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MILTON, Maria
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MILTON, Maria

Sylvia BromileyFebruary 19, 2023April 16, 2023

Maria MILTON gave birth to 11 children, a challenging life that ended in Horton Asylum.

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GARDNER, Thomas George
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GARDNER, Thomas George

Sylvia BromileySeptember 14, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1878-d.1913 Thomas’s parents Thomas was born on 15th March 1878 in Fulham.  His parents were Thomas Gardner and Jane Miller Crook and they married in St Saviour’s church Southwark on...
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BLACKMORE, Arthur John
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BLACKMORE, Arthur John

Sylvia BromileySeptember 14, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1880-d.1913 Arthur was born in the last quarter of 1880 in Greenwich, South East London (shown as Kent in the records).  He was christened in Christ Church, Greenwich on 20th...
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TRIGGS, George
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TRIGGS, George

Sylvia BromileySeptember 13, 2022March 8, 2023

The Railway Porter

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REEVE, Jane Sarah
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REEVE, Jane Sarah

Sylvia BromileySeptember 12, 2022March 8, 2023
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 parents were Thomas Blythe Reeve...
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BIGFORD, Emma
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BIGFORD, Emma

Sylvia BromileyOctober 28, 2021November 16, 2022
b.1838 - d.1912 Early life – 1830s to 1840s Emma was born on 14th April 1838 in Paddington and lived to be nearly 74 years old, dying on 20th January...
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PASTEAU, Maurice
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PASTEAU, Maurice

Sylvia BromileyJuly 9, 2021September 17, 2021
b.1881-d.1913 Early years Maurice’s parents were Louis Stanislav Pasteau and Mary Ann Thoumine. Louis was born in Sarthe, a region in the North West of France, in 1850 or 1851...
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STEBBINGS, Mahala
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STEBBINGS, Mahala

Sylvia BromileyMay 9, 2021September 17, 2021
b.1887 - d.1913 Parents and Birth – 1850s to 1880s  Her parents were William Charles Stebbings and Emily Taylor who married on 29th March 1880 in St. Marks Church Southwark. ...
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DODD, George
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DODD, George

Sylvia BromileyApril 22, 2021October 17, 2022

The French Polisher

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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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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
6 Jan

Henry ALLEN - an interesting character; ambitious, a one time painter turned bootmaker who fell into debt and became bankrupt.

Sadly and tragically, one of his children died in a house fire and a
...few years later his wife, Alice died.

Read his story here http://www.hortoncemetery.org/allen-henry/
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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
5 Jan

John MABON (1878-1914), a Royal Marine. Invalided out after 11 years with fatigue, headaches and irritability. He was not awarded a pension, having suffered from syphilis in his early days. The ...image is HMS Swiftsure - one he served on.

https://hortoncemetery.org/mabon-john/

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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
4 Jan

James Christopher COLEMAN (1891-1916) suffered badly with epilepsy.

When he entered the Epileptic Colony in Epsom, he settled well initially and was said to be working on the land.

The remainder
...of his short life in the Colony was sadly difficult. http://www.hortoncemetery.org/coleman-james-christopher/

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