OLIVER, Caroline
HEATH, Lizzie
BOLD, Maria
CHEESMAN, Annie
ANDERSON, Elizabeth Leslie
JOSLIN, Ada
The short life of a buttonhole maker from Lambeth.
HALL née Grey, Emma Mary
A short life for a mother who entered Long Grove when her youngest child was barely a month old.
COMPTON, Emma
The story of Emma Compton appeared unexceptional at the outset. However, we did uncover a few surprises during our research.
HAYCOCK, Hannah
EARING, Mary Ann
There is no hint of any mental health problems until Mary Ann enters the Asylum in 1899. He family remain attentive and visit her many times.
YOUNG, Kate
FAIRBRASS, Amy (Amey)
BURTON, Susan
She ordered extravagant luncheons both at Stafford and Northampton stations and had no money to pay for them. The delusion that she is a duchess recurs frequently throughout her case notes.
WARD, Caroline
Without the invaluable case notes for Caroline Ward, we would not be able to tell any of her sad story.
SULLIVAN, Agnes
COPELAND, Mary Ann (née Myring)
CLAYTON, Ada
Ada proved a little elusive to find at first.Thanks to the visitor book, the author then found her husband and more of her short life was uncovered.
ENDERSON, Gertrude
GILCHRIST, Jane
VENNELL, Martha Ellen
We know little about Martha except that she was epileptic.
CORKE, Henrietta
The author says, “This has been such an interesting case to try to unravel and kept a couple of us up to the early hours trying to make sense of it!” A fabulous piece of research leaving questions to unravel.
MAPLE, Louisa
THREDGILL, Lavinia pply. Nevilla Elizabeth
JACKSON, Priscilla
HARRIS, Rose Matilda Edith
The researcher carved a route through a lot of confusing information to track down the lady in this story! The question we continue to ponder is…who exactly was Edward Buckland? He visited Rosa 23 times when she was in Manor – a family member? A friend? Or a devoted partner?
GREGG, Charlotte
A one time servant to a Baronet and Chief Clerk in the Colonial Office, Charlotte has gaps in her life story, which ends in Manor Hospital.
BONNER, Mary Elizabeth
EDWING, Elizabeth
Thanks to the visitor books for Manor Hospital we were able to find Elizabeth Edwing and write her story.
MUNRO (née Saunders), Sarah
NOYE (née BRIMACOMBE), Harriet Ann
GODBOLD, Florence Kezia May
ALLEN, Mary Ann
SIMCOCK, Ellen (Nellie)
We are not sure why Ellen (Nellie) Simcock entered Manor Asylum but she was visited often by family members
DUNCOMBE, Caroline
HAMILTON, Sarah Lloyd
WOODCOTE, Mary
Mary Woodcote’s life is remembered because of her time spent in the workhouse or the asylum. Now, she will not be forgotten.
CUTHBERT, Thomasine
MILTON, Maria
Maria MILTON gave birth to 11 children, a challenging life that ended in Horton Asylum.
CHAPMAN, Harriett
BAILEY, Kate
APPLETON, Caroline Sophia
HODGES, Annie Harriet
WOOD, Mary Ann
KING, Harriet
EBELTHITE, Sarah
VANDERPANT, Margaret Lucy
BUCKERIDGE, Lily Ada
LAMBERT, Fannie Ethel
The story of Fannie Ethel Lambert, described as ‘a useful help’ to the household of a professor of music.
FLAXMAN, Elizabeth
The tailoress suffering depression
BARNET, Enid
Daughter of famous colonial architect who built Sydney.
FOLWELL, Dora
The Dressmaker
LARNER, Emily
GILLAM (GILLAN), Ellen
REEVE, Jane Sarah
DOLDING, Annie
BLAZDELL, Mary Jane
SHREEVE, Lottie
HIRONS, Matilda Lucy
BURFITT, Matilda Georgina
GILL, Jane
HARDING, Harriet Emma
JONES, Grace Ethel Primrose
HOWARD, Emma
SPRING, Elizabeth
SOAR, Mary Ann
JOBLING, Sophia
CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth
The Domestic Servant
GERHARD, Marie
COLTMAN, Martha
KING, Ellen Mary
COLSON, Mary Ann
The Lambeth Needlewoman
BATTY, Jane
JAMES, Susan
BLEWITT, Emily Florence
TURNER, Elizabeth
POSFORD, Emily Caroline
SMITH, Emily Clara
TREVAIL, Gertrude
WHITROD, Elizabeth
Coping with 6 family deaths within 4 months
ORAM, Mary Ann
GOODING, Sarah Ann
WEEKES, Esther
A mother of 10
NEAL, Susan Eliza and Neal, Walter Charles
Harlock, Louisa
PETERSON, Sophia
STACE, Louisa
The glove maker
BROGAN, Mary
WATKINS, Caroline
SEARS, Emma
HOPE, Julia
DONEGAN, Lottie Enid
WALTER, Mary Elizabeth
HOLTON, Emma
The sad story of Emma of whom we know very little. She was born without speech and spent most of her life away from her family.
ORPWOOD, Edith Annie
CHANDLER, Emma May
DUNKINSON, Matilda
JAMES, Annie
BENTLEY or MACHON, Minnie
The young bookkeeper and the Silk Merchant