The young bookkeeper and the Silk Merchant
BUNCE, Maurice
b.1861 - d.1918 Introduction Maurice (or Morris) Bunce was born in Lambeth in the first quarter of 1861, to Maurice Bunce, a labourer, and his wife Johanna. Both of Maurice’s...
MORGAN, Jemima
b.1859- d.1910 Jemima is a name of Hebrew origin meaning dove, a bird often given as a symbol of peace. We can only hope when researching that the people whose...
JELLIMAN, Elizabeth
b.1850 - d.1918 Elizabeth Jelliman was born in Shoreditch in the third quarter of 1850 to Daniel Jelliman and his wife Elizabeth (née Knowles). At the time of Elizabeth’s birth,...
FRASER, Arthur Alfred
b.1865-d.1918 1860s Arthur Alfred Fraser (or Frazer) was born on March 16th, 1865, in St James, Westminster, to Thomas Fraser and his wife Elizabeth Emma (née Barker). At the time...
GOMMERING, Elizabeth
b.1858 -d. 1909 It is probably irrelevant but interesting that Elizabeth Gommering has a number of significant dates in her timeline. She is admitted to one asylum on St George’s...
FORMAN, Thomas
b.1866- d.1918 Introduction Thomas Forman may well have ended his days in Long Grove Hospital as a direct result of his experiences of serving with the Royal Artillery in India...
MAURISCHE, Marie Theresa
Additional difficulty of not speaking English
HALEY, Samuel Thomas
b.1846 - d.1908 Samuel Thomas Haley died on 17th September 1908 and was buried in grave 201b of Horton Cemetery on the 24th September. The Lunacy Patients Admission Register records...
FRYER, Edward
b.1865 - d.1909 Early Life Historians believe that Shoreditch got its name from water that ran across the area's marshland. It was originally known as Soersditch, or Sewer's Ditch. Edward...
RUDKIN, Elizabeth Jane
b.1849 - d.1910 Introduction Sometimes the loose ends of family history research do not tie up neatly and that can leave doubt in mind. As a research subject, Elizabeth leaves...
THEO, Walter
b.1871 - d.1918 Walter's Father John Theodoridi, Walter’s father was born in 1833 in Constantinople Turkey. He was a Greek gentleman, former Captain in the Russian army, a freemason of...
WHITAKER, Isabella
b.1876 - d.1917 Isabella was quite hard to find – was she married or single? Once I found a record, I worked around it and found her birth registered in...
BYFORD, Walter
b.1859-d.1910 A summary of the evidence it has been possible to locate for Walter suggests an ordinary life. Walter was born on January 11th 1859 in Hoxton, London. His parents...
AVES, Thomas
b.1862-d.1910 Introduction Thomas’ life is straightforward as far as we can tell. There is little in the evidence to suggest anything other than a normal family life, which ended too...
SAWKINS, Thomas
b.1865-d.1918 Birth Although it has not been possible to find Thomas Sawkins’ official birth registration, it may be assumed from censuses and his marriage certificate that he was born in...
SCOTT, Alexander
b.1861-d.1918 Early life Note the name Ann, Anna and Annie are synonymous throughout the story. Alexander Scott was born in Marylebone in the first quarter of 1861, the first child...
RAINE, James George
b.1882-d.1917 1880s James George Raine was born In Bermondsey, London in Q2 of 1882 in the registration district of St Olave. I found out later, in my research from school...
HANCOCK, John Charles
b.1869-d.1908 Introduction Initially I searched for John (Charles) Hancock born circa 1869. There were several John’s – far too many to research and only a couple of John Charles who...
JAMES, Henry Walter
b. 1887-d.1941 Intro Private Henry Walter JAMES is one of the confirmed war dead buried within Horton cemetery. He is one of the 'serviceman' referred to on the Horton Memorial....
PENN, Rose Esther
b.1886-d.1917 Initial research difficulties The search for a Rose Esther Penn buried at Horton Estate Cemetery on 24th April 1917, aged 30, proved to be fruitless but research for a...
JAKEMAN, George
b.1853-d.1908 George Jakeman died on 31st March 1908 in Long Grove Asylum and was buried at Horton Cemetery on the 4th April 1908. The Lunacy Patients Register shows that he...
BOUTTELL, Catherine
b.1849-d.1910 Childhood Catherine was born in the June quarter of 1849 in South Witham, Lincolnshire to Robert Selby (b.1813) and his wife Elizabeth (née Merry b.1820). In the 1851 Census,...
HILLIER, Emily
b.1857-d.1910 Introduction Tracing Emily back in time from her death in 1910 reveals that she was institutionalised from as early as 1881, when she would have been no more than...
HENNESSEY, Charles
b.1870 - d.1917 Long Grove records show Charles as being buried on 27th November 1917 age 45 – giving a birth date about 1872. 1870s The only Charles Hennessey I...
CUTHBERT, Alfred
b.1861-d.1918 Alfred Cuthbert was born in Ipswich in the third quarter of 1861, the third child and second son of Richard Fleetwood Cuthbert, a coach painter, and his wife, Ann...
