Megan Baker, Author at Friends of Horton Cemetery

THREDGILL, Lavinia pply. Nevilla Elizabeth

Megan BakerMarch 31, 2023March 31, 2023

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. To research Navelia’s story, I...

Female Burials Manor Asylum Photo

ALLEN, Mary Ann

Megan BakerFebruary 26, 2023March 8, 2023

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 November 1849. Her mother’s maiden...

Female Burials Long Grove Asylum

EBELTHITE, Sarah

Megan BakerJanuary 4, 2023March 8, 2023

b.1873-d.1911 Sarah's birth The GRO revealed that Sarah Ebelthite was born Sarah Dudley in 1873, in Winslow, Buckinghamshire. Specifically, Sarah was born in a small village called Great Horwood. Her...

Asylum Female Burials Manor Asylum Photo

FLAXMAN, Elizabeth

Megan BakerOctober 19, 2022March 8, 2023

The tailoress suffering depression

Horton Asylum Males

BISHOP, Charles Joseph

Megan BakerSeptember 16, 2022March 8, 2023

b.1856-d.1909 Charles’ parents and siblings To research Charles’ story, I first found his birth register on the General Register Office website. This revealed that Charles' birth was registered in 1856...