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GEORGE, Frederica
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Female Burials Horton Asylum

GEORGE, Frederica

Linda MartinFebruary 25, 2021October 8, 2021
b. 1862 - d. 1909 1860s Known as Frederica. Frederica was the first child of five found born to Frederick William Runyard George (b. 1816 the son of Joseph George...
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CASSIE, George William
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Asylum Horton Asylum Males

CASSIE, George William

Linda MartinFebruary 25, 2021October 26, 2022
b. 1856 - d. 1909 1850s George born in 2Q 1856 Kensington, was the second child of Christopher Cassie (b. 1822) and Harriett Bird (b. 1816). No Baptism found. His...
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KILMINSTER, George Thomas
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Asylum Males Manor Asylum Photo

KILMINSTER, George Thomas

Brian CullenFebruary 25, 2021October 17, 2022

The Kensington Plumber

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FRESTON, Catherine Louisa
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Asylum Female Burials Manor Asylum Photo

FRESTON, Catherine Louisa

Brian CullenFebruary 25, 2021February 2, 2026
b. 1829 - d. 1914 Intro Catherine Louisa Edward’s precise date of birth is not known but she was baptised on the 24th August 1829 in Stroud, Gloucestershire. It is...
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HOLLIDGE, Martha
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Asylum Female Burials Manor Asylum

HOLLIDGE, Martha

Jane AllenFebruary 25, 2021May 18, 2023
b. 1848 - d. 1909 1840s Martha Sarah Agatha Waters was baptised at St Mary’s Church, Ewell on the 26th March 1848. She was the daughter of Thomas Waters, a...
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KENT, Edward John
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

KENT, Edward John

A CFebruary 25, 2021September 17, 2021
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...
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MEAD, Daisy
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Asylum Female Burials Manor Asylum

MEAD, Daisy

Brian CullenFebruary 25, 2021October 28, 2022
b. 1878 - d. 1914 Intro Daisy was living in the Manor Asylum when she died. She was said to be 35 years of age at death on the 12th...
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BANNISTER, Arthur
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

BANNISTER, Arthur

Theresa Kenefick-ConwayFebruary 25, 2021October 24, 2022
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...
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SEARS, Albert
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

SEARS, Albert

Anne DaviesFebruary 25, 2021September 17, 2021
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...
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BOARD, Elizabeth
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Female Burials Horton Asylum

BOARD, Elizabeth

Linda Miles-CartwrightFebruary 10, 2021April 16, 2023

Poor Elizabeth gave birth to a daughter in Horton Hospital – baptised Elizabeth Lilian Board. We do not know what happened to the baby.

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BROWN, Alfred Albert
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

BROWN, Alfred Albert

Steve JohnsonFebruary 8, 2021April 3, 2022
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...
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STIDDIFORD, Edith
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Asylum Female Burials Long Grove Asylum

STIDDIFORD, Edith

John WillmottFebruary 6, 2021October 28, 2022
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...
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MUNDY, George
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

MUNDY, George

Jane AllenFebruary 6, 2021October 25, 2022
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...
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METROSOGLOW, John
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Asylum Complete Long Grove Asylum Males

METROSOGLOW, John

Anne DaviesFebruary 5, 2021September 17, 2021
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...
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KEARNEY, Alfred
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Asylum Complete Long Grove Asylum Males

KEARNEY, Alfred

A CFebruary 3, 2021September 17, 2021
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...
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BAHRUTH, Arnold
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

BAHRUTH, Arnold

Theresa Kenefick-ConwayJanuary 27, 2021October 24, 2022
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...
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MINCHER, Samuel
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Asylum Complete Horton Asylum Males

MINCHER, Samuel

Isabel KnightJanuary 26, 2021September 17, 2021
b.1840 – d.1908 Between Sep-Oct 1840 Samuel John MINCHER was born in Northamptonshire to Thomas MINCHER (1816-1864) and Mary (1817-1887). His father Thomas was born in Shoreditch, Middlesex, and his...
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BOWDERY, Agnes Bessie
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Asylum Female Burials Manor Asylum Photo

