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Category: Female Burials

Female Patients

JACKSON, Priscilla
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JACKSON, Priscilla

Nari FairbanksMarch 27, 2023March 27, 2023
b. 1849 - d. 1913 Priscilla Blyth was born on the 16th August 1849 in the small community of Marlingford, Norfolk, England, to Emily Blyth, and father unknown. Her mother...
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HARRIS, Rose Matilda Edith
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Female Burials Manor Asylum

HARRIS, Rose Matilda Edith

Stephen MundayMarch 18, 2023March 18, 2023

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?

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GREGG, Charlotte
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GREGG, Charlotte

Stephen MundayMarch 11, 2023March 13, 2023

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.

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BONNER, Mary Elizabeth
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BONNER, Mary Elizabeth

Sally NestorMarch 7, 2023March 8, 2023
b.1867-d.1907 Death I have had to start at the end of Mary Elizabeth Bonner's life and try to work backwards in order to tell Mary’s story.  The Horton Cemetery Records...
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EDWING, Elizabeth
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EDWING, Elizabeth

Theresa Kenefick-ConwayMarch 5, 2023March 8, 2023

Thanks to the visitor books for Manor Hospital we were able to find Elizabeth Edwing and write her story.

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MUNRO (née Saunders), Sarah
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MUNRO (née Saunders), Sarah

Hazel BallanMarch 1, 2023March 8, 2023
b.1837-d.1902 Sarah's parents Thomas and Sarah Sanders were the parents of seven known children of whom their daughter Sarah was the eldest. Thomas (1803-1860) had been born in Staffordshire and...
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NOYE (née BRIMACOMBE), Harriet Ann
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NOYE (née BRIMACOMBE), Harriet Ann

Hazel BallanFebruary 27, 2023March 8, 2023
b.1869-d.1902 Annie’s parents  Harriet Ann was the youngest child of Thomas and Harriet Brimacombe, née Ball. It would seem she was known as Annie so that is how she is...
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GODBOLD, Florence Kezia May
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GODBOLD, Florence Kezia May

Hazel BallanFebruary 27, 2023March 8, 2023
b.1883-d.1902 Florence's parents and siblings Florence Keziah May Godbold was born on 13 December 1883 to George Jennings and Fanny Godbold. Florence’s father had been born in 1849 in London...
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ALLEN, Mary Ann
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ALLEN, Mary Ann

Megan BakerFebruary 26, 2023March 8, 2023
b.1849-d.1913 I was unable to find Mary’s birth on the General Register Office website but her baptism certificate gives her date of birth as 3 November 1849. Her mother’s maiden...
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SIMCOCK, Ellen (Nellie)
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SIMCOCK, Ellen (Nellie)

Lesley LeeFebruary 26, 2023March 8, 2023

We are not sure why Ellen (Nellie) Simcock entered Manor Asylum but she was visited often by family members

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DUNCOMBE, Caroline
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DUNCOMBE, Caroline

Hazel BallanFebruary 26, 2023March 8, 2023
b.1844-d.1902 Caroline’s parents and siblings Caroline, the youngest child of David and Martha Ann (nee Harley) Duncombe, was born in 1844 in Bethnal Green. Her parents had married on 29...
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Female Burials Manor Asylum

HAMILTON (née Lloyd), Sarah Sophia Rebecca

Anne DaviesFebruary 26, 2023March 8, 2023
b.1846-d.1930 Sarah’s story was brought to us by her family and they are happy for it to go on our website. They kindly provided the photograph of Sarah. Sarah’s parents...
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WOODCOTE, Mary
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WOODCOTE, Mary

Hazel BallanFebruary 25, 2023March 8, 2023

Mary Woodcote’s life is remembered because of her time spent in the workhouse or the asylum. Now, she will not be forgotten.

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CUTHBERT, Thomasine
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CUTHBERT, Thomasine

Nari FairbanksFebruary 20, 2023February 26, 2023
b.1845 - d.1915 Throughout her life, the names of Thomasine, Thomasina, and Thomasinie have been used. Thomasina Bridie was born ~1845 in Anstruther-Easter, Fife, Scotland, to parents Andrew Bridie and...
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MILTON, Maria
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MILTON, Maria

Sylvia BromileyFebruary 19, 2023March 8, 2023

Maria MILTON gave birth to 11 children, a challenging life that ended in Horton Asylum.

