Category: West Park Asylum

Epsom Cluster #5

Asylum West Park Asylum

BATES, Beatrice Miriam

Steve JohnsonApril 22, 2021October 24, 2022

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...

BENTLEY or MACHON, Minnie

The young bookkeeper and the Silk Merchant

BENTLEY or MACHON, Minnie
TRIGGS, George

The Railway Porter

TRIGGS, George
TIDYMAN, Samuel

Escaped childhood murder!

TIDYMAN, Samuel
DODD, George

The French Polisher

DODD, George
CORBETT, John Francis

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…

CORBETT, John Francis
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…

BIGFORD, Emma
WOOD, Mary Ann

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…

WOOD, Mary Ann
THOMPSON, Samuel Thomas

The Solicitor's Clerk

THOMPSON, Samuel Thomas
CASSAN, John Sheffield

The Hollywood film star's brother.

CASSAN, John Sheffield
HODGES, Annie Harriet

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…

HODGES, Annie Harriet
CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth

The Domestic Servant

CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth
CARTER, George James (James George)

Christ's brother or King of England?

CARTER, George James (James George)
GARCÍA, Félix

Famous Flamenco dancer and Picasso's muse

GARCÍA, Félix
SPACKMAN, Lily Sophia

The giggling tomboy

SPACKMAN, Lily Sophia
FAY, Tottie

The Worst and Wickedest Woman in London

FAY, Tottie
YEO, Marian Elizabeth

The silver polisher

YEO, Marian Elizabeth
STASZEWICZ, Felicja

How the Russian Revolution destroyed a family of Polish nobility

STASZEWICZ, Felicja
MORGAN, Alfred

Orphaned at 13

MORGAN, Alfred
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?

KOEKKOEK, Hendrick B.
FLETCHER, George

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

FLETCHER, George
MAURISCHE, Marie Theresa

Additional difficulty of not speaking English

MAURISCHE, Marie Theresa
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…

HONEY, Joseph Thomas
PFAFFENBACH, Augustus

The German Tailor who came to London

PFAFFENBACH, Augustus
KILMINSTER, George Thomas

The Kensington Plumber

KILMINSTER, George Thomas
ALDRIDGE, Frederick William

The Mechanical Engineer

ALDRIDGE, Frederick William
BAILEY, Kate

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,…

BAILEY, Kate
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…

BUCKERIDGE, Lily Ada
GILBERT, George

Died aged just 22

GILBERT, George
BELLAMY, Louisa

Lost her twin brother, aged 4

BELLAMY, Louisa
APPLETON, Caroline Sophia

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…

APPLETON, Caroline Sophia
WATERER, Richard James

A 20ft fall led to strange behaviour

WATERER, Richard James
DUNKINSON, Matilda

b.1878 - d.1907 Dunkinson has been spelt in a variety of ways on the sources discovered, however I believe they are transcription errors and that…

DUNKINSON, Matilda
GORSUCH, Joseph

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…

GORSUCH, Joseph
ABBOTT, Mary Winchester

The Yale graduate and published author

ABBOTT, Mary Winchester
WHITROD, Elizabeth

Coping with 6 family deaths within 4 months

WHITROD, Elizabeth
COLSON, Mary Ann

The Lambeth Needlewoman

COLSON, Mary Ann
PELHAM, George

Survivor of The Titanic

PELHAM, George
SABEY, George David

What happened to this Bootmaker?

SABEY, George David
WILSON, Frederick Leon

b.1892 - d.1911 Intro Frederick was born on 4th May 1892 at 30, St Albans Street, Lambeth. According to the 1911 census, he was the…

WILSON, Frederick Leon
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…

GARLAND, Percy Ernest
REEVE, Jane Sarah

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…

REEVE, Jane Sarah
PEDLEY, Byron

The boisterous, Victorian star of the stage

PEDLEY, Byron
STACE, Louisa

The glove maker

STACE, Louisa
WEEKES, Esther

A mother of 10

WEEKES, Esther
BOWDERY, Agnes Bessie

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…

BOWDERY, Agnes Bessie
COPPING, Ada

An epileptic since birth

COPPING, Ada
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…

FELL, Sachinais Alicia
FOLWELL, Dora

The Dressmaker

FOLWELL, Dora
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…

FRANCIS, Amelia
KING, Harriet

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…

KING, Harriet