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Category: Asylum

BAILEY, Kate
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BAILEY, Kate

Theresa Kenefick-ConwayJanuary 17, 2023January 19, 2023
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, which makes for a very...
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APPLETON, Caroline Sophia
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APPLETON, Caroline Sophia

Stephen MundayJanuary 15, 2023January 17, 2023
b.1831-d.1911 Caroline’s parents Caroline Sophia Appleton was born Caroline Sophia Barnaschina in the 1st quarter of 1831 in Gravesend, Kent. Her parents were upholsterer Anthony Barnaschina and his wife Sarah...
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HONEY, Joseph Thomas
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Asylum Ewell Epileptic Colony Photo

HONEY, Joseph Thomas

Lesley LeeJanuary 13, 2023January 13, 2023
b.1843 – d.1912 Early Life Joseph Thomas was the fifth of seven children born to Joseph Honey (1804-81) andMargery Couch (1811-66) who were both born in Cornwall and married in...
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HODGES, Annie Harriet
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HODGES, Annie Harriet

Nari FairbanksJanuary 12, 2023January 12, 2023
b.1831 - d.1911 Annie Harriet Conway was born on the 16th August 1831 in Holborn, Camden, England to parents Charles Conway and Ann Thiselton, she was baptised on the 4th...
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SWAN, Ernest Paul
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Asylum Manor Asylum Pending

SWAN, Ernest Paul

Steve JohnsonJanuary 10, 2023January 11, 2023
b.~1879 - d.1947 Placeholder Info This is a placeholder for a future story to be written. Here are the facts known about Ernest from his file. Ernest Paul Day, Grave...
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WOOD, Mary Ann
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WOOD, Mary Ann

Nari FairbanksJanuary 9, 2023January 9, 2023
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 but after further research I...
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HARTNOLL, Thomas
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Long Grove Asylum

HARTNOLL, Thomas

Tony McGarryJanuary 8, 2023January 8, 2023
b.1864-d.1919 The Horton Cemetery Burials record has the name Thomas William Hartnoll, all other records show the name as just Thomas Hartnoll. Thomas’s family Thomas Hartnoll was born in the...
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KING, Harriet
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Asylum Complete Manor Asylum Photo

KING, Harriet

Steve JohnsonJanuary 6, 2023January 13, 2023
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 I was. This took some...
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GARLAND, Percy Ernest
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Ewell Epileptic Colony Photo

GARLAND, Percy Ernest

Lesley LeeJanuary 4, 2023January 6, 2023
b.1882-d.1916 Percy's parents and siblings Percy Ernest Garland was born in Blackheath, Kent in the 4th Q of 1882, the fourth of six children. No baptism has been found for...
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LEWIS, James
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LEWIS, James

Lesley LeeJanuary 4, 2023January 6, 2023
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 his mother is shown as...
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EBELTHITE, Sarah
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Long Grove Asylum

EBELTHITE, Sarah

Megan BakerJanuary 4, 2023January 4, 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...
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GORSUCH, Joseph
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GORSUCH, Joseph

Nari FairbanksDecember 5, 2022January 6, 2023
b.1846 - d.1916 Joseph Francis Gorsuch was born on the 7th of May 1846 at City Road, St Luke, Shoreditch, London, England to parents William James Gorsuch (Bootmaker) and Mary...
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HOWARD, Frank
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HOWARD, Frank

Lesley LeeDecember 5, 2022January 9, 2023
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 1881c Frank was born in...
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HARPER, James
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Long Grove Asylum

HARPER, James

Linda Miles-CartwrightNovember 27, 2022November 27, 2022
b.1888-d.1911 The Search Uncovering the story of James Harper was a challenge as his short life appears to have left very little in the way of tangible records. Sadly, his...
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VANDERPANT, Margaret Lucy
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Long Grove Asylum

VANDERPANT, Margaret Lucy

Tony McGarryNovember 27, 2022November 27, 2022
b.1896-d.1944 (The Horton Cemetery Burials record had mis-transcribed the name as “Vanderpont “, and had no Christian names.) Margaret’s parents and siblings On 3 September 1893 John Walter Vanderpant, a...
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COATHUPE, Henry Waldegrave Lacey
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Long Grove Asylum

