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Male Patients

JACOBI, Frank 
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JACOBI, Frank 

Elizabeth AumeerMay 8, 2025May 9, 2025
b.1882-d.1914 Frank Jacobi was born on the 19th February 1882 at 36 Murray Buildings, Vauxhall. He was thirty two years old when he died at Horton Asylum on the 18th...
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MOORE, Albert George
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MOORE, Albert George

Elizabeth AumeerMay 8, 2025May 9, 2025
b.1881-d.1914 Albert's birthplace According to Royal Navyrecords Albert George Moore was born on 20 September 1878 in Wells next Sea, Norfolk, commonly called just Wells. It is a fishing port...
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CLOUD, James 
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CLOUD, James 

Elizabeth AumeerMarch 22, 2025May 9, 2025
b.1882-d.1914 James Cloud was born on 1 June 1882 in Lambeth, then part of Surrey. His parents were William Cloud and Mary Ann (née Newman). William and Mary had at...
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Lendvai, Peter Erwin
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Asylum Males West Park Asylum

Lendvai, Peter Erwin

Steve JohnsonNovember 8, 2024November 8, 2024
Erwin (Peter) Lendvai (4 June 1882, in Budapest – 21 March 1949 in Epsom, Surrey) was a Hungarian composer and choral conductor. And he was an uncle of the composer...
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CALFE, William
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Asylum Horton Asylum Males

CALFE, William

Alison CookSeptember 11, 2024September 11, 2024
b.1851-d.1933  Author’s note I was very lucky with my research on William.  Several Horton team members gave me advice and help, and I was fortunate to find that William’s gt-gt-grandson...
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PICK, John
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Males Manor Asylum

PICK, John

Alison CookSeptember 9, 2024September 10, 2024
b.1856-d.1915 Early Life and family John Pick was born in Bayswater, London on 30th March 1856 to John & Amelia Rebecca Pick (née Allen).  He was baptised on 13th February...
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POPPLEWELL, James
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Long Grove Asylum Males

POPPLEWELL, James

Rosie SpenceMarch 10, 2024March 11, 2024
b.1867 – d.1914 Introduction This story is about my 2x Great Grandfather and has been made up from family memories and notes as well as records found in various archives. ...
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BREMMICOMBE, Henry
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Horton Asylum Males

BREMMICOMBE, Henry

Diane GardnerMarch 9, 2024March 11, 2024
b.1856-d.1910 Henry Bremmicombe’s birth was registered in the Jan-Feb-Mar quarter of 1856 and his baptism record gives his date of birth as 17th January. He was baptised along with his...
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SKERMER (also Skinner/Skirner), Charles
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Long Grove Asylum Males

SKERMER (also Skinner/Skirner), Charles

Linda Miles-CartwrightOctober 29, 2023October 30, 2023
b.1885-d.1911 The Grandson of a high-flying career man who fell from grace. Charles proved to be difficult to trace as the Find a Grave website had Charles’s surname noted as...
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PHILLIPS, William
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PHILLIPS, William

Linda MartinOctober 29, 2023October 30, 2023
b.1864-d.1909 Author’s note William Phillips was not an easy name to research, Phillips being quite a common surname in the UK.  I did find a good candidate only to discover...
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Bartlett, Alfred
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Asylum Males

Bartlett, Alfred

Isabel KnightSeptember 17, 2023October 3, 2023
b.1845-d.1908 The Early Years Alfred Bartlett came from a large family being the fifth child born to William Bartlett (1808-1879) and Harriet Farr (1813-1896). His father William Bartlett was born...
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EATON, Samuel
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Long Grove Asylum Males

EATON, Samuel

Jenni LlewellynSeptember 17, 2023October 3, 2023

A gas fitter born in St Martin in the Fields, London

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COOPER, Frederick
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Ewell Epileptic Colony Males

COOPER, Frederick

Lesley LeeSeptember 9, 2023September 11, 2023

This is a story of a tormented soul, a deep turmoil created by untreated epilepsy.