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CHAPMAN, Harriett
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Female Burials Long Grove Asylum

CHAPMAN, Harriett

Linda Miles-CartwrightFebruary 3, 2023March 8, 2023
(Registered as Rosa, also known as Rose) b.1886-d.1911 Rose Harriett Chapman was the name given on her death certificate but by tracing Mr Edward Foreman, the informant, it confirms this...
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BAILEY, Kate
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BAILEY, Kate

Theresa Kenefick-ConwayJanuary 17, 2023March 8, 2023
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, which makes for a very...
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APPLETON, Caroline Sophia
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APPLETON, Caroline Sophia

Stephen MundayJanuary 15, 2023March 8, 2023
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 Barnaschina and his wife Sarah...
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HODGES, Annie Harriet
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HODGES, Annie Harriet

Nari FairbanksJanuary 12, 2023March 8, 2023
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 was baptised on the 4th...
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WOOD, Mary Ann
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WOOD, Mary Ann

Nari FairbanksJanuary 9, 2023March 8, 2023
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 but after further research I...
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KING, Harriet
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KING, Harriet

Steve JohnsonJanuary 6, 2023March 8, 2023
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 I was. This took some...
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EBELTHITE, Sarah
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Female Burials Long Grove Asylum

EBELTHITE, Sarah

Megan BakerJanuary 4, 2023March 8, 2023
b.1873-d.1911 Sarah's birth The GRO revealed that Sarah Ebelthite was born Sarah Dudley in 1873, in Winslow, Buckinghamshire. Specifically, Sarah was born in a small village called Great Horwood. Her...
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VANDERPANT, Margaret Lucy
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Female Burials Long Grove Asylum

VANDERPANT, Margaret Lucy

Tony McGarryNovember 27, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1896-d.1944 (The Horton Cemetery Burials record had mis-transcribed the name as “Vanderpont “, and had no Christian names.) Margaret’s parents and siblings On 3 September 1893 John Walter Vanderpant, a...
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BUCKERIDGE, Lily Ada
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BUCKERIDGE, Lily Ada

Lesley LeeNovember 20, 2022March 8, 2023
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 and Elizabeth Jane Pharaoh née...
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LAMBERT, Fannie Ethel
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LAMBERT, Fannie Ethel

Laura BrownNovember 20, 2022March 8, 2023

The story of Fannie Ethel Lambert, described as ‘a useful help’ to the household of a professor of music.

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FLAXMAN, Elizabeth
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FLAXMAN, Elizabeth

Megan BakerOctober 19, 2022March 8, 2023

The tailoress suffering depression

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BARNET, Enid
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BARNET, Enid

Steve JohnsonOctober 14, 2022March 8, 2023

Daughter of famous colonial architect who built Sydney.

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FOLWELL, Dora
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FOLWELL, Dora

Lesley LeeOctober 12, 2022March 8, 2023

The Dressmaker

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LARNER, Emily
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LARNER, Emily

Hazel BallanSeptember 16, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1838-d.1902 Emily’s parents and siblings Emily’s father, George Nurton, was aged 26 when he married her 19-year-old mother Harriet Pargiter on 9 June 1833 at St James Church in Paddington....
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GILLAM (GILLAN), Ellen
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Female Burials Long Grove Asylum

GILLAM (GILLAN), Ellen

Linda Miles-CartwrightSeptember 12, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1891-d.1911 Ellen was only 20 years old when she died and has sadly left little trace of her existence but we can glimpse at her short life from the few...
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REEVE, Jane Sarah
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REEVE, Jane Sarah

Sylvia BromileySeptember 12, 2022March 8, 2023
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 parents were Thomas Blythe Reeve...
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DOLDING, Annie
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Female Burials Long Grove Asylum