COATHUPE, Henry Waldegrave Lacey

Tony McGarryNovember 20, 2022November 20, 2022
b.1869-d.1918 Henry’s father Henry’s father, Henry Bentinck Coathupe was born in 1832, at Westbury, Gloucestershire. Westbury was a suburb of Bristol. He was Christened on 7 March 1832 in Westbury....
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BUCKERIDGE, Lily Ada
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Ewell Epileptic Colony Horton Asylum Photo

BUCKERIDGE, Lily Ada

Lesley LeeNovember 20, 2022November 22, 2022
b.1873-d.1914 Lily Ada Buckeridge was born on 8th Sept 1873 in Deptford Kent. Her parents were John Thomas Buckeridge (1848 –1924) born in Newbury, Berkshire and Elizabeth Jane Pharaoh née...
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CLARKE, William Robert
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Long Grove Asylum

CLARKE, William Robert

Tony McGarryNovember 20, 2022November 20, 2022
b.1882-d.1918 William's parents and siblings William’s parents were William James Clarke and Emma née Tilley. They were married on 26 March 1882 at St. Pancras, Camden. Both were of “full...
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HAWKINS, Frederick
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Long Grove Asylum

HAWKINS, Frederick

Tony McGarryNovember 20, 2022January 13, 2023
b.1881-d.1918 Frederick's parents Frederick’s parents were Frederick Robson Hawkins and Sophie née Oglas. Their marriage was registered in the March quarter of 1880, reference Kent 2a 555. The birth of...
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LAMBERT, Fannie Ethel
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Horton Asylum

LAMBERT, Fannie Ethel

Laura BrownNovember 20, 2022November 20, 2022

The story of Fannie Ethel Lambert, described as ‘a useful help’ to the household of a professor of music.

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ALDRIDGE, Frederick William
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Asylum Horton Asylum Photo

ALDRIDGE, Frederick William

Nari FairbanksNovember 7, 2022November 10, 2022

The Mechanical Engineer

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HOLDGATE, Charles
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum

HOLDGATE, Charles

Nari FairbanksOctober 27, 2022November 7, 2022
1854 - 1933 I have recently been researching my GGG Uncle Charles Holdgate and discovered that he is buried at the Horton Cemetery, which is how I came upon your...
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FLAXMAN, Elizabeth
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Asylum Manor Asylum Photo

FLAXMAN, Elizabeth

Megan BakerOctober 19, 2022October 19, 2022

The tailoress suffering depression

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FLETCHER, George
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Asylum Ewell Epileptic Colony Photo

FLETCHER, George

Linda Miles-CartwrightOctober 17, 2022October 17, 2022

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

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BARNET, Enid
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Asylum Manor Asylum Photo

BARNET, Enid

Steve JohnsonOctober 14, 2022November 15, 2022

Daughter of famous colonial architect who built Sydney.

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MOORE, Henry
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Ewell Epileptic Colony

MOORE, Henry

Lesley LeeOctober 13, 2022October 17, 2022
b.1859-d.1912 Henry’s parents Henry Rose Moore was born in the June quarter of 1859 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex. He takes his unusual second name from his grandfather, Thomas Rose Moore.  Henry...
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CRESSWELL, Frank Ernest
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Long Grove Asylum

CRESSWELL, Frank Ernest

Tony McGarryOctober 13, 2022October 13, 2022
b.1893-d.1918 Frank’s parents Frank Ernest Cresswell (sometimes spelt Creswell) was born on 9 February 1893. He was baptised on 26 March 1893 at St. Paul’s church Camden. His parents were...
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SKILLINGS, Samuel
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Horton Asylum

SKILLINGS, Samuel

Hazel BallanOctober 13, 2022October 13, 2022
b.1844-d.1902 Samuel’s parents and siblings Samuel’s parents, William Skillings and Elizabeth Nunn, had been married by banns in St Peter’s and St Paul’s, the parish church in Edgefield, Norfolk, on...
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DOW, Charles
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Horton Asylum