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VOWLES, Thomas John Milton
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VOWLES, Thomas John Milton

Linda MartinAugust 6, 2023September 11, 2023

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.

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BAKER, Richard Joseph
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Horton Asylum Males

BAKER, Richard Joseph

Isabel KnightAugust 6, 2023September 11, 2023

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.

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ROADS, Francis Elliot
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ROADS, Francis Elliot

Stephen MundayJuly 30, 2023August 21, 2023

Many people will not know what a coprolite merchant is. This story will make all clear.

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HORRIGAN, William
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Horton Asylum Males

HORRIGAN, William

Hazel BallanJuly 30, 2023July 31, 2023

Little is known about William, except that he seems to have been acquainted with the Police on more than one occasion.

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SOPER, George Edward Worsley
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Long Grove Asylum Males

SOPER, George Edward Worsley

Stephen MundayJuly 30, 2023July 31, 2023

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.

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VENN, William
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Horton Asylum Males

VENN, William

Hazel BallanJuly 30, 2023July 31, 2023

Epilepsy ultimately was the reason why William ended his life in Horton Hospital.

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GALLIANO, James Price
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Horton Asylum Males

GALLIANO, James Price

Linda Miles-CartwrightJune 28, 2023July 28, 2023
b.1875-d.1910 A Mediterranean Background James Price Galliano was the youngest of seven children born to a Roman Catholic family in a well to do area of Clapham. His parents Victoria...
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HUNT, John James
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HUNT, John James

Linda MartinJune 27, 2023July 28, 2023
b.1825-d.1909 Rural Beginnings John’s story starts in the old Oxfordshire village of Sibford Gower, which is a village 6.5 miles west of Banbury.  John was born in 1825 to parents...
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ROBERTS, Benjamin
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ROBERTS, Benjamin

Stephen MundayJune 25, 2023July 28, 2023

Benjamin said he had made a harp with 1,000 strings and could play any tune and instrument! He worked as a musician.

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KROMBACH, Edward
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KROMBACH, Edward

Stephen MundayJune 25, 2023July 28, 2023
b. 1874-d.1912 On the 1911 Census form our subject signed his name Edward Krombach. However, during his lifetime his name appeared on documents variously as Kromback, Krumbach, Krombak, Krombagh, Grombach,...
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CAPLING, John
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

CAPLING, John

Stephen MundayJune 25, 2023July 30, 2023

John is missing from the records for 46 years! A soldier with the 2nd Regiment of Life Guards who disappears from our sight.

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CARR, Arthur
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Ewell Epileptic Colony Males Photo

CARR, Arthur

Nari FairbanksJune 19, 2023June 19, 2023
b. 1874 - d. 1915 Arthur Henry Carr, a twin, was born on the 14th of July 1874 at 10.30 am in Mile End Old Town, Middlesex, England to parents...
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DE JONG, John
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Males Manor Asylum Photo

DE JONG, John

Theresa Kenefick-ConwayJune 3, 2023June 19, 2023
b.1873-d.1912 Let us start this story at the point in time when John de Jong, a ship’s steward who had travelled extensively, exhibited signs that his mental health was spiralling....
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BRANSCOMBE, Frederick Neyle
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Horton Asylum Males

BRANSCOMBE, Frederick Neyle

Hazel BallanMay 28, 2023May 31, 2023
b.1837-d.1902 Frederick’s parents and siblings On 22 January 1834, William Henry Branscombe married 19 -year-old Grace Cholwich Neyle in St Andrews Church, Plymouth.  Their daughter Elizabeth Eunice was baptised on...
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BOLTON, Thomas
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Asylum Ewell Epileptic Colony Males Photo