BOWDERY, Agnes Bessie

Brian CullenJanuary 26, 2021January 9, 2023
b.1844-d.1914 Agnes Bessie Corke was born in the 4th Quarter of 1844 in the Registration District of Camberwell, London, although her actual birth place was probably Peckham. The parents of...
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D’ARENBERG, Arthur William
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Asylum Complete Horton Asylum Males

D’ARENBERG, Arthur William

Linda MartinJanuary 25, 2021October 25, 2022
b.1857 - d.1909 Arthur’s story starts with his Grandfather, Johann Georg Abeltshauser, a Classical Composer in Germany. Found on a classical music website, it states that a piece of music,...
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McGOVARIN, Laura
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Asylum Female Burials Horton Asylum

McGOVARIN, Laura

Linda Miles-CartwrightJanuary 20, 2021September 17, 2021
Story Version number = 1Friends of Horton Cemetery Researcher – Linda Miles-Cartwright Laura was born a long way from London in fact she was born in Fredericton in Canada to...
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KELLAND, Henry Philip Chambers
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

KELLAND, Henry Philip Chambers

Jenni LlewellynJanuary 20, 2021September 17, 2021
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 -...
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WILSON, Eleanor Lydia Kate
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Asylum Female Burials Manor Asylum Photo

WILSON, Eleanor Lydia Kate

Brian CullenJanuary 20, 2021May 18, 2023
b.1865 - d.1914 Eleanor Emily Lydia Kate Maule was born on the 11th October 1865 at Westminster, London. She was the daughter of William and Susan Maule. Eleanor was baptised...
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LUSK, George Alfred
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

LUSK, George Alfred

Tony McGarryJanuary 20, 2021September 17, 2021
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...
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MARHAM, Adeline Miriam
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Asylum Ewell Epileptic Colony Female Burials

MARHAM, Adeline Miriam

Bethany TurnerJanuary 20, 2021September 17, 2021
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...
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FELL, Sachinais Alicia
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Asylum Complete Dead-End-Story Female Burials Long Grove Asylum Photo

FELL, Sachinais Alicia

Steve JohnsonJanuary 17, 2021November 5, 2022
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....
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SADLER, Thomas
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Asylum

SADLER, Thomas

Steve JohnsonJanuary 17, 2021October 30, 2023
b. 1846 - d. 1910 All we know for sure is that Thomas Sadler, a patient at Long Grove, was buried on 31 March 1910, aged 64. There are many...
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DAVIS, Evan James
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

DAVIS, Evan James

Steve JohnsonJanuary 16, 2021October 8, 2021
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...
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COURTENAY, John MacArthur
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Asylum Complete Long Grove Asylum Males

COURTENAY, John MacArthur

Steve JohnsonJanuary 16, 2021November 8, 2021
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...
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PELHAM, George
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males Photo

PELHAM, George

Steve JohnsonJanuary 15, 2021July 26, 2026

Survivor of The Titanic

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HOWKINS, Ann Barrows
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Asylum Female Burials Horton Asylum

HOWKINS, Ann Barrows

Hazel BallanJanuary 15, 2021November 9, 2024
Of the few remaining gravestones at Horton Cemetery, only four can just about be made out and Ann Barrows Howkins is one. ANN BARROWS HOWKINSDIED DEC 16TH 1912AGED 44INTO THY...
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HOLLIMAN, Emma
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Female Burials Long Grove Asylum

HOLLIMAN, Emma

Louise TaylorJanuary 13, 2021September 17, 2021
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...
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Story 518: On his death certificate, Baby Boy Finn is the ‘one-day-old male child of Jessie Finn, of no occupation, of Fulham Workhouse’, this story is one of questions and sadness.

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Story 506: Thomas LINES. Wife Clara found her child George dead at nursery. Some time later, she jumped from Hammersmith Bridge into the Thames. A policeman happened to be close, jumped in after her ...and managed to get her to shore. http://www.hortoncemetery.org/lines-thomas/

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Fanny Emma Hervey - Seduced by a clergyman in confirmation classes. An extraordinary story of a girl -a life is embroiled in scandal, court proceedings and many spells in asylums.
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Horton Story no. 503: Charles John McNab. His son, Colin, wrote, "I never knew my father. As I understand it he was in the Horse Artillery and was killed at Dunkirk."
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