DOLDING, Annie

Stephen MundayAugust 20, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1861-d.1917 When Annie Kelland married Robert Dolding in 1884 she could not have imagined that within ten years she would be widowed, destitute and that she and her children would...
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BLAZDELL, Mary Jane
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Female Burials Long Grove Asylum

BLAZDELL, Mary Jane

Stephen MundayAugust 20, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1847-d.1917 A quiet and comfortable life Throughout her life Mary Jane’s surname was written variously as Blasdell, Blazedell, Blaisdell and Blayzdell but she was registered at birth as Blazdell. From...
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SHREEVE, Lottie
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SHREEVE, Lottie

Linda Miles-CartwrightAugust 16, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1874 - d.1910 Parents and Norfolk background Predominantly the Shreeve surname originates from Norfolk and Lottie’s family is no exception. Her father Leonard was born in Norwich in 1841, the...
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HIRONS, Matilda Lucy
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HIRONS, Matilda Lucy

Jane AllenJune 29, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1861-d.1909 Matilda's parents In 1858, Henry Franklin Hiron, an engineer, married Matilda Fell in Stepney. Matilda was the daughter of another engineer and plumber, Richard Fell, who also happened to...
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BURFITT, Matilda Georgina
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BURFITT, Matilda Georgina

Linda Miles-CartwrightJune 28, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1857-d.1910   A Word of Caution Burial records state Matilda was 42 years old at her death. I have been unable to find any records that correspond to that age...
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GILL, Jane
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GILL, Jane

Linda Miles-CartwrightJune 2, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1875-d.1910 Jane’s parents Jane Gill’s parents married at Holy Trinity Church in Hull on 25 November 1868. Her father Thomas Gill originated from Manchester according to census returns and her...
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HARDING, Harriet Emma
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Female Burials Long Grove Asylum

HARDING, Harriet Emma

Stephen MundayMay 29, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1864-d.1918 From the few documents we have that refer to Harriet Emma Harding it would appear that she led a very uneventful life due, perhaps, to the mental health problems...
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JONES, Grace Ethel Primrose
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Female Burials Long Grove Asylum

JONES, Grace Ethel Primrose

Jenni LlewellynMay 22, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1899-d.1918 Grace's parents Grace Ethel Primrose Jones was born on 19th April 1899. She was the eldest child of Frederick Albert Jones (1874 - 1927), a stationer's packer, and Ada Rebecca...
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HOWARD, Emma
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Asylum Female Burials

HOWARD, Emma

Roger MillerMay 20, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1843-d.1908 Emma’s birth in Dedham, Essex Emma Howard nee Joslin was baptised on 18th December 1843 at St Mary’s Church, Dedham in Essex, a village about 8 miles north-east of...
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SPRING, Elizabeth
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Asylum Female Burials

SPRING, Elizabeth

Stephen MundayMay 17, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1855-d.1917 Elizabeth’s parents Born in the 4th quarter of 1855, Elizabeth Spring was the eldest child of John William Spring and his first wife, Margaret (née Brick). Both parents were...
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SOAR, Mary Ann
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Asylum Female Burials Long Grove Asylum

SOAR, Mary Ann

Jenni LlewellynApril 30, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1861-d.1907 Mary Ann Soar was born in the 1st quarter of 1861 to Josiah Paul Soar and his wife Maria (née Torond). Josiah, born in Deptford, Kent, in 1820 was...
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JOBLING, Sophia
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Asylum Female Burials Long Grove Asylum

JOBLING, Sophia

Stephen MundayApril 30, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1866- d.1910 Sophia’s parents and siblings Sophia Jobling was born Sophy Ann Buttery in the 2nd quarter of 1866 to John Thomas Buttery and his wife Mary Ann (née Denton)....
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CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth
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Asylum Female Burials Long Grove Asylum Photo St. Ebba's

CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth

Linda MartinApril 7, 2022March 8, 2023

The Domestic Servant

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GERHARD, Marie
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Asylum Ewell Epileptic Colony Female Burials

GERHARD, Marie

Jenni LlewellynApril 7, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1860-d.1918 According to the 1891, 1901 and 1911 censuses Marie was born in France. I have not been able to confirm this. On each of these censuses Marie is described...
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COLTMAN, Martha
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COLTMAN, Martha