BOLTON, Thomas

Lesley LeeMay 27, 2023May 31, 2023
b.1862 – d.1912. Thomas's family Thomas’s birth is recorded in records variously between 1859 (1891 Census) and 1862 (admission records)and no baptism has been found, but there is a Thomas...
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ATKINSON, Alfred Brereton
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Asylum Horton Asylum Males

ATKINSON, Alfred Brereton

Steve JohnsonMay 9, 2023May 11, 2023
b. 1855 - d. 1935 The life of Alfred Brereton ATKINSON could have been very different. The 6th of 7 children born to 'Gentleman' Hesilrige Atkinson and his wife Frances...
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EFFEMEY, John
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EFFEMEY, John

Linda MartinMay 2, 2023May 9, 2023
b.1851-d.1909 John’s family The Effemey name has been quite a challenge to research due to its change of spellings when transcribed. Effamy, Effemy, Efeny, Evamy, Eppamy, and Affamy being examples....
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STREET, John
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STREET, John

Stephen MundayApril 16, 2023May 9, 2023

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.

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CARTWRIGHT, Walter
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CARTWRIGHT, Walter

Isabel KnightApril 16, 2023April 17, 2023

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.

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LEVERETT, John Henry
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Asylum Horton Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

LEVERETT, John Henry

Tony McGarryApril 12, 2023April 17, 2023

Appearing twice in the 1911 Census was an interesting find for this man, John Henry Leverett.

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READ, George Richard
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Long Grove Asylum Males

READ, George Richard

Tony McGarryApril 11, 2023April 17, 2023
b.1871-d.1918 George’s parents George Richard Read was born in the March quarter of 1871, ref. Wandsworth 1d 596. The Wandsworth Registration District covered Battersea.. His parents were Richard and Dorothy...
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POULTON, George Henry
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Long Grove Asylum Males

POULTON, George Henry

Tony McGarryApril 10, 2023April 17, 2023
b.1878-d.1919 George’s parents This man was born and baptised as Henry George Poulton. He was born in the June Quarter of 1878, reference Islington 1b 440. He was baptised Henry...
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UNDERWOOD, Septimus Rowland
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Asylum Horton Asylum Males Photo

UNDERWOOD, Septimus Rowland

Stephen MundayApril 10, 2023April 17, 2023
b.1873-d.1913 Septimus’s parents Septimus Rowland Underwood was born in Groton, Suffolk, in the 2nd quarter of 1873. He was the seventh of nine children born to farmer Daniel Underwood and...
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COTTRELL, Edward
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COTTRELL, Edward

Nari FairbanksMarch 18, 2023March 19, 2023
b. 1853 - d. Unknown FOHC Intro This is the story of Edward COTTRELL. This is NOT the Edward Cottrell (b.1890) who was buried aged 54, on 31 March 1944...
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MOSS, Thomas
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Horton Asylum Males

MOSS, Thomas

Hazel BallanMarch 11, 2023January 27, 2025

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

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ROENNE (Ferdinand) Frederick Adam
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Long Grove Asylum Males

ROENNE (Ferdinand) Frederick Adam

Tony McGarryMarch 11, 2023March 15, 2023

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.

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HOWE, Walter
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HOWE, Walter

Hazel BallanMarch 1, 2023March 12, 2023
b.1866-d.1902 The GRO Death Index records that Walter Howe was aged 39 (giving him 1863 as year of birth) when he died in 1902. Research has found that this was...
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EVANS, James William Montague
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Horton Asylum Males

EVANS, James William Montague

Hazel BallanMarch 1, 2023March 1, 2023
b.1873-d.1902 James William Montague Evans’ birth was recorded by the UK GRO as being in the September quarter of 1873 in the Shoreditch registration district. Despite his mother’s maiden surname...
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AITKEN, William
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AITKEN, William

Steve JohnsonFebruary 27, 2023March 18, 2023

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.

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SAGE, Henry Charles
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

SAGE, Henry Charles

Tony McGarryFebruary 26, 2023March 8, 2023

No reason is given for Henry Charles’s admission to Long Grove. He was a munitions worker just prior to entry.

