The story of a Victorian Paviour. Do we still walk on an area Jeremiah once laid?
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Zanone, Pietro
b.1844-d.1902 The spelling of Pietro’s name changes between Zanone, Zanoni and Zanori in the few records we have. Including the images below will demonstrate this. When the author searched for...
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OLIVER, Louisa Sarah Fox
b. 1846-d.1908 With many stories, it is a case of perseverance, gleaning records for cross-matching details. That was the case with Louisa Sarah Fox Oliver, for whom many details remain...
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FISHER, Annie
Annie went in and out of the workhouse 167 times.
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JOHNSTON, Maria
Death caused by a flannelette nightgown catching fire and a child dying!
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SMITH, Emily
b.1856-d.1902 When I saw the name Emily Smith was next on my list, my heart sank, but after sending off for her death certificate my hopes were raised, well, just...
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CAMERON, Marjory
b.1828 -d.1902 Marjory Cameron was aged 74 when she died in the Horton Asylum in Epsom, Surrey, on 21st June 1902. Her death certificate records that she was the widow...
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TOU, Chou
Limehouse Causeway
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GODFREY, Mary Ann
‘My wife … who is Mary’s great granddaughter would like to thank you for writing this & for all the work you have done to keep Mary’s memory alive.’ (a relative).
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FEATHERSTONE, Sarah
b.1869-d.1925 Sarah Featherstone Before I begin, I think it’s worth noting here that Sarah’s age and birth-place vary in all the records. It was only when I found her Settlement...
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ANDREWS, Adeline Harriet
1843-1902 Adeline Harriet, the first child and daughter of William Henry Andrew [1819-1872], was born at home on 22nd May 1843 in Hammersmith. Her father had married her mother, Harriet...
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PEACOCK, George Creed
b.1860-d.1909 Vertical Tree View - Ancestry George's family George Creed Peacock was born in Swilland, Suffolk to Ann (née Creed) and James Peacock, a farm labourer, on the 16th May...
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STEER-WEBSTER, Edith Annie (née STOKES)
b.1861-d.1909 Vertical Tree View - Ancestry Edith Annie Stokes was born on 5th May 1861, at 23, Lower Albion Street, Manchester the first of 3 children I found born to...
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LYONS, Bertha
b.1887-d.1911 Bertha’s Background Bertha was baptised on 18 January 1888 having been born, according to her baptism record, on 17 November 1887. She was baptised at Wandsworth Presbyterian church, and...
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GLASS, Robert Albert
b.1865-d.1909 Vertical Tree View - Ancestry Robert’s family At birth, Robert was registered as Robert Albert Glass; unfortunately, Robert never used his second name of Albert which would have made...
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CHAPERLIN, May
b.1893-d.1925 May’s parents May Chaperlin was born at 3pm on 11th June 1893 at 44 Commercial Road, Lambeth, to William & Jane Chaperlin (née Seear). The time-stamp on the birth...
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NICHOLLS, Hilda
‘I was horrified’: The Mental Asylum graveyard with 9000 bodies SOLD off to private landowner.’ (Francesca, great granddaughter)
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FOX, Lucy
b.1877-d.1910 https://www.ancestry.co.uk/invite-ui/accept?token=_lyKeUMWiVIvsbZERSMu7_F5WBAJjc9aR-Ul9ZnxJdg= Finding Lucy Fox There was no match for a Lucy Fox born in 1877 or 1878 in the BMD records, which was the birth date suggested by the...
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O’HALLORAN, Bridget
b.1876-d.1911 Vertical Tree View - Ancestry Who was Bridget O'Halloran? Little is known about Bridget O’Halloran. We can never be completely sure where she came from. Despite searching extensively, there...
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TUCK, Annie
b.1888-d.1916 Annie's family Annie Tuck was born on 8th March 1888 in Peckham. She was the third of seven children born to William Henry Tuck (1862 – 1911) and his...
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COLLEY, Thomas William
b.1890-d.1916 Thomas's parents Thomas William Colley was born in the Sept Q of 1890, registered in Lambeth, Surrey. His father was Thomas Colley (1863–1910) and his mother was Adelaide Mary...