DOW, Charles

Isabel KnightOctober 13, 2022October 27, 2022
b.1850-d.1908 Early years Charles DOE was the second child of William DOE (b.1820) and Ann CLARK (b.1827). He was born on 20 February 1850 in the village of Stapleford Tawney...
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GREENE, Archibald
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Long Grove Asylum

GREENE, Archibald

Tony McGarryOctober 12, 2022October 12, 2022
b.1877-d.1918 Archibald’s parents Archibald’s parents were Henry John Greene and Elizabeth Julia née Mitchell. They were married on 17 July 1873 at St. George the Martyr church, Battersea. He was...
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PAULSON, George Grant
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Horton Asylum

PAULSON, George Grant

Linda MartinOctober 12, 2022October 12, 2022
b.1847-d.1909 George’s family George was born into a family of Master Tailors, which included his father Charles, uncle William and grandfather Langley Paulson of Baumber, Lincolnshire.  His birth was registered...
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FOLWELL, Dora
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Ewell Epileptic Colony Photo

FOLWELL, Dora

Lesley LeeOctober 12, 2022January 6, 2023

The Dressmaker

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RAYSON, Walter Sydney
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Long Grove Asylum

RAYSON, Walter Sydney

Tony McGarrySeptember 21, 2022September 21, 2022
b.1873-d.1918 Walter’s parents Walter was born in the March quarter of 1873 in Southwark (reference St. Olave Southwark 1d 305). His parents, Philip  Rayson  and Agnes Amelia , née Ashby, ...
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GLENISTER, Arthur
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Long Grove Asylum

GLENISTER, Arthur

A CSeptember 21, 2022September 21, 2022
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 in the General Record Office...
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CURWOOD, Thomas Edward
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Long Grove Asylum

CURWOOD, Thomas Edward

Jenni LlewellynSeptember 21, 2022October 5, 2022
b.1870-d.1908 Thomas’s parents Thomas Edward Curwood was born in the Kensington registration district in the December quarter of 1870 to Thomas Curwood and his wife Harriet née Beckett. Thomas senior...
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RIDLEY, Valentine George
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Ewell Epileptic Colony

RIDLEY, Valentine George

Lesley LeeSeptember 21, 2022September 21, 2022
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 DOB or mother’s name but...
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BISHOP, Charles Joseph
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Horton Asylum

BISHOP, Charles Joseph

Megan BakerSeptember 16, 2022October 27, 2022
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...
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BRYANT, Percy Henry
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Ewell Epileptic Colony

BRYANT, Percy Henry

Lesley LeeSeptember 16, 2022September 16, 2022
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, Richmond, Surrey. The family are...
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LARNER, Emily
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Horton Asylum

LARNER, Emily

Hazel BallanSeptember 16, 2022October 26, 2022
b.1838-d.1902 Emily’s parents and siblings Emily’s father, George Nurton, was aged 26 when he married her 19-year-old mother Harriet Pargiter on 9 June 1833 at St James Church in Paddington....
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MEIN, Alexander
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Asylum Horton Asylum

MEIN, Alexander

Hazel BallanSeptember 15, 2022September 15, 2022
b.1873-d.1902 Alexander’s parents and siblings According to the certificate of his baptism which took place on 13 February 1874 in St Philip’s Church in Dalston, Hackney, Alexander was born on...
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GARDNER, Thomas George
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Ewell Epileptic Colony

GARDNER, Thomas George

Sylvia BromileySeptember 14, 2022September 14, 2022
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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Ewell Epileptic Colony

BLACKMORE, Arthur John

Sylvia BromileySeptember 14, 2022October 27, 2022
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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CHESTERMAN, Henry
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Long Grove Asylum

CHESTERMAN, Henry

A CSeptember 13, 2022September 13, 2022
b.1870-d.1917 A challenging subject Henry was recorded as being 47 years of age when he died in Long Grove in March 1917, and buried in grave number 1178a, so he...
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TRIGGS, George
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Ewell Epileptic Colony Photo

TRIGGS, George

Sylvia BromileySeptember 13, 2022October 17, 2022

The Railway Porter

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FRIZELL, Frederick Robert
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum

FRIZELL, Frederick Robert

Tony McGarrySeptember 13, 2022October 26, 2022
b.1874-d.1912 Frederick's parents Frederick’s father, Frederick Fenton Frizell, was born in Dublin about 1841. Frederick’s mother was Harriet Frizell née Butress. Frederick Fenton Frizell’s parents were Robert Nicolls Frizell and...
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GILBERT, George
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Ewell Epileptic Colony Photo

GILBERT, George

Lesley LeeSeptember 12, 2022November 18, 2022

Died aged just 22

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CORBETT, John Francis
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Horton Asylum Photo

CORBETT, John Francis

Isabel KnightSeptember 12, 2022November 16, 2022
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 was born, baptised into the...
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GILLAM (GILLAN), Ellen
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Long Grove Asylum

GILLAM (GILLAN), Ellen

Linda Miles-CartwrightSeptember 12, 2022September 14, 2022
b.1891-d.1911 Ellen was only 20 years old when she died and has sadly left little trace of her existence but we can glimpse at her short life from the few...
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REEVE, Jane Sarah
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REEVE, Jane Sarah

Sylvia BromileySeptember 12, 2022January 11, 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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HACKETT, Edward
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Long Grove Asylum

HACKETT, Edward

Isabella StefaniSeptember 11, 2022October 26, 2022
b.1861-d.1917 Childhood: 1861-1878 Edward Hackett was born Robert Edward Hackett on 23 October 1861 in Newington, Surrey (now part of the London Borough of Southwark). His parents were Richard (né...
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DOLDING, Annie
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Long Grove Asylum

DOLDING, Annie

Stephen MundayAugust 20, 2022August 20, 2022
b.1861-d.1917 When Annie Kelland married Robert Dolding in 1884 she could not have imagined that within ten years she would be widowed, destitute and that she and her children would...
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WESLEY, James 
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Long Grove Asylum

WESLEY, James 

Stephen MundayAugust 20, 2022August 20, 2022
b.1857-d.1917  James’s parents James Wesley was born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire in the 4th quarter of 1857. He was the fourth child of agricultural labourer Thomas Wesley (though in two censuses...
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HEDINGER, Otto John
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Long Grove Asylum

HEDINGER, Otto John

Stephen MundayAugust 20, 2022August 20, 2022
b.1854-d.1917 Born in Zurich, married in London All we know of Otto John Hedinger’s early life is that he was born in Zurich, Switzerland in about 1854, the son of...
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BLAZDELL, Mary Jane
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Long Grove Asylum

BLAZDELL, Mary Jane

Stephen MundayAugust 20, 2022October 27, 2022
b.1847-d.1917 A quiet and comfortable life Throughout her life Mary Jane’s surname was written variously as Blasdell, Blazedell, Blaisdell and Blayzdell but she was registered at birth as Blazdell. From...
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SHREEVE, Lottie
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Horton Asylum

SHREEVE, Lottie

Linda Miles-CartwrightAugust 16, 2022August 16, 2022
b.1874 - d.1910 Parents and Norfolk background Predominantly the Shreeve surname originates from Norfolk and Lottie’s family is no exception. Her father Leonard was born in Norwich in 1841, the...
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GALLIANO, James Price
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Horton Asylum

GALLIANO, James Price

Linda Miles-CartwrightJune 29, 2022October 26, 2022
b.1875-d.1910 A Mediterranean Background James Price Galliano was the youngest of seven children born to a Roman Catholic family in a well to do area of Clapham. His parents Victoria...
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HIRONS, Matilda Lucy
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Asylum Manor Asylum

HIRONS, Matilda Lucy

Jane AllenJune 29, 2022October 26, 2022
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 Fell, who also happened to...
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BURFITT, Matilda Georgina
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Horton Asylum

BURFITT, Matilda Georgina

Linda Miles-CartwrightJune 28, 2022
b.1857-d.1910   A Word of Caution Burial records state Matilda was 42 years old at her death. I have been unable to find any records that correspond to that age...
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ATTWOOD, Leslie Charles
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Long Grove Asylum

ATTWOOD, Leslie Charles

Jenni LlewellynJune 2, 2022October 24, 2022
b.1899-d1917 Leslie's family Leslie Charles Attwood was born in the June quarter of 1899, the third child and second son of Charles Attwood and Alice Amelia née Appleby. Charles, born...
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GILL, Jane
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Horton Asylum

