Annie went in and out of the workhouse 167 times.
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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...
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...
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...
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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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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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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COOPER, Frederick
This is a story of a tormented soul, a deep turmoil created by untreated epilepsy.
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CARR, Arthur
b. 1874 - d. 1915 Arthur Henry Carr, a twin, was born on the 14th of July 1874 at 10.30 am in Mile End Old Town, Middlesex, England to parents...
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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, but there is a Thomas...
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ENDERSON, Gertrude
b.1863-d.1918 Uncertain origins This lady’s birth is uncertain. Searching the registrations of birth I was unable to find a Gertrude Enderson born within two years either side of 1863 who...
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GILCHRIST, Jane
b.1893-d.1918 Jane’s parents and siblings Jane Gilchrist was born in the Holborn registration district to Charles Edward Gilchrist 1854 1895 and his wife Mary née Hawkins (1855 - 1896). They...
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VENNELL, Martha Ellen
We know little about Martha except that she was epileptic.
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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 Epilepsy in hospitals and asylums. His wife left the children to fend for themselves and it would appear he never saw any of them again.
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MILTON, Maria
Maria MILTON gave birth to 11 children, a challenging life that ended in Horton Asylum.
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HONEY, Joseph Thomas
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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GARLAND, Percy Ernest
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
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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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 1881c Frank was born in...
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BUCKERIDGE, Lily Ada
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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FLETCHER, George
Was an unfortunate accident responsible for this man’s epilepsy?
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MOORE, Henry
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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FOLWELL, Dora
The Dressmaker
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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 DOB or mother’s name but...
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BRYANT, Percy Henry
b.1890-d.1914 Percy’s family and early life Percy was born, the eldest of seven children, on 2nd December 1890 and baptised on 22nd February at St John the Divine, Richmond, Surrey. ...
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GARDNER, Thomas George
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
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
The Railway Porter
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GILBERT, George Frederick
Died aged just 22
HAMILTON, Charles Frederick
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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MORGAN, Alfred
Orphaned at 13
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ABER, James William
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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GERHARD, Marie
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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CARTER, George James (James George)
Christ’s brother or King of England?
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MASON, Benjamin Albert
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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WHITROD, Elizabeth
Coping with 6 family deaths within 4 months
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WEEKES, Esther
A mother of 10
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SABEY, George David
What happened to this Bootmaker?
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BRANSGROVE, Louisa
Louisa was born in the Fulham registration district during the December quarter of 1889. The daughter of James Bransgrove and Ellen his wife nee Plumridge. They had married on 6th...
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WATERER, Richard James
A 20ft fall led to strange behaviour
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PENN, William George Joseph
b.1884-d.1910 The early death of the bread winner causes his wife and children great hardship. And subsequently great sadness with the subject, William, and his sister Rose both being admitted...
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LEFEVRE, Edmond Frederick
b.1884-d.1909 Introduction Frederick Lefevre died at the young age of 24 years, having suffered epilepsy for 16 years. It is possible that he suffered with status epilepticus, a condition where...
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PYATT, Sidney
b.1886-d.1910 1870s to 1880s Sidney Pyatt’s parents were William and Charlotte, they were married at St. John’s Church in Hoxton on 25th December 1871. A note from history: In 19th...
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PRESTRIDGE, Frederick
b.1882-d.1910 1880s & 1890s Frederick (born Edward Fred) Prestridge’s parents were George Prestridge and Mary Ann Lewis who were married at Holy Trinity Church on the edge of Clapham Common...
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TIDYMAN, Samuel
Escaped childhood murder!
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DODD, George
The French Polisher
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CASSAN, John Sheffield
The Hollywood film star’s brother.
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YEO, Marian Elizabeth
The silver polisher
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WILSON, Frederick Leon
The common story of someone with epilepsy whose life was marred by a lack of understanding of the condition.
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COPPING, Ada
An epileptic since birth
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MARHAM, Adeline Miriam
b.1887-d.1915 Adeline Miriam Marham was born on the 19th of August 1887 in the Union Workhouse, Docking Norfolk. She was born to an unmarried 22-year-old mother named Harriet, a domestic...