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SAMSON, Hugh
b.1877-d.1911 This story also includes details of Flora Jean Samson, Hugh’s sister, born April 1888. She was born in April 1888 and died 11 December 1934. She was buried in...
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JACOBI, Frank
b.1882-d.1914 Frank Jacobi was born on the 19th February 1882 at 36 Murray Buildings, Vauxhall. He was thirty two years old when he died at Horton Asylum on the 18th...
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EDGECOMBE, Henrietta
b.1886-d.1914 I found that there was little information on Henrietta Edgecombe but by looking at her parents and siblings we have a picture of what her life was like. I...
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MOORE, Albert George
b.1881-d.1914 Albert's birthplace According to Royal Navyrecords Albert George Moore was born on 20 September 1878 in Wells next Sea, Norfolk, commonly called just Wells. It is a fishing port...
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BURNISTON (née Addison) Emma Jane
b.1838-d.1923 Emma’s parents Emma Jane Addison was born in Stoke Damerel, Devonport circa 1838 to John & Elizabeth Addison. Emma was the couple’s youngest child. In fact, she was...
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BAUERMEISTER, Johanna Amanda Louise
b.1857 - d.1923 We know very little about Johanna. We know that she was a teacher or governess; that she was born in Germany in the 1850s; and that she...
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BRICKER, Samuel Henry
b.1867-d.1915 Samuel’s parents Samuel Henry Bricker was born in Isleworth in the 4th quarter of 1867. His parents were mason Henry Bricker and his wife Emma (née Payne or Paine)....
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HODGSON, Fanny (née Kemp)
b.1848-d.1923 Introduction Back in 2008 I was shown the photograph above of some of the remaining headstones in the Horton Estate Cemetery that had been photographed on 28 February 1971...
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CLOUD, James
b.1882-d.1914 James Cloud was born on 1 June 1882 in Lambeth, then part of Surrey. His parents were William Cloud and Mary Ann (née Newman). William and Mary had at...
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BURNS, John
b. c1881-d.1914 Introduction There must be many patients buried in the Horton Estate Cemetery who died alone, without family or friends. Not only was there the stigma of mental illness,...
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BROOKER, Emily Alice
b.1883-d.1918 Emily’s birth Emily Alice was born on 16th September 1883. Her mother was Alice Brooker, a Factory Hand. No father’s name has been found. Alice’s mother, (and Emily’s grandmother)...
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BELCHER, Peter
b.1865-d.1913 When and where was Peter born? The asylum case notes for Peter Belcher indicated that he was born circa 1875 and gave us his occupation as ‘groom’ but sadly...
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BECKETT, Annie
b.1882-d.1914 Annie’s Parents Annie Harriet Becket (nee Rolfe) was born on 12th November 1882 at 3 Union Street, Kennington Road, Lambeth. She was the daughter of William Rolfe and Elizabeth...
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GILHAM (or GILLING), Stephen
b.1880-d.1914 Stephen's parents and siblings Stephen was born on 24 December 1880 at 9 Rope Yard Rails, Woolwich. He was registered as Stephen Henry Emery-Gilliam and was the son of...
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McCOUBREY, Elizabeth
b.1886-d.1918 Elizabeth's parents and siblings Elizabeth was born on 17th March 1886 at 16 New Fenwick Street, Woolwich. Her father James, who had been born about 1857 in Northern Ireland,...
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BANNELL, Walter
b.1869-d.1910 Introduction Walter Bannell died in Long Grove in 1910 aged just 40. Sadly, research has revealed that his mother also suffered from mental health problems. Walter’s parents Walter was...
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THURSTON, Ernest Alfred
The silversmith at work
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COOK, Dorothy Fanny
This story has been written following an approach from a family member in Australia who is Dorothy’s great grandson.
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BEDFORD, Cassie (Chrissie)
b.1878-d.1920 Chrissie Bedford has proved to be a fascinating research subject but very difficult to pin down at times. The following is a summary of everything found to date; there...
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CARROLL, Luke
b.1860-d.1908 Luke Carroll was the son of Luke Carroll and his wife Elizabeth (née Moore) who were married in the church of St Giles in the Fields, Holborn, in the...
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NORTHMORE Robert Henry
b.1847-d.1914 When Robert Henry Northmore died in Horton Asylum in 1914 at the age of 67 he had spent almost half of his life in mental health institutions. Robert Henry’s...