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CARPENTER, George
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Horton Asylum Males

CARPENTER, George

Hazel BallanFebruary 26, 2023March 13, 2023
b.1837-d.1902 Prologue  Hmm… Maybe… Possibly… Yes… But… The doubt was there even though everything pointed to having found the correct man who was assigned the grave marker number 42 when...
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SCAMBLER, Thomas William
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SCAMBLER, Thomas William

Hazel BallanFebruary 25, 2023March 13, 2023

This is the fascinating story or Thomas William Scambler where a detailed court case makes for a good read

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PENFOLD, Edward Charles
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PENFOLD, Edward Charles

Isabel KnightFebruary 19, 2023March 8, 2023
b. 1853-1908 Early Years 1850s to 1870s Edward Charles Penfold was born on 6 Nov 1853 in Holborn, Middlesex, registration district St Luke’s. His parents are Charles Penfold (1828-1902) and...
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HONEY, Joseph Thomas
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Asylum Ewell Epileptic Colony Males Photo

HONEY, Joseph Thomas

Lesley LeeJanuary 13, 2023May 8, 2023
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 in Cornwall and married in...
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SWAN, Ernest Paul
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Asylum Males Manor Asylum Pending

SWAN, Ernest Paul

Steve JohnsonJanuary 10, 2023March 8, 2023
b.~1879 - d.1947 Placeholder Info This is a placeholder for a future story to be written. Here are the facts known about Ernest from his file. Ernest Paul Day, Grave...
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HARTNOLL, Thomas
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Long Grove Asylum Males

HARTNOLL, Thomas

Tony McGarryJanuary 8, 2023March 8, 2023
b.1864-d.1919 The Horton Cemetery Burials record has the name Thomas William Hartnoll, all other records show the name as just Thomas Hartnoll. Thomas’s family Thomas Hartnoll was born in the...
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GARLAND, Percy Ernest
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GARLAND, Percy Ernest

Lesley LeeJanuary 4, 2023March 8, 2023
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 baptism has been found for...
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LEWIS, James
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LEWIS, James

Lesley LeeJanuary 4, 2023March 8, 2023
b.1859-d.1912 James's parents and siblings James was born on 30 September 1859 in the Camden Union workhouse and at his baptism on 19 Oct 1859 his mother is shown as...
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GORSUCH, Joseph
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males Photo

GORSUCH, Joseph

Nari FairbanksDecember 5, 2022March 8, 2023
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 James Gorsuch (Bootmaker) and Mary...
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HOWARD, Frank
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HOWARD, Frank

Lesley LeeDecember 5, 2022March 8, 2023
b. 1876 - d. 1912 Frank’s appearance in the Lunacy Register and his hospital admission form do not record his DOB but according to the 1881c Frank was born in...
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HARPER, James
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Long Grove Asylum Males

HARPER, James

Linda Miles-CartwrightNovember 27, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1888-d.1911 The Search Uncovering the story of James Harper was a challenge as his short life appears to have left very little in the way of tangible records. Sadly, his...
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COATHUPE, Henry Waldegrave Lacey
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Long Grove Asylum Males

COATHUPE, Henry Waldegrave Lacey

Tony McGarryNovember 20, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1869-d.1918 Henry’s father Henry’s father, Henry Bentinck Coathupe was born in 1832, at Westbury, Gloucestershire. Westbury was a suburb of Bristol. He was Christened on 7 March 1832 in Westbury....
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CLARKE, William Robert
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Long Grove Asylum Males

CLARKE, William Robert

Tony McGarryNovember 20, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1882-d.1918 William's parents and siblings William’s parents were William James Clarke and Emma née Tilley. They were married on 26 March 1882 at St. Pancras, Camden. Both were of “full...
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HAWKINS, Frederick
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Long Grove Asylum Males