Linda Miles-CartwrightApril 3, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1860 -d.1910 I nearly did not find Martha Coltman as her age was incorrect but this, I later found, was a mistake made when she was institutionalised. There were no...
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KING, Ellen Mary
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KING, Ellen Mary

Linda Miles-CartwrightMarch 20, 2022March 8, 2023
b. 1872-d.1910 Despite extensive searches I have not been able to trace Ellen’s background. There have been a number of leads but they led to dead ends and show who...
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COLSON, Mary Ann
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COLSON, Mary Ann

Sally NestorMarch 20, 2022March 8, 2023

The Lambeth Needlewoman

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BATTY, Jane
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BATTY, Jane

Linda Miles-CartwrightMarch 12, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1863-d.1910 No definite trace of Jane’s life prior to the 1901 census can be found at present despite extensive searches. We have only an intimation of her marital status and...
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JAMES, Susan
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Asylum Female Burials Long Grove Asylum

JAMES, Susan

Jenni LlewellynMarch 6, 2022March 8, 2023
b. 1865-d.1908 Born in the June quarter of 1865, in the Greenwich registration district, to John Street and his wife Margaret née Bower. They had married in June 1846 in...
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BLEWITT, Emily Florence
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Asylum Female Burials Long Grove Asylum

BLEWITT, Emily Florence

Stephen MundayMarch 6, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1859-d.1917 The 1860s -Emily’s parents Emily Florence Blewitt was born on the 4th of July 1859 to Charles James Blewitt, a wine merchant, and his wife Ann (née Allum). At...
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TURNER, Elizabeth
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Asylum Female Burials Long Grove Asylum

TURNER, Elizabeth

Steve JohnsonFebruary 28, 2022March 8, 2023
b. ~1866 - d.1910 Elizabeth TURNER is another common name to research. There are quite a few people in the workhouses and asylums with this name so we need to...
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POSFORD, Emily Caroline
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Asylum Female Burials Long Grove Asylum

POSFORD, Emily Caroline

Stephen MundayFebruary 20, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1861 - d.1910 Emma’s parents The Long Grove records show that a woman known as Emily Caroline Posford was admitted to the institution in June 1909, who sadly died there...
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SMITH, Emily Clara
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SMITH, Emily Clara

A CFebruary 18, 2022October 28, 2022
b.1879 - d.1917 This lady seems to have spent much of her life needing support. 1870s Emily was born on 6th August 1879 in Bethnal Green, to William James Smith,...
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TREVAIL, Gertrude
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TREVAIL, Gertrude

Anne DaviesFebruary 18, 2022April 3, 2022
b.1845 - d.1910 Childhood Gertrude Augusta Shepherd was born in the June quarter of 1845, in the south Devon village of Colaton Raleigh. Her unmarried mother, Eliza Shepherd, worked as...
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WHITROD, Elizabeth
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WHITROD, Elizabeth

Jenni LlewellynFebruary 18, 2022October 17, 2022

Coping with 6 family deaths within 4 months

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ORAM, Mary Ann
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ORAM, Mary Ann

Julie JacksonFebruary 16, 2022April 3, 2022
b.1849-d.1910 Mary Ann Swain was born in the City of London on 18th July 1849 and baptised at St Martin in the Fields, Westminster on 2nd September 1849. Her father,...
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GOODING, Sarah Ann
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GOODING, Sarah Ann

Roger MillerFebruary 15, 2022April 3, 2022
b.1841-d.1908 Sarah’s birth was in Tweedmouth in 1841 Sarah was the daughter of Mary (nee Paxton) and James Unthank, a tailor, of Tweedmouth, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland. The Rev. William Ritchie of...
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WEEKES, Esther
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WEEKES, Esther

Jenni LlewellynFebruary 15, 2022October 17, 2022

A mother of 10

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NEAL, Susan Eliza and Neal, Walter Charles
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Asylum Female Burials Long Grove Asylum

