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A really interesting read, one of lost years and of a mysterious family death
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Edward spent half if his life in institutions.
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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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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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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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George died at 70 years, after a long life as a tarpaulin maker, a sail maker and a blind maker.
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“A quiet old dement who…gives no trouble and works contentedly in the vegetable shed….the place cannot get on without him.”
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A gas fitter born in St Martin in the Fields, London
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The short life of a buttonhole maker from Lambeth.
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This is a story of a tormented soul, a deep turmoil created by untreated epilepsy.
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A short life for a mother who entered Long Grove when her youngest child was barely a month old.
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Thomas’s story is not a typical one of poverty in London. In fact, Thomas and his wife were descendants of Yeoman Farmers from the West Country.
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The hazard of working with lead paint might well have a bearing on Richard’s declining mental health, since he worked as a house painter for over thirty years.
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Many people will not know what a coprolite merchant is. This story will make all clear.
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Little is known about William, except that he seems to have been acquainted with the Police on more than one occasion.
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In the 1881, George’s occupation was given as a ‘language teacher’. He was living in the house of a teacher of pianoforte, and one of the other boarders was a professor of singing and elocution, all of which suggests a very refined and respectable household.
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Epilepsy ultimately was the reason why William ended his life in Horton Hospital.
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The story of Emma Compton appeared unexceptional at the outset. However, we did uncover a few surprises during our research.
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Benjamin said he had made a harp with 1,000 strings and could play any tune and instrument! He worked as a musician.
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John is missing from the records for 46 years! A soldier with the 2nd Regiment of Life Guards who disappears from our sight.
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There is no hint of any mental health problems until Mary Ann enters the Asylum in 1899. He family remain attentive and visit her many times.
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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 recurs frequently throughout her case notes.
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Without the invaluable case notes for Caroline Ward, we would not be able to tell any of her sad story.
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Ada proved a little elusive to find at first.Thanks to the visitor book, the author then found her husband and more of her short life was uncovered.
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It is not clear why John entered Manor hospital. His family were interesting. John’s brother George, a builder, left £6m in his will. His son Thomas and his wife were killed by a V2 rocket in 1944.
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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 history for Walter Cartwright and his family.
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We know little about Martha except that she was epileptic.
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The author says, “This has been such an interesting case to try to unravel and kept a couple of us up to the early hours trying to make sense of it!” A fabulous piece of research leaving questions to unravel.