GILL, Jane

Linda Miles-CartwrightJune 2, 2022June 3, 2022
b.1875-d.1910 Jane’s parents Jane Gill’s parents married at Holy Trinity Church in Hull on 25 November 1868. Her father Thomas Gill originated from Manchester according to census returns and her...
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KING, Ernest Albert
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Long Grove Asylum

KING, Ernest Albert

Stephen MundayJune 2, 2022June 3, 2022
b.1858-d.1916 Ernest's family Ernest Albert King was born in the 3rd quarter of 1858 to Matthew and Elizabeth King (née Barrett) in Nash, a small village in the north of...
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PENZA, Peter
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum

PENZA, Peter

Stephen MundayMay 30, 2022October 28, 2022
b.1856-d.1917 Peter Pensa (or Penza in some documents) was born in Clerkenwell on the 3rd of March, 1856. He was the second child of Peter John Pensa and his wife...
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AUDAIN, Cyril Bannatyne
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum

AUDAIN, Cyril Bannatyne

Stephen MundayMay 30, 2022October 25, 2022
b.1861 -d.1916 During his early life Cyril Audain must have enjoyed advantages and privileges most of the patients in Long Grove could only dream about. The son of a prominent...
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THOMPSON, Samuel Thomas
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Long Grove Asylum Photo

THOMPSON, Samuel Thomas

Stephen MundayMay 29, 2022October 17, 2022

The Solicitor’s Clerk

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HARDING, Harriet Emma
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Long Grove Asylum

HARDING, Harriet Emma

Stephen MundayMay 29, 2022June 3, 2022
b.1864-d.1918 From the few documents we have that refer to Harriet Emma Harding it would appear that she led a very uneventful life due, perhaps, to the mental health problems...
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JONES, Grace Ethel Primrose
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Long Grove Asylum

JONES, Grace Ethel Primrose

Jenni LlewellynMay 22, 2022June 3, 2022
b.1899-d.1918 Grace's parents Grace Ethel Primrose Jones was born on 19th April 1899. She was the eldest child of Frederick Albert Jones (1874 - 1927), a stationer's packer, and Ada Rebecca...
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HOWARD, Emma
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Asylum

HOWARD, Emma

Roger MillerMay 20, 2022June 3, 2022
b.1843-d.1908 Emma’s birth in Dedham, Essex Emma Howard nee Joslin was baptised on 18th December 1843 at St Mary’s Church, Dedham in Essex, a village about 8 miles north-east of...
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JOHNSON, William Arthur
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Horton Asylum

JOHNSON, William Arthur

Linda Miles-CartwrightMay 20, 2022June 3, 2022
b.1867(?)-d.1910 William - a difficult subject to trace William has proved difficult to trace and, after twenty hits on a potential birth certificate, it has been narrowed down to one...
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Ewell Epileptic Colony

HAMILTON, Charles Frederick

Bethany TurnerMay 20, 2022May 22, 2022
b.1891-d.1915 1890s - Charles’s early life in Bermondsey The 1891 Census tell us that Charles Frederick Hamilton was born in 1891 to Arthur Ainslie Hamilton, aged 26, born in Brighton, and Ada J Rodgers...
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WALL, John William
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Horton Asylum

WALL, John William

Linda Miles-CartwrightMay 17, 2022October 26, 2022
b.1866-d.1910 John’s burial record incorrectly records his surname as Waller but there is no corresponding death certificate under that surname. There is however a death certificate for a John William...
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SPRING, Elizabeth
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Asylum

SPRING, Elizabeth

Stephen MundayMay 17, 2022June 3, 2022
b.1855-d.1917 Elizabeth’s parents Born in the 4th quarter of 1855, Elizabeth Spring was the eldest child of John William Spring and his first wife, Margaret (née Brick). Both parents were...
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MORGAN, Alfred
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Asylum Ewell Epileptic Colony Photo

MORGAN, Alfred

Bethany TurnerMay 2, 2022October 17, 2022

Orphaned at 13

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ABER, James William
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Ewell Epileptic Colony St. Ebba's