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ADAMS, Sarah
b.c1850-d.1915 On 9th January 1914, Sarah Adams was admitted to Lambeth Workhouse in Renfrew Road; she was discharged to the Infirmary a couple of weeks later on 24th January. After...
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CERVI, Theresa
b.1879-d.1912 This story was written by Barb Monteath about a family member, Theresa Cervi, (née Persico) “I am bound to them, though I cannot look into their eyes or hear...
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MUNK, William
b.1879-d.1905 Introduction Back in 2008 I was shown the photograph above of some of the remaining headstones in the Horton Estate Cemetery that had been photographed on 28 February 1971...
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ALLEN, Frederick (George Frederick Allen)
b.1868/9-d.1926 https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/tree/173802352/family/familyview?cfpid=402253983788 Foreword by Julia Morris Linda Miles-Cartwright has kindly put together a story of my Great Grandfather who was buried at Horton Cemetery. Later Frederick's wife, Rose, would also...
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LAMBERT, Ernest Archibald
b.1883-d.1914 Ernest’s parents Ernest Archibald Lambert’s birth was registered in 1883 in Southwark. His parents were William and Christina Lambert (née Clark). Ernest was their last child.He had eight siblings. ...
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BARNSLEY, Rose Ellen
b.1881-d.1923 Rose Ellen DALY was born at 23 Rhyl Street, Kentish Town, St. Pancras on 3rd July 1881 to James & Mary Ann/Marian DALY (née Townshend). Rose’s parents Rose’s parents...
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COLE, Jane Ann
b.1878-d.1911 https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/tree/201247488/family?cfpid=362626940999&invitetoken=ECvF3Jfxn3lU_5wA5mYLccWXtM7LXR9AwSOFXQb65_A%3D Introduction Jane was a long way from home when she died but details from her death certificate helped to identify her and where she came from. Jane was...
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WALKER, Frank
b.1879-d.1911 Vertical Tree View - Ancestry A mysterious young man from Argyle Street Frank Walker was only 32 years old when he died, and he had spent the last 9...
HOLDEN, Henry William
b.1886-d.1914 Vertical Tree View - Ancestry Henry’s family Henry was the third child of five born to George Holden and his wife, Florence Emily Traies. His siblings were George Edward...
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DASSITER, Emma
b.1834-d.1917 Introduction Emma Dassiter died at Long Grove Asylum on 28 January 1917 aged 83 having been admitted to Long Grove Asylum on 7 August 1907. She is buried in...
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BRADY, James Ernest Quinland
b.1872-d.1921 Although our subject was baptised and registered as Ernest James Quinland Brady, his name appears as James Ernest Brady in Lunacy Patients Admission Registers. Ernest’s parents Ernest was the...
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ANDREWS, Mabel
b.1879-d.1911 Introduction Unfortunately, none of the definite records found for Mabel referred to her family. Not even her death certificate gave me any mention of a family. The 1911 census...
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Lendvai, Peter Erwin
Erwin (Peter) Lendvai (4 June 1882, in Budapest – 21 March 1949 in Epsom, Surrey) was a Hungarian composer and choral conductor. And he was an uncle of the composer...
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BEECH, Thomas
b.1863-d.1908 Beginnings Thomas was born on 10th July 1863 at Tubby’s Alley, Scotland Green, Tottenham. He was the third of eight children born to Thomas Beech, a labourer, and his...
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CALFE, William
b.1851-d.1933 Author’s note I was very lucky with my research on William. Several Horton team members gave me advice and help, and I was fortunate to find that William’s gt-gt-grandson...
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REEVES, Caroline
b.1845-d.1918 Caroline’s parents Caroline was born on 5th February 1845 at 11 Moor Street, Marylebone to John EADE junior, a Waiter and Charlotte née BUNNEY his wife. John and Charlotte...
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PICK, John
b.1856-d.1915 Early Life and family John Pick was born in Bayswater, London on 30th March 1856 to John & Amelia Rebecca Pick (née Allen). He was baptised on 13th February...