ASHWELL, Amy
b.1861-d.1918 Amy Ashwell was born in the 2nd quarter of 1861 to William Ashwell and his wife Amy (née Heath). At the time of Amy’s birth the couple were living...
DUNCAN, Maud
b.1862-d.1908 1860s Maud was born Mary Bridget in 1862 in the Westminster registration district to Thomas GANLEY, 1826-1877, and Mary, née MEANY, 1828-1896 - the seventh of ten children. Both...
JERVIS, Arthur
b.1863-d.1908 Early life Arthur was born in the December Quarter of 1863 in the Lambeth registration district. His parents Henry William Bury Jervis (1824-1876) and Caroline, née Burnett (1827-1913), had...
KELLY, Henry
b.1867-d.1908 Early life Born in 1867 in the December Quarter in Camberwell registration district. He was baptised at St Mary, Newington on February 9th, 1869, along with siblings George William,...
DAVIS, Charles Augustus
b.1863-d.1908 1850s-1860s Charles was born on 29 January 1863 at 27 Hemsworth Street, Shoreditch, Hoxton Old Town registration district to Alfred Davis, a Master Cabinet Maker, and Jane, née Hunt....
RUMBOLD, Bertram
b.1877-d.1918 Bertram Rumbold was born Bertie Frederick Rowter in Epsom in the March quarter of 1877. He was baptised on the 4th of February 1877 at St. Mary’s Church Ewell....
MANNOCK, Walter
b.1876-d.1918 Introduction This is a sad story of a child born in a poor area of London. Throughout his life he was in and out of various institutions and spent...
LIDDIARD, William Bromley
b.1874-d.1919 Introduction William was admitted to three institutions during his life. The causes of his mental health problems are unknown, but they started when he was only 13. 1860s William...
MUNDAY, Mary Ann
b.~1840 - d.1910 The only thing we can be sure of with Mary Ann, is that her life came to an end at Long Grove Asylum on 13 March 1910,...
HALLÉN, Hjalmar
b.1847 - d.1908 Hjalmar Hallén died on 19th April 1908 in Long Grove Asylum and was buried in Horton Cemetery on 25th April in grave 133a. The 1881 census The...
CATHERWOOD, William Pearson
b.1875-d.1919 Introduction This is the story of an American who moved to Ireland and from there to London. 1870s William Pearson Catherwood was an American. In the Irish Census of...
LAIT, Alfred Benjamin
b.1866-d.1909 Alfred’s birth – 1866 Alfred was born in 1866, in the small village of Weeley in Essex. The village is approximately 7 miles from Clacton-on-Sea, it is part of...
KENNY, Alexander Sylvester John
b.1894-d.1919 Early Life Alexander’s parents were Alexander Sylvester Kenny and Sophia Kenny, née Green. The birth of Sophia Green was registered in the June quarter of 1874 in Bethnal Green....
ELVIN, Harry
b.1866 - d.1909 Early life Harry Elvin was born in 1866 at Long Milford on the borders of Suffolk and Essex. Long Milford is a quintessential picturesque village. This area...
ABBOTT, Mary Winchester
The Yale graduate and published author
JORDAN, Edward George
b.1877 - d.1917 Taking his year of birth from his age at death, only two children with his name were born in 1877 according to the GRO. One died in...
PEDLEY, Byron
The boisterous, Victorian star of the stage
GARCÍA, Félix
Famous Flamenco dancer and Picasso’s muse
FRANCIS, Amelia
The mysterious case of the Widow and the Decorator – The mystery of a lady who left home and was never seen again. Only years later was she found to have died in Epsom with a different name.
FLYNN, James David
b.1873 - d.1917 Intro The burial register has James' burial as 7th April 1917 age 44. This gives an approximate year of birth as 1873. 1870s I found and confirmed...
BARFORD, Maria Celia
b.1863 - d.1918 1860s Marian (or Maria) Celia Barford was born in Brixton in the first quarter of 1863 to Frederick Sayer Barford, aged 39, and his 31 year old...
SKULL, Mark
b. 1857 - d.1915 - A Victorian Murder Case Intro For a brief, but intense period, Mark Skull found himself an unwilling player in a classic Victorian murder case and...
HARDWICK, Dorothy
b.1888 - d.1910 Early Life Dorothy Betty Hardwick was born in Cheltenham on 17 February 1888, the second child of Walter Henry Hardwick and Sarah Mary West. They had married...
FURY, Sylvester
Found wandering the streets by the Police, aged 3 years old. Sylvester was taken to the workhouse.
SCHMIDT, Ethel
b. 1887 - d. 1910 On 26 September 1870 Hanrich Frederick Ferdinand Schmidt married Sophia Hutchings at Christ Church, Somers Town, Pancras. Ferdinand, the name he seems to have used,...
MAIDMENT, Edward
b.1867 - d.1918 Intro. According to Poor Law Removal and Settlement records, Edward Maidment, aged 46 and described as ‘lunatic’ was, on the 25th of April, 1914, resident at Long...
ELLERTON, Edward
b.1871 - d.1910 - Hoxton Crew Gang Member - The story of Edward hit an obstacle very early on. The Find a Grave index assumes a birth in Ireland with...