ABER, James William

Bethany TurnerMay 2, 2022October 24, 2022
b.1886-d.1915 James’s birth and early life - a taste of the tragedies ahead James William Aber was born on the 27th of September 1886 in Camberwell, London to Henry and...
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ROLFE, Thomas Philip
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Long Grove Asylum

ROLFE, Thomas Philip

Stephen MundayMay 2, 2022May 2, 2022
b.1851 - d.1910 Thomas’s parents and siblings Although he appears in Long Grove records as Thomas Philip Rolfe, our subject was actually registered at birth as Philip Thomas Rolfe. He...
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SOAR, Mary Ann
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum

SOAR, Mary Ann

Jenni LlewellynApril 30, 2022April 30, 2022
b.1861-d.1907 Mary Ann Soar was born in the 1st quarter of 1861 to Josiah Paul Soar and his wife Maria (née Torond). Josiah, born in Deptford, Kent, in 1820 was...
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JOBLING, Sophia
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum

JOBLING, Sophia

Stephen MundayApril 30, 2022
b.1866- d.1910 Sophia’s parents and siblings Sophia Jobling was born Sophy Ann Buttery in the 2nd quarter of 1866 to John Thomas Buttery and his wife Mary Ann (née Denton)....
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CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Photo St. Ebba's

CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth

Linda MartinApril 7, 2022October 17, 2022

The Domestic Servant

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LEWIS, Francis
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Long Grove Asylum

LEWIS, Francis

Jenni LlewellynApril 7, 2022
b.1866-1908 Francis was born in the March quarter of 1866, in St. George in the East registration district, London. His parents were Jacob Lewis (Lowies/Lowres?) born about 1830 and Anita...
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GERHARD, Marie
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Asylum Ewell Epileptic Colony

GERHARD, Marie

Jenni LlewellynApril 7, 2022April 7, 2022
b.1860-d.1918 According to the 1891, 1901 and 1911 censuses Marie was born in France. I have not been able to confirm this. On each of these censuses Marie is described...
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SPURRETT, Thomas Richard
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum

SPURRETT, Thomas Richard

Jenni LlewellynApril 3, 2022April 3, 2022
b.1851-d.1908 Thomas Richard Spurret was born in the December quarter of 1851 to Richard (1829 - 1893) and Emma CRIPPS (1833-1887). They had married in 1851 at Witney, Oxfordshire. Thomas...
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SKINNER, Alfred
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Long Grove Asylum

SKINNER, Alfred

Linda Miles-CartwrightApril 3, 2022April 3, 2022
b.1891-d.1911 Alfred Skinner was just 19 years old when he was admitted to Long Grove Hospital. He was in the minority being a young man, as most of the patients...
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HYATT, George
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Long Grove Asylum

HYATT, George

Tony McGarryApril 3, 2022April 3, 2022
b.1878-d.1919 George Hyatt’s birth was registered in the March quarter of 1878, (reference Hendon 3a 141). Hendon Registration District covered Willesden. George was baptised on 6 February 1878 at St....
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COLTMAN, Martha
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Horton Asylum

COLTMAN, Martha

Linda Miles-CartwrightApril 3, 2022April 3, 2022
b.1860 -d.1910 I nearly did not find Martha Coltman as her age was incorrect but this, I later found, was a mistake made when she was institutionalised. There were no...
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CARTER, George James (James George)
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Asylum Ewell Epileptic Colony Photo

CARTER, George James (James George)

Stephen MundayMarch 27, 2022October 17, 2022

Christ’s brother or King of England?