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LINSTEAD, Edward Charles
b.1878-d.1911 https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/tree/197837746/family?cfpid=182576820417&invitetoken=-kaa24ju61ETbuYNxFnn5DYmoTRb6lMyMLccv1zJass%3D “He had been strange in his manner for three months” There is no evidence that Edward Charles Linstead’s parents ever married. I can trace no marriage certificate for...
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TAYLOR, Robert
b.1884-d.1914 Robert Taylor was born on 17 August 1884. His birth was registered in the Strand, London Family Robert’s parents were Robert (senior) and Jane Taylor (nee Northfield}. They had...
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SHEARMAN, Emma
b.1873-d.1922 It would appear, from the evidence provided by censuses and baptismal records, that our subject, Emma, grew up in a stable family environment with her parents and five siblings....
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WHITE, Emma
1857-1911 née Emma Virginia Neale An initial search for Emma White, with the details given on the Horton Cemetery burial records, didn’t produce any results. From her Horton address book,...
HARTLEY, Richard Johnson (Robert)
b.1860-d.1914 https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/tree/197875114/family?cfpid=202577313805&invitetoken=fgPlO-Pn2BgyokqbXpD0mDZia2RI5hWNJ-sZJPN9GWw%3D Introduction This gentleman caused some confusion. In his Colony records he is always referred to as Robert Hartley but I could find nothing in any online records for...
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JONES, Thomas
b.1878-d.1908 Early days Thomas was born on 25th January 1871 at 14 Verulam Street in Holborn. His parents were Henry Jones, a former cattle drover, and his wife Keziah Tadgell...
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OSBORN, Frederick John.
b.1872-d.1909 https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/tree/197110760/family/familyview?cfpid=202566346884 The wrong Frederick Osborne when an "e" makes a difference Frederick entered the Asylum system under the name of Frederick Osborne. This led to some confusion and it...
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COOPER, William Henry
b.1879-d.1911 The Demise of a Young Bank Clerk Without William’s death certificate it would have been difficult to trace him with any certainty. Fortunately, it had some vital information –...
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BERRY, Henry
A really interesting read, one of lost years and of a mysterious family death
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BARRETT, Edward Dillon
Edward spent half if his life in institutions.
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DAWES, Jane Eliza
b.1856-d.1914 Jane Eliza Dawes was 58 years old when she died in Horton on 12th September 1914. This would give a birth year of c1856. The Findagrave website gives her...
TYSON, John
b.1867-d.1909 Vertical Tree View - Ancestry We are fortunate to have a photograph of John and his Reception Order and medical notes from the London Metropolitan Actives. John’s parents -...
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JOYCE, Bertha
b.1878-d.1911 Introduction It was difficult to trace Bertha at first. The age recorded on her burial record was misleading. This led me to trawl a wider date range for her...
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COLEMAN, Mark
b.1846-d.1923 Introduction When Mark went into Horton Hospital in early 1902 he was 56 years old and described as melancholic. His notes over the years show a fairly constant pattern...
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ALDER, Sarah
b.1844-d.1912 (With thanks to family member Alan Stewart who produced the first draft of this story, to which I have added very little.) Sarah’s family Sarah was born Sarah Mary...
HYATT, Daisy Lilian
b.1887-d.1916 https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/tree/196396435/family/familyview?cfpid=352568745569 Daisy's parents and siblings According to the baptism register of St Clement Danes Church Daisy was born on18 May 1887, and baptised on the 12th June. Her parents...
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KLESENDORF, Alfred George
b.1861-d.1913 Alfred was born in London in 1861, to John William Klesendorf, a waiter, and his wife Mary Willgoose. History of the Klesendorfs: Great-grandfather Joakim The origins of the Klesendorf...
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WHEELER, Ada Elizabeth
b.1865-d.1917 Introduction Ada Elizabeth Wheeler was born in Fulham in the 3rd quarter of 1865 and baptised in Hammersmith on the 5th of November 1865. An epileptic, her health deteriorated...
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MASSEY, Harriet
b.1832-d.1907 Death I have had to start at the end of Harriet Massey's life and try to work backwards in order to tell her story. The Horton Cemetery Records provided...
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CURWOOD, Rose Hester
b.1881-d.1917 Rose’s parents Rose Hester Curwood was born 28th February 1881 to Thomas Curwood (1839 -1914) a House Painter and his wife Harriett, née Beckett, (1839 - 1909). They had...