NEAL, Susan Eliza and Neal, Walter Charles

Roger MillerFebruary 15, 2022November 18, 2022
b. 1872-d.1908 and b.1908-d.1908 Walter Charles Neal was born in Long Grove Asylum on 7th June 1908 and died there 18 days later on the 25th June. He was buried...
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Harlock, Louisa
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Asylum Female Burials Horton Asylum

Harlock, Louisa

Linda MartinFebruary 15, 2022February 15, 2022
b.1859c-d.1909c Sadly Louisa was a foundling, born circa 1859 -1860, most likely in the London area.Foundlings on admission to the hospital were baptised, renamed and given an admission number. The...
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PETERSON, Sophia
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PETERSON, Sophia

Brian CullenFebruary 15, 2022January 9, 2023
b.1858-d.1915 Buried Horton Estate Cemetery. Indicated age at death is shown as 56 years. Sophia Peterson was born in the 2nd Quarter of 1858 in the District of Lambeth and...
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STACE, Louisa
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STACE, Louisa

Roger MillerFebruary 15, 2022October 17, 2022

The glove maker

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BROGAN, Mary
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Asylum Female Burials Long Grove Asylum

BROGAN, Mary

Anne DaviesFebruary 14, 2022February 14, 2022
b.1848-d.1910 To research Mary’s story I needed to start with her death certificate. This stated that she was a spinster aged 62, a domestic servant and had lived at 3...
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WATKINS, Caroline
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Asylum Female Burials Long Grove Asylum

WATKINS, Caroline

Jenni LlewellynFebruary 14, 2022October 26, 2022
b.1864-d.1907 Caroline was born in the September quarter of 1864, in the St Pancras registration district, London, to George Daniel Watkins, born in 1837 and Lucy Elizabeth Watkins, born in...
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SEARS, Emma
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SEARS, Emma

Brian CullenFebruary 14, 2022February 14, 2022
b.1865-d.1914 Known Facts Emma Sears died at the age of about 49 whilst a patient at Manor Asylum, Epsom, Surrey. Her alleged age suggested a birth about 1865. Her death...
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HOPE, Julia
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Female Burials Horton Asylum Manor Asylum

HOPE, Julia

Brian CullenFebruary 6, 2022April 7, 2022
b.1867-d.1915 Julia was an Asylum Patient who died and was then buried in the Horton Estate Cemetery, on the 8th July 1915. Her age was stated as 41 years. There...
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DONEGAN, Lottie Enid
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Asylum Female Burials Long Grove Asylum

DONEGAN, Lottie Enid

Elizabeth AumeerFebruary 6, 2022February 16, 2022
b.1886-d.1914 Identifying Lottie Enid Donegan was very difficult. Only when records written five years after her death came to light was it possible to piece things together and unravel her...
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WALTER, Mary Elizabeth
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Asylum Female Burials Horton Asylum

WALTER, Mary Elizabeth

Brian CullenFebruary 6, 2022April 7, 2022
b.1886-d.1906 Mary was born in the Wandsworth District of London. The surname recorded is shown as Walters not Walter, although the mother’s maiden name confirms this is the correct birth....
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HOLTON, Emma
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HOLTON, Emma

Brian CullenFebruary 5, 2022April 7, 2022
b.1882-d.1914 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, perhaps only knowing...
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ORPWOOD, Edith Annie
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Asylum Female Burials Long Grove Asylum

ORPWOOD, Edith Annie

John WillmottFebruary 5, 2022February 16, 2022
b.1881-d.1917 Edith Annie Orpwood was born in 1881 to Richard and Elizabeth Orpwood. At this time, the family lived at 10 Cambridge Road, Kilburn, London. Edith’s birth was registered at...
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CHANDLER, Emma May
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CHANDLER, Emma May

Elizabeth AumeerJanuary 24, 2022February 16, 2022
b.1888-d.1919 Early Life Emma May Chandler was registered as May Emma Chandler at birth. She was born on 11th May 1888 in Westminster, London. Her parents were Henry John Chandler...
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DUNKINSON, Matilda
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DUNKINSON, Matilda

Sally NestorDecember 16, 2021November 18, 2022
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 the documents found all refer...
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JAMES, Annie
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JAMES, Annie

