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COPPING, Ada

Sheila CummingMarch 3, 2021October 17, 2022

An epileptic since birth

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HIRONS, Matilda Lucy

b.1861-d.1909 Matilda's parents In 1858, Henry Franklin Hiron, an engineer, married Matilda Fell in Stepney. Matilda was the daughter of another engineer and plumber, Richard…

HIRONS, Matilda Lucy
CARTWRIGHT, Walter

A story revisited by the author when invaluable case notes came to light at the London Metropolitan Archives. What followed resulted in a thorough family…

CARTWRIGHT, Walter
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
BIGFORD, Emma

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…

BIGFORD, Emma
WARD, Caroline

Without the invaluable case notes for Caroline Ward, we would not be able to tell any of her sad story.

WARD, Caroline
WOOD, Mary Ann

b.1837 - d.1911 Mary Ann Wood neé Pearce was born abt.1836 in Hackney, Middlesex, England. Her birth is too early to locate on the GRO…

WOOD, Mary Ann
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
THOMPSON, Samuel Thomas

The Solicitor's Clerk

THOMPSON, Samuel Thomas
WATERER, Richard James

A 20ft fall led to strange behaviour

WATERER, Richard James
PELHAM, George

Survivor of The Titanic

PELHAM, George
COPPING, Ada

An epileptic since birth

COPPING, Ada
UNDERWOOD, Septimus Rowland

b.1873-d.1913 Septimus’s parents Septimus Rowland Underwood was born in Groton, Suffolk, in the 2nd quarter of 1873. He was the seventh of nine children born…

UNDERWOOD, Septimus Rowland
HOLTON, Emma

The sad story of Emma of whom we know very little. She was born without speech and spent most of her life away from her…

HOLTON, Emma
SIMCOCK, Ellen (Nellie)

We are not sure why Ellen (Nellie) Simcock entered Manor Asylum but she was visited often by family members

SIMCOCK, Ellen (Nellie)
EFFEMEY, John

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,…

EFFEMEY, John
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
BAILEY, Kate

b.1882-d.1914 Kate Bailey née Cheer was born in 1882 in Abingdon, Berkshire to a farming family. Unfortunately, there is little cheer in this family’s story,…

BAILEY, Kate
CORBETT, John Francis

b.1858-d.1908 This story is probably typical of the majority of unfortunate people who passed through the asylum system during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. John…

CORBETT, John Francis
FLETCHER, George

Was an unfortunate accident responsible for this man's epilepsy?

FLETCHER, George
BRYANT, Percy

b.1890-d.1914 Percy's childhood Percy was born, the eldest of seven children, on 2nd December 1890 and baptised on 22nd February at St John the Divine,…

BRYANT, Percy
ALDRIDGE, Frederick William

The Mechanical Engineer

ALDRIDGE, Frederick William
RIDLEY, Valentine George

b.1892-d.1916 Valentine's family Valentine’s birth was registered in the 1st Q of 1892 in Greenwich, Kent. No baptism certificate has been found to confirm his…

RIDLEY, Valentine George
GILBERT, George Frederick

Died aged just 22

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
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
BENTLEY or MACHON, Minnie

The young bookkeeper and the Silk Merchant

BENTLEY or MACHON, Minnie
ABBOTT, Mary Winchester

The Yale graduate and published author

ABBOTT, Mary Winchester
COLSON, Mary Ann

The Lambeth Needlewoman

COLSON, Mary Ann
SABEY, George David

What happened to this Bootmaker?

SABEY, George David
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
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
BARNET, Enid

Daughter of famous colonial architect who built Sydney.

BARNET, Enid
DODD, George

The French Polisher

DODD, George
WEEKES, Esther

A mother of 10

WEEKES, Esther
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
BURTON, Susan

She ordered extravagant luncheons both at Stafford and Northampton stations and had no money to pay for them. The delusion that she is a duchess…

BURTON, Susan
CASSAN, John Sheffield

The Hollywood film star's brother.

CASSAN, John Sheffield
CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth

The Domestic Servant

CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth
STACE, Louisa

The glove maker

STACE, Louisa
GLENISTER, Arthur

b.1873-d.1917 Long Grove records have Arthur dying in 1917 at the age of 44, so he was born about 1873. I found his birth registered…

GLENISTER, Arthur
FELL, Sachinais Alicia

b.1873 - d.1910 When I began my research into Sachinais, very little could be found. The only records showing such a name are the records…

FELL, Sachinais Alicia
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
CARTER, George James (James George)

Christ's brother or King of England?

CARTER, George James (James George)
LEWIS, James

b.1859-d.1912 James's parents and siblings James was born on 30 September 1859 in the Camden Union workhouse and at his baptism on 19 Oct 1859…

LEWIS, James
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
FAY, Tottie

The Worst and Wickedest Woman in London

FAY, Tottie
BELLAMY, Louisa

Lost her twin brother, aged 4

BELLAMY, Louisa
FOLWELL, Dora

The Dressmaker

FOLWELL, Dora
PEDLEY, Byron

The boisterous, Victorian star of the stage

PEDLEY, Byron
SEARS, Emma

b.1865-d.1914 Known Facts Emma Sears died at the age of about 49 whilst a patient at Manor Asylum, Epsom, Surrey. Her alleged age suggested a…

SEARS, Emma

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