Lost her twin brother, aged 4
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BELLAMY, Louisa
Lost her twin brother, aged 4
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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MAURISCHE, Marie Theresa
Additional difficulty of not speaking English
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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...
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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...
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MOUSLEY, Edward Lawford Girling
b.1870 - d.1909 Early Life Edward was born on 8th July 1870 in the village of Cranleigh, Surrey, sometimes recorded as Cranley, registered under Hambledon near Godalming. He was the...
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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...
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DEVERILL, Minnie
b.1876 - d.1910 Finding the correct Minnie The search for Minnie Deverill has proved difficult as there was limited information to link her to any family. With only a Grave...
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CROTTY, Susan
b.1869 - d.1909 Early years Susan Elizabeth Smith was born in the autumn of 1869, the daughter of George Smith, a cab driver, and his wife Susan. On the 1871...
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COLLINS, John
b.1876 - d.1902 Highly possible but not certain (yet) story for John Collins According to the GRO Death Index, John Collins was aged 25 when he died in Epsom, which...
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DICK, Andrea Elder
b.1874 - d.1915 Andrea was born in the 4th Quarter of 1874 in the Registration District of Prescot, which is near Liverpool.In 1881 she was living with her parents and...
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ALAIS, Sarah Elizabeth
b. 1874 - d.1914 Early Years Sarah Elizabeth Norris was born in the 4th Quarter of 1874 in the District of Eastry in Kent. Eastry is a town slightly inland...
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BIGFORD, Emma
b.1838 - d.1912 Early life – 1830s to 1840s Emma was born on 14th April 1838 in Paddington and lived to be nearly 74 years old, dying on 20th January...
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PFAFFENBACH, Augustus
The German Tailor who came to London
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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...
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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...
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DOODY, Thomas
b.1849-d.1902 Thomas’ parents Owen Doody and Caroline Amelia Wilson married on 3 August 1845 in St Nicholas Church in Deptford, Greenwich. Four months later, on 14 December, Thomas’ older brother,...
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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...
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DORLEY, Harriet
b.1830/5-d.1913 Introduction Harriet was born in the early 1830s in Ramsholt. This is a small village in East Suffolk. It is best known for its 13th century Church of St...
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GODFREY, Susannah
Eliza Susannah was born in 1860. Her maiden name was Eliza Susannah Portsmouth.
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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...
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VAHID, Henrietta
b.1873-d.1915 A story full of mysteries and unanswered questions Henrietta Vahid was buried in Horton Estate Cemetery at Epsom in Grave number 1789b on the 28th of May 1915. Her...
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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...
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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...
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SIMMONS, William
b.1868-d.1910 Early life William Henry Simmons was born in the April to June quarter of 1868 in Rotherhithe. Although later evidence suggests his birth date may be 16 March 1868....
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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...
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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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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...
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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....
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JUDD, Minnie Marie Ann
b.1885 - d.1906 Minnie’s birth was registered in the 1st Quarter of 1885 in the District of Fulham. She was born on the 11th January at her parent’s home at...
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STASZEWICZ, Felicja
How the Russian Revolution destroyed a family of Polish nobility
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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...
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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...
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MORRISH, Mary
b.1860 - d.1902 Mary’s age was recorded by the General Register Office as being 42 when she died unmarried on 21 September 1902. This would give her year of birth...
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LEVELL, Nellie Louisa
b.1899 - d.1914 Nellie Louisa Levell was born on 17th November 1899 in Paddington, London. Her parents were Alfred Levell and Ellen Hodghton. Nellie was the fifth of six children....
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MCDONALD, Ethel
b.1882-d.1910 1880s Ethel was born on 14th September 1882 and was the fifth child of John Hamilton McDonald and Augusta Mahala Annie, née Page. They had married on 31st May...
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LEWIS, William Grosvenor Joseph
b.1873-d.1918 William’s parents and older siblings William’s parents were John James Lewis and Louisa Lewis, née Jenkins. John was born in the December quarter of 1844, reference Strand 1 377....
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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GUILMARTIN, Patrick Thomas
b.1844-d.1902 The Find a Grave website states that Patrick Thomas Guilmartin was born in Toem, Tipperary, Ireland but this is incorrect. Patrick was the eldest child of Michael and Ellen...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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....