STAFFORD, Henry Alfred
b.1864 - d.1918 Henry Alfred Stafford was born in Holborn in the third quarter of 1864 to George Richard Stafford, aged 28, and his wife Emma (née Nichols), aged 27....
BECKETT, Ebenezer John
b.1867 - d.1918 Black Horse Pub c1834, Richard Beckett (Ebenezer's Grandfather) Ebenezer John Beckett was born in the second quarter of 1867 in the village of Steeple Claydon, Aylesbury, in...
MASTIN, Alfred
b.1864 - d.1909 Alfred was born in September 1864 in Bethnal Green, to William age 34 and Mary age 33, her maiden name was Haddon. Alfred had 2 older brothers...
GOYMER, Hugh
b.1879 - d.1917 Hugh Goymer born 16th of January 1879. Hugh Goymer was born in Stockwell in the London area of Lambeth, on the16th of January 1879 to Abraham and...
YAXLEY, Alice
b.1873 - d.1915 Alice Gray/Grey was born in 1873 in the village of Ashill, near Swaffham in Norfolk. Her mother was Sarah Gray and she was unmarried when she gave...
BROOK, Herbert
b. 1864 - d.1909 Herbert was born 10 April 1864; their address was 1 Sparkes Cottage, Graham Street West, St. George, Hanover Square, London. His father was James Joseph Brooks...
FUZZENS, William
b.1875 - d.1915 Intro The wider Fuzzens family are well-established in Windsor, particularly, and one member was the first Labour Mayor of the town. There is a Fuzzens Walk in...
BEADON, Walter
b.~1871 - d.1915 The story of Walter Beadon is among the saddest of the many troubled souls who ended their days at Long Grove Hospital and subsequently received a pauper’s...
CUSHNIE, George Barnes
b.1867 - d.1918 1860s George Barnes Cushnie was born on the 28th August 1867 to William Cushnie, aged 38, and his wife Eliza (née King), aged 36. At the time...
KRZYZOWSKI, Josef
b.1913 - d.1948 Intro Josef's story has been compiled by FOHC researcher, MOD records and information provided by Josef's son. Early Years Josef was born in Krzyzowa, Kraków, Poland on...
KENT, Edward John
b. 1875 - d. 1917 Working from the Long Grove record of Edward’s death in 1917, we found his birth in the March quarter of 1875 and his mother’s maiden...
BANNISTER, Arthur
b. 1855- d. 1909 A summary of the evidence for Arthur is very interesting but confusing in places. It has taken a lot of cross referencing of data to ensure...
SEARS, Albert
b. 1889- d. 1910 1880s Albert William Sears was born on 1 February 1889 in Hoxton, Shoreditch to Alfred Seers (born in Bristol about 1845 according to his 1881 Census...
BROWN, Alfred Albert
b.1875 - d. 1910 This is a story that will require revisiting once we can obtain more information from the non-digitised Asylum records which may name family members or previous...
STIDDIFORD, Edith
b.1883 - d.1917 Note: The asylum records of Stiddiford appear to have evolved from the maiden name of Stideford. The parents of Edith Stideford, Nicholas and Elizabeth (nee Lovell), were...
MUNDY, George
b.1909 - d.1909 Although this story is named for baby George MUNDY who lived for 11 days after being born in Long Grove Hospital and subsequently was buried in Horton...
METROSOGLOW, John
b. 1884 - d. 1910 John is something of a mystery. His first mention in the records is at aged 20, with no family connections. Indeed, he was the only...
KEARNEY, Alfred
b.1878 - d.1917 Alfred Kearney was born in 1878, his birth was registered in the March Q in Camberwell registration district. His mother’s maiden name was WEBB, which I discovered...
BAHRUTH, Arnold
b.1858-d.1910 A summary of the evidence it has been possible to locate for Arnold is a sad story. Arnold was born Conrad Arnold August Bahruth in 1858 in Germany. The...
KELLAND, Henry Philip Chambers
Story Version number = 2Friends of Horton Cemetery Researcher – Jennifer Llewellyn Born: 1st April 1867 at 03.45. 20 Clarendon Crescent, Edinburgh. His parents were Professor Philip Kelland 1809 -...
LUSK, George Alfred
b. 1869 - d.1918 - Son of The Ripper's Nemesis - George Alfred Lusk was born in the March quarter of 1869 and his birth was registered in Mile End...
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 from the workhouse and asylums....
DAVIS, Evan James
b.1870-d.1910 Evan James Davis was born in Hoxton in 1870, to father Evan James, and mother Margaret, both from Wales. The history of Evan paints a picture of a wealthy...
COURTENAY, John MacArthur
b.1871-d.1910 John Macarthur Courtenay (Courtnay) was born into a military family on 10th July 1871, in Sheerness, Kent to John and Ann Caroline. His father was a Battery Sergeant Major...
PELHAM, George
Survivor of The Titanic
HOLLIMAN, Emma
b.1858 - d.1909 Early life 1858 to 1871 Emma Holliman’s birth was registered in the March Q of 1858. The transcription of a Baptism Record for Emma Holliman has been...