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OLIVER, Caroline
b. 1857-d.1909 Caroline was born Caroline Ann Harwood 0n 19 July 1857 at 11 Bridgewater Street, Somers Town, London, the daughter of Edward Reuben Harwood, a lithographic printer, and his...
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HARLEY, Alice
b.1882-d.1911 A tale of poverty and illness Alice was born on 12 May 1882, but she was registered under the name of Alice Maud Lehan. Her parents were Timothy Lehan...
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LEIGH, Jessie
b.1867-d.1909 Jessie was a housewife and mother of a young family when she was admitted to Horton Asylum in 1905 aged 37. Without her case notes it is not possible...
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STANDLY, Louisa
b.1862–d.1909 A Tie Maker An illustration from Pearson's Weekly dated 21 November 1901 of Tie Makers. Courtesy of British Newspaper Archives. Louisa was a Victorian tie maker; we first find...
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HODLEY, Jane
b.1861 – d.1909 Jane Hodley died in Horton Asylum on 25 April 1909 and was buried in Horton Cemetery on 30 April. Who was Jane? The Lunacy Register recorded Jane...
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POPPLEWELL, James
b.1867 – d.1914 Introduction This story is about my 2x Great Grandfather and has been made up from family memories and notes as well as records found in various archives. ...
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HEATH, Lizzie
b.1848 - d.1907 Death Lizzie Heath died, aged 59 at the Manor Asylum, Horton on 4th September 1907 at 10.20 am and was buried at the cemetery in grave 7b....
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BREMMICOMBE, Henry
b.1856-d.1910 Henry Bremmicombe’s birth was registered in the Jan-Feb-Mar quarter of 1856 and his baptism record gives his date of birth as 17th January. He was baptised along with his...
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BOLD, Maria
b.1862-d.1908 EARLY YEARS I have been unable to categorically determine where Maria was born, or who her parents were. The burial record states that she was born in Lower Clapton,...
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RYAN, Mary
b.1875-d.1911 Destitution, disorder and despair. Discovering Mary’s story has been difficult to piece together and the key to her identity was through one of her sisters a “Mrs Smedley” whose...
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PUTMAN, William John
b.1861-d.1909 William’s parents William John was the first child of Alfred and Elizabeth Putman. Alfred was born in the City of London on 3 Sept 1842 and baptised at the...
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LAUGHTON, Ethel
b.1880-d.1911 Early life in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire Ethel’s story starts in Wisbech: a market town in Cambridgeshire with an inland port, sitting on the river Nene. She was born here in...
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CLARKE, George
b.c1832-d.1913 George Clarke was born c1832. Admission to Hoxton House Asylum On 2 July 1901, George was admitted to Hoxton House Asylum in Shoreditch. He was discharged the following year...
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BOX, Archibald
b.1882-d.1911 The Youngest child Archibald Box was a young 24-year-old man when he was admitted to Hackney Workhouse. Scared and confused he would live out the rest of his days...
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FOX, John
John Fox led a full life with an extended family. A shoemaker then railway porter and also a church verger for a while. He saw the birth of four grandchildren before his demise and rapid death in Horton.
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COLLIER, Isaac James
When Isaac is transferred to The Colony in Ewell he is said to be quite aware of what is going on and where he is.
His speech is good and coherent apart from a slight stammer at times. He complains that his memory is not good and ‘if told to do a thing he forgets unless he does it immediately.’
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ANDREWS, Kate
The daughter of a chimney sweep, from Dublin, brought four children into the world before she died just aged 28 at Horton. The fact that her children survived and apparently led full and long lives is testament to her.
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KIDD, James
James was born on 4 April 1864, and baptised in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland. James was the first child of 4 found to be born to parents James Kidd 1843 from...
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SODEN, George
George died at 70 years, after a long life as a tarpaulin maker, a sail maker and a blind maker.
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CHEESMAN, Annie
b. ~1849 - d. 3 October 1911 Died 3rd October 1911 - Buried: 9 October 1911 - Grave 1295b Annie Cheesman was a mother, and grandmother, widowed in her 40s...
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DEAN, George
b.1850-d.1902 Like many of our stories, there was little to go on for George Dean when searching in the available online records. So little in fact, that a copy of...