a drummer then bandsman with 1st Battalion 17th foot Leicestershire Regiment.

He served in many scenes of war...and that took its toll. It is a really
...interesting read.

https://hortoncemetery.org/smith-john-victor/

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