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PASTEAU, Maurice
b.1881-d.1913 Early years Maurice’s parents were Louis Stanislav Pasteau and Mary Ann Thoumine. Louis was born in Sarthe, a region in the North West of France, in 1850 or 1851...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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BLOMQUIST, Caroline
b. 1849 - d.1902 Caroline Blomquist [Karoline Kirstine Blomquist, formally Jensen, nee Sørensen] Caroline was Danish, and although she and her family have been found in the 1850, 1860 and...
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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...
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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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WRIGHT, Eliza
b.1861-d.1910 1860s Eliza’s maiden name was Rhodes and her parents were Richard and Sarah Rhodes. I have been unable to accurately trace their marriage, although it could have been prior...
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TENNANT, Herbert John
b.1858-d.1910 1850s Herbert was born at Saham Toney in Norfolk in January 1858. He was the sixth child of Edward and Mary Ann Tennant. His parents were married on 18th...
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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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MURRELL, James
b.1864-d.1910 1860s James Murrell’s parents were married on 29th December 1862 at St Giles' Church in Camberwell. It was a second marriage for his father James Murrell senior, his first...
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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...
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EMBLEM, Henry
b.1878-d.1910 Initial difficulties researching the Emblem family The surname of Emblem seems to have a number of variations such as Emblen/Emblin/Emblan/Embling/Emblow/ Embler. This has made tracing difficult. Variations are often...
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BLACKWELL, Charles
b.1872-d.1910 Starting research Although the burial note describes Charles Blackwell as aged 28, no trace could be found including a Death Certificate. Searching under Blackwell in the relevant quarter, a...
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PAPE, William Edwin
b.1880-d.1910 1880s His birth was registered in the December quarter of 1880 in Camberwell. He was the eldest child of William George Pape, an ironmonger, who had a business at...
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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....
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JONES, Archibald
b.1853 - d.1909 Early life Archibald was born in 1853 in Rotherhithe to Jenkin Jones, born 1819 of Cardiganshire, Wales, and Mary Watt, born 1818, Scotland. His parents registered him...
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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...
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TIDYMAN, Samuel
Escaped childhood murder!
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DACOMBE, Amy
b.1877 - d.1911 Amy Dacombe née Ludgate was born in the September quarter 1877, in the registration district of Pancras, London. She was the 3rd child of Edward Ludgate from...
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KOEKKOEK, Hendrick B.
A famous Dutch artist from a famous artistic family; yet missing from the historical records. Why did this son end up at the Asylum?
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SPACKMAN, Lily Sophia
The giggling tomboy
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ABBOTT, Mary Winchester
The Yale graduate and published author
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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...
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STEBBINGS, Mahala
b.1887 - d.1913 Parents and Birth – 1850s to 1880s Her parents were William Charles Stebbings and Emily Taylor who married on 29th March 1880 in St. Marks Church Southwark. ...
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VOLCKMAN, Henry
b.1872 - d.1917 Intro Long Grove records say Henry died in 1917 age 44 meaning a birth year of about 1873. I found his birth registered in June quarter 1872...
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SYKES, Gertrude
b.1882? - d.1910 A tragic story of a young girl all alone, who lived in institutions from the age of three until her death at a young age. Very little...
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FAY, Tottie
The Worst and Wickedest Woman in London
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PEDLEY, Byron
The boisterous, Victorian star of the stage
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GARCÍA, Félix
Famous Flamenco dancer and Picasso’s muse
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DODD, George
The French Polisher
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BATES, Beatrice Miriam
b.1881 - d.1933 - A Grieving Wife Intro Much of the story of Beatrice is a result of information given to us by a living relative; in which we discover...
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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.
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PARKYNS, Ann
b.1874 - d.1914 Early Life Ann Parkyns was born Ann Rebecca Witherington, in the March Quarter of 1874. Her birth was registered in Bethnal Green. Ann was named after her...
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CASSAN, John Sheffield
The Hollywood film star’s brother.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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FURY, Sylvester
Found wandering the streets by the Police, aged 3 years old. Sylvester was taken to the workhouse.
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...