CALFE, William
PICK, John
POPPLEWELL, James
BREMMICOMBE, Henry
SKERMER (also Skinner/Skirner), Charles
PHILLIPS, William
Bartlett, Alfred
EATON, Samuel
A gas fitter born in St Martin in the Fields, London
COOPER, Frederick
This is a story of a tormented soul, a deep turmoil created by untreated epilepsy.
VOWLES, Thomas John Milton
Thomas’s story is not a typical one of poverty in London. In fact, Thomas and his wife were descendants of Yeoman Farmers from the West Country.
BAKER, Richard Joseph
The hazard of working with lead paint might well have a bearing on Richard’s declining mental health, since he worked as a house painter for over thirty years.
ROADS, Francis Elliot
Many people will not know what a coprolite merchant is. This story will make all clear.
HORRIGAN, William
Little is known about William, except that he seems to have been acquainted with the Police on more than one occasion.
SOPER, George Edward Worsley
In the 1881, George’s occupation was given as a ‘language teacher’. He was living in the house of a teacher of pianoforte, and one of the other boarders was a professor of singing and elocution, all of which suggests a very refined and respectable household.
VENN, William
Epilepsy ultimately was the reason why William ended his life in Horton Hospital.
GALLIANO, James Price
HUNT, John James
ROBERTS, Benjamin
Benjamin said he had made a harp with 1,000 strings and could play any tune and instrument! He worked as a musician.
KROMBACH, Edward
CAPLING, John
John is missing from the records for 46 years! A soldier with the 2nd Regiment of Life Guards who disappears from our sight.
CARR, Arthur
DE JONG, John
BRANSCOMBE, Frederick Neyle
BOLTON, Thomas
ATKINSON, Alfred Brereton
EFFEMEY, John
STREET, John
It is not clear why John entered Manor hospital. His family were interesting. John’s brother George, a builder, left £6m in his will. His son Thomas and his wife were killed by a V2 rocket in 1944.
CARTWRIGHT, Walter
A story revisited by the author when invaluable case notes came to light at the London Metropolitan Archives. What followed resulted in a thorough family history for Walter Cartwright and his family.
LEVERETT, John Henry
Appearing twice in the 1911 Census was an interesting find for this man, John Henry Leverett.
READ, George Richard
POULTON, George Henry
UNDERWOOD, Septimus Rowland
COTTRELL, Edward
MOSS, Thomas
Sometimes we just have to wait for more information to come to light to write their full story. Such is the case with Thomas Moss
ROENNE (Ferdinand) Frederick Adam
This is the fabulous story of a true man of mystery – a confidence trickster, fraudster and swindler. He also may have been an accomplished airship and naval engineer. Right at the beginning of WW1, this story raises more questions than the answers it gives.
HOWE, Walter
EVANS, James William Montague
AITKEN, William
5½ weeks after he had his head cut open by being knocked down by some roughs in the street, William Aitken suffered a life of Epilepsy in hospitals and asylums. His wife left the children to fend for themselves and it would appear he never saw any of them again.
SAGE, Henry Charles
No reason is given for Henry Charles’s admission to Long Grove. He was a munitions worker just prior to entry.
CARPENTER, George
SCAMBLER, Thomas William
This is the fascinating story or Thomas William Scambler where a detailed court case makes for a good read
PENFOLD, Edward Charles
HONEY, Joseph Thomas
SWAN, Ernest Paul
HARTNOLL, Thomas
GARLAND, Percy Ernest
LEWIS, James
GORSUCH, Joseph
HOWARD, Frank
HARPER, James
COATHUPE, Henry Waldegrave Lacey
CLARKE, William Robert
HAWKINS, Frederick
ALDRIDGE, Frederick William
The Mechanical Engineer
HOLDGATE, Charles
FLETCHER, George
Was an unfortunate accident responsible for this man’s epilepsy?
MOORE, Henry
CRESSWELL, Frank Ernest
SKILLINGS, Samuel
DOW, Charles
GREENE, Archibald
PAULSON, George Grant
RAYSON, Walter Sydney
GLENISTER, Arthur
CURWOOD, Thomas Edward
RIDLEY, Valentine George
BISHOP, Charles Joseph
BRYANT, Percy Henry
MEIN, Alexander
GARDNER, Thomas George
BLACKMORE, Arthur John
CHESTERMAN, Henry
TRIGGS, George
The Railway Porter
FRIZELL, Frederick Robert
GILBERT, George Frederick
Died aged just 22
CORBETT, John Francis
HACKETT, Edward
WESLEY, James
HEDINGER, Otto John
ATTWOOD, Leslie Charles
KING, Ernest Albert
PENZA, Peter
AUDAIN, Cyril Bannatyne
THOMPSON, Samuel Thomas
The Solicitor’s Clerk
JOHNSON, William Arthur
HAMILTON, Charles Frederick
WALL, John William
MORGAN, Alfred
Orphaned at 13
ABER, James William
ROLFE, Thomas Philip
LEWIS, Francis
SPURRETT, Thomas Richard
SKINNER, Alfred
HYATT, George
CARTER, George James (James George)
Christ’s brother or King of England?