Steve JohnsonDecember 7, 2021November 1, 2022
b.1852 - d.1899 On 31st July the cemetery received its first burial – Annie JAMES, who had been at the Manor. Her shroud cost 8d, the gravediggers were paid 10/6d,...
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BENTLEY or MACHON, Minnie
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BENTLEY or MACHON, Minnie

Steve JohnsonNovember 25, 2021October 27, 2022

The young bookkeeper and the Silk Merchant

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MORGAN, Jemima

Theresa Kenefick-ConwayNovember 25, 2021February 16, 2022
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...
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JELLIMAN, Elizabeth
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Asylum Female Burials Long Grove Asylum

JELLIMAN, Elizabeth

Stephen MundayNovember 2, 2021November 5, 2021
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,...
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BELLAMY, Louisa
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BELLAMY, Louisa

Steve JohnsonNovember 2, 2021October 24, 2022

Lost her twin brother, aged 4

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GOMMERING, Elizabeth
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Asylum Female Burials Long Grove Asylum

GOMMERING, Elizabeth

Theresa Kenefick-ConwayNovember 1, 2021November 5, 2021
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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BRANSGROVE, Louisa
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BRANSGROVE, Louisa

Jenni LlewellynOctober 31, 2021November 9, 2021
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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MAURISCHE, Marie Theresa
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MAURISCHE, Marie Theresa

Roger MillerOctober 30, 2021October 25, 2022

Additional difficulty of not speaking English

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RUDKIN, Elizabeth Jane
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Complete Female Burials Long Grove Asylum

RUDKIN, Elizabeth Jane

Theresa Kenefick-ConwayOctober 29, 2021November 5, 2021
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
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DEVERILL, Minnie

Linda Miles-CartwrightOctober 28, 2021November 5, 2021
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
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CROTTY, Susan

Jane AllenOctober 28, 2021October 25, 2022
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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DICK, Andrea Elder
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DICK, Andrea Elder

Brian CullenOctober 28, 2021November 5, 2021
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
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ALAIS, Sarah Elizabeth

Brian CullenOctober 28, 2021January 9, 2023
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
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BIGFORD, Emma

Sylvia BromileyOctober 28, 2021November 16, 2022
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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WHITAKER, Isabella
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WHITAKER, Isabella

A COctober 4, 2021October 25, 2022
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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DORLEY, Harriet
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DORLEY, Harriet

Brian CullenSeptember 29, 2021November 12, 2021
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
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GODFREY, Susannah

Brian CullenSeptember 29, 2021November 12, 2021
b.1860-d.1914 Introduction Susannah Godfrey. This is the name recorded in the Burial Records of Horton Estate Cemetery. It shows that Susannah, who had been a patient in Manor Asylum, was...
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VAHID, Henrietta
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VAHID, Henrietta

Brian CullenSeptember 17, 2021October 3, 2021
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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HANCOCK, John Charles
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HANCOCK, John Charles

Jenni LlewellynSeptember 17, 2021October 8, 2021
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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JUDD, Minnie Marie Ann
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JUDD, Minnie Marie Ann

Brian CullenAugust 23, 2021October 8, 2021
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
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STASZEWICZ, Felicja

Steve JohnsonAugust 10, 2021November 16, 2022

How the Russian Revolution destroyed a family of Polish nobility

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PENN, Rose Esther
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PENN, Rose Esther

Linda Miles-CartwrightAugust 9, 2021September 17, 2021
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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MORRISH, Mary
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MORRISH, Mary

Hazel BallanAugust 9, 2021September 17, 2021
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
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LEVELL, Nellie Louisa

Elizabeth AumeerAugust 9, 2021October 25, 2022
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
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MCDONALD, Ethel

Linda Miles-CartwrightAugust 9, 2021September 17, 2021
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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BOUTTELL, Catherine
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BOUTTELL, Catherine

Anne DaviesAugust 9, 2021October 27, 2022
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
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HILLIER, Emily

Theresa Kenefick-ConwayJuly 26, 2021September 17, 2021
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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