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MASON, Benjamin Albert
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Ewell Epileptic Colony Long Grove Asylum

MASON, Benjamin Albert

Tony McGarryMarch 20, 2022March 20, 2022
b.1874-d.1918 Benjamin was born on 9 April 1874 in Bethnal Green. His parents were George Mason and Elizabeth (née McTaggart). They were married on 30 June 1867 at St. James...
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KING, Ellen Mary
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Horton Asylum

KING, Ellen Mary

Linda Miles-CartwrightMarch 20, 2022April 4, 2022
b. 1872-d.1910 Despite extensive searches I have not been able to trace Ellen’s background. There have been a number of leads but they led to dead ends and show who...
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COLSON, Mary Ann
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Asylum Manor Asylum Photo

COLSON, Mary Ann

Sally NestorMarch 20, 2022October 17, 2022

The Lambeth Needlewoman

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DRINKWATER, John
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DRINKWATER, John

Tony McGarryMarch 12, 2022March 12, 2022
b.1877-d.1918 John Drinkwater - His Story John Drinkwater was really called Alexander John Sullivan. On 22 October 1906, John Alexander Sullivan, a dealer born in London in 1879, was found...
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BATTY, Jane
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BATTY, Jane

Linda Miles-CartwrightMarch 12, 2022October 24, 2022
b.1863-d.1910 No definite trace of Jane’s life prior to the 1901 census can be found at present despite extensive searches. We have only an intimation of her marital status and...
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TARR, Samuel Peter
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TARR, Samuel Peter

Stephen MundayMarch 6, 2022April 7, 2022
b.1862-d.1917 From early adulthood mental illness overshadowed Samuel Peter Tarr’s life. He would spend more than thirty years in mental health institutions and die in Long Grove at the age...
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SHORTLAND, Edward James
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SHORTLAND, Edward James

Jenni LlewellynMarch 6, 2022March 6, 2022
b.1853-d.1908 Edward was born on 15th March 1853 in Whitechapel and baptised on 10th April at St Botolph Without, in Aldgate. His parents were Edward Shortland and Maria née Jones....
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JAMES, Susan
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JAMES, Susan

Jenni LlewellynMarch 6, 2022April 7, 2022
b. 1865-d.1908 Born in the June quarter of 1865, in the Greenwich registration district, to John Street and his wife Margaret née Bower. They had married in June 1846 in...
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BLEWITT, Emily Florence
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BLEWITT, Emily Florence

Stephen MundayMarch 6, 2022October 27, 2022
b.1859-d.1917 The 1860s -Emily’s parents Emily Florence Blewitt was born on the 4th of July 1859 to Charles James Blewitt, a wine merchant, and his wife Ann (née Allum). At...
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AUSTIN, Percy John
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AUSTIN, Percy John

Tony McGarryMarch 6, 2022October 24, 2022
b.1870-d.1919 He was born in the March quarter of 1870, in Bridgend, Wales (reference 11a 483). In the 1871 Census, at an unnumbered house in Church Street, Midhurst Sussex present...
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TURNER, Elizabeth
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TURNER, Elizabeth

Steve JohnsonFebruary 28, 2022March 5, 2022
b. ~1866 - d.1910 Elizabeth TURNER is another common name to research. There are quite a few people in the workhouses and asylums with this name so we need to...
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POSFORD, Emily Caroline
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POSFORD, Emily Caroline

Stephen MundayFebruary 20, 2022April 30, 2022
b.1861 - d.1910 Emma’s parents The Long Grove records show that a woman known as Emily Caroline Posford was admitted to the institution in June 1909, who sadly died there...
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BELL, James Kennedy
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BELL, James Kennedy

Stephen MundayFebruary 20, 2022October 25, 2022
b.1862 - d.1918 Introduction Although we know from Long Grove’s records that James Kennedy Bell died there in 1918, it has not been possible to find his name in the...
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BOULTON, Alfred William
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BOULTON, Alfred William

Stephen MundayFebruary 18, 2022October 27, 2022
b.1860 - d.1910 Alfred William Boulton was born in Lambeth on the 18th of June 1860, the first child of William Boulton and his wife Elizabeth Ann (née Ennor). The...
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SMITH, Emily Clara
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SMITH, Emily Clara

A CFebruary 18, 2022October 28, 2022
b.1879 - d.1917 This lady seems to have spent much of her life needing support. 1870s Emily was born on 6th August 1879 in Bethnal Green, to William James Smith,...
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HORWOOD, William
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HORWOOD, William

Roger MillerFebruary 18, 2022October 26, 2022
b.1872-d.1915 William Horwood was buried in Horton Cemetery on 20th April 1915. Workhouse records document his admission to Mile End Workhouse, Bancroft Road, Bethnal Green on 23rd March 1912 and...
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