HAWKINS, Frederick

Tony McGarryNovember 20, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1881-d.1918 Frederick's parents Frederick’s parents were Frederick Robson Hawkins and Sophie née Oglas. Their marriage was registered in the March quarter of 1880, reference Kent 2a 555. The birth of...
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ALDRIDGE, Frederick William
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ALDRIDGE, Frederick William

Nari FairbanksNovember 7, 2022March 8, 2023

The Mechanical Engineer

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HOLDGATE, Charles
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

HOLDGATE, Charles

Nari FairbanksOctober 27, 2022March 8, 2023
1854 - 1933 I have recently been researching my GGG Uncle Charles Holdgate and discovered that he is buried at the Horton Cemetery, which is how I came upon your...
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FLETCHER, George
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Asylum Ewell Epileptic Colony Males Photo

FLETCHER, George

Linda Miles-CartwrightOctober 17, 2022March 8, 2023

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

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MOORE, Henry
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Ewell Epileptic Colony Males

MOORE, Henry

Lesley LeeOctober 13, 2022September 9, 2023
b.1859-d.1912 Henry’s parents Henry Rose Moore was born in the June quarter of 1859 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex. He takes his unusual second name from his grandfather, Thomas Rose Moore.  Henry...
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CRESSWELL, Frank Ernest
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Long Grove Asylum Males

CRESSWELL, Frank Ernest

Tony McGarryOctober 13, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1893-d.1918 Frank’s parents Frank Ernest Cresswell (sometimes spelt Creswell) was born on 9 February 1893. He was baptised on 26 March 1893 at St. Paul’s church Camden. His parents were...
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SKILLINGS, Samuel
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Horton Asylum Males

SKILLINGS, Samuel

Hazel BallanOctober 13, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1844-d.1902 Samuel’s parents and siblings Samuel’s parents, William Skillings and Elizabeth Nunn, had been married by banns in St Peter’s and St Paul’s, the parish church in Edgefield, Norfolk, on...
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DOW, Charles
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DOW, Charles

Isabel KnightOctober 13, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1850-d.1908 Early years Charles DOE was the second child of William DOE (b.1820) and Ann CLARK (b.1827). He was born on 20 February 1850 in the village of Stapleford Tawney...
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GREENE, Archibald
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GREENE, Archibald

Tony McGarryOctober 12, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1877-d.1918 Archibald’s parents Archibald’s parents were Henry John Greene and Elizabeth Julia née Mitchell. They were married on 17 July 1873 at St. George the Martyr church, Battersea. He was...
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PAULSON, George Grant
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PAULSON, George Grant

Linda MartinOctober 12, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1847-d.1909 George’s family George was born into a family of Master Tailors, which included his father Charles, uncle William and grandfather Langley Paulson of Baumber, Lincolnshire.  His birth was registered...
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RAYSON, Walter Sydney
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RAYSON, Walter Sydney

Tony McGarrySeptember 21, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1873-d.1918 Walter’s parents Walter was born in the March quarter of 1873 in Southwark (reference St. Olave Southwark 1d 305). His parents, Philip  Rayson  and Agnes Amelia , née Ashby, ...
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GLENISTER, Arthur
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GLENISTER, Arthur

A CSeptember 21, 2022May 14, 2023
b.1873-d.1917 Long Grove records have Arthur dying in 1917 at the age of 44, so he was born about 1873. I found his birth registered in the General Record Office...
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CURWOOD, Thomas Edward
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Long Grove Asylum Males

CURWOOD, Thomas Edward

Jenni LlewellynSeptember 21, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1870-d.1908 Thomas’s parents Thomas Edward Curwood was born in the Kensington registration district in the December quarter of 1870 to Thomas Curwood and his wife Harriet née Beckett. Thomas senior...
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RIDLEY, Valentine George
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RIDLEY, Valentine George

Lesley LeeSeptember 21, 2022March 24, 2023
b.1892-d.1916 Valentine's family Valentine’s birth was registered in the 1st Q of 1892 in Greenwich, Kent. No baptism certificate has been found to confirm his DOB or mother’s name but...
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BISHOP, Charles Joseph
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BISHOP, Charles Joseph

Megan BakerSeptember 16, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1856-d.1909 Charles’ parents and siblings To research Charles’ story, I first found his birth register on the General Register Office website. This revealed that Charles' birth was registered in 1856...
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BRYANT, Percy Henry
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BRYANT, Percy Henry

Lesley LeeSeptember 16, 2022June 28, 2023
b.1890-d.1914 Percy’s family and early life Percy was born, the eldest of seven children, on 2nd December 1890 and baptised on 22nd February at St John the Divine, Richmond, Surrey. ...
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MEIN, Alexander
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MEIN, Alexander

Hazel BallanSeptember 15, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1873-d.1902 Alexander’s parents and siblings According to the certificate of his baptism which took place on 13 February 1874 in St Philip’s Church in Dalston, Hackney, Alexander was born on...
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GARDNER, Thomas George
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GARDNER, Thomas George

Sylvia BromileySeptember 14, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1878-d.1913 Thomas’s parents Thomas was born on 15th March 1878 in Fulham.  His parents were Thomas Gardner and Jane Miller Crook and they married in St Saviour’s church Southwark on...
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BLACKMORE, Arthur John
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BLACKMORE, Arthur John

Sylvia BromileySeptember 14, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1880-d.1913 Arthur was born in the last quarter of 1880 in Greenwich, South East London (shown as Kent in the records).  He was christened in Christ Church, Greenwich on 20th...
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CHESTERMAN, Henry
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CHESTERMAN, Henry

A CSeptember 13, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1870-d.1917 A challenging subject Henry was recorded as being 47 years of age when he died in Long Grove in March 1917, and buried in grave number 1178a, so he...
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TRIGGS, George
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TRIGGS, George

Sylvia BromileySeptember 13, 2022March 8, 2023

The Railway Porter

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FRIZELL, Frederick Robert
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

FRIZELL, Frederick Robert

Tony McGarrySeptember 13, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1874-d.1912 Frederick's parents Frederick’s father, Frederick Fenton Frizell, was born in Dublin about 1841. Frederick’s mother was Harriet Frizell née Butress. Frederick Fenton Frizell’s parents were Robert Nicolls Frizell and...
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GILBERT, George Frederick
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GILBERT, George Frederick

Lesley LeeSeptember 12, 2022May 31, 2023

Died aged just 22

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CORBETT, John Francis
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CORBETT, John Francis

Isabel KnightSeptember 12, 2022March 8, 2023
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 was born, baptised into the...
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HACKETT, Edward
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HACKETT, Edward

Isabella StefaniSeptember 11, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1861-d.1917 Childhood: 1861-1878 Edward Hackett was born Robert Edward Hackett on 23 October 1861 in Newington, Surrey (now part of the London Borough of Southwark). His parents were Richard (né...
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WESLEY, James 
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WESLEY, James 

Stephen MundayAugust 20, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1857-d.1917  James’s parents James Wesley was born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire in the 4th quarter of 1857. He was the fourth child of agricultural labourer Thomas Wesley (though in two censuses...
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HEDINGER, Otto John
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HEDINGER, Otto John

Stephen MundayAugust 20, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1854-d.1917 Born in Zurich, married in London All we know of Otto John Hedinger’s early life is that he was born in Zurich, Switzerland in about 1854, the son of...
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ATTWOOD, Leslie Charles
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ATTWOOD, Leslie Charles

Jenni LlewellynJune 2, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1899-d1917 Leslie's family Leslie Charles Attwood was born in the June quarter of 1899, the third child and second son of Charles Attwood and Alice Amelia née Appleby. Charles, born...
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KING, Ernest Albert
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KING, Ernest Albert

Stephen MundayJune 2, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1858-d.1916 Ernest's family Ernest Albert King was born in the 3rd quarter of 1858 to Matthew and Elizabeth King (née Barrett) in Nash, a small village in the north of...
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PENZA, Peter

Stephen MundayMay 30, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1856-d.1917 Peter Pensa (or Penza in some documents) was born in Clerkenwell on the 3rd of March, 1856. He was the second child of Peter John Pensa and his wife...
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AUDAIN, Cyril Bannatyne
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AUDAIN, Cyril Bannatyne

Stephen MundayMay 30, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1861 -d.1916 During his early life Cyril Audain must have enjoyed advantages and privileges most of the patients in Long Grove could only dream about. The son of a prominent...
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THOMPSON, Samuel Thomas
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THOMPSON, Samuel Thomas

Stephen MundayMay 29, 2022March 8, 2023

The Solicitor’s Clerk

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JOHNSON, William Arthur
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JOHNSON, William Arthur

Linda Miles-CartwrightMay 20, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1867(?)-d.1910 William - a difficult subject to trace William has proved difficult to trace and, after twenty hits on a potential birth certificate, it has been narrowed down to one...
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HAMILTON, Charles Frederick

Bethany TurnerMay 20, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1891-d.1915 1890s - Charles’s early life in Bermondsey The 1891 Census tell us that Charles Frederick Hamilton was born in 1891 to Arthur Ainslie Hamilton, aged 26, born in Brighton, and Ada J Rodgers...
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WALL, John William
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WALL, John William

Linda Miles-CartwrightMay 17, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1866-d.1910 John’s burial record incorrectly records his surname as Waller but there is no corresponding death certificate under that surname. There is however a death certificate for a John William...
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MORGAN, Alfred
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MORGAN, Alfred

Bethany TurnerMay 2, 2022March 8, 2023

Orphaned at 13

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ABER, James William
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ABER, James William

Bethany TurnerMay 2, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1886-d.1915 James’s birth and early life - a taste of the tragedies ahead James William Aber was born on the 27th of September 1886 in Camberwell, London to Henry and...
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ROLFE, Thomas Philip
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ROLFE, Thomas Philip

Stephen MundayMay 2, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1851 - d.1910 Thomas’s parents and siblings Although he appears in Long Grove records as Thomas Philip Rolfe, our subject was actually registered at birth as Philip Thomas Rolfe. He...
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LEWIS, Francis
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LEWIS, Francis

Jenni LlewellynApril 7, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1866-1908 Francis was born in the March quarter of 1866, in St. George in the East registration district, London. His parents were Jacob Lewis (Lowies/Lowres?) born about 1830 and Anita...
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SPURRETT, Thomas Richard
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SPURRETT, Thomas Richard

Jenni LlewellynApril 3, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1851-d.1908 Thomas Richard Spurret was born in the December quarter of 1851 to Richard (1829 - 1893) and Emma CRIPPS (1833-1887). They had married in 1851 at Witney, Oxfordshire. Thomas...
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SKINNER, Alfred
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SKINNER, Alfred

Linda Miles-CartwrightApril 3, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1891-d.1911 Alfred Skinner was just 19 years old when he was admitted to Long Grove Hospital. He was in the minority being a young man, as most of the patients...
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HYATT, George
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HYATT, George

Tony McGarryApril 3, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1878-d.1919 George Hyatt’s birth was registered in the March quarter of 1878, (reference Hendon 3a 141). Hendon Registration District covered Willesden. George was baptised on 6 February 1878 at St....
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CARTER, George James (James George)
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CARTER, George James (James George)

Stephen MundayMarch 27, 2022May 4, 2023

Christ’s brother or King of England?

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MASON, Benjamin Albert
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MASON, Benjamin Albert

Tony McGarryMarch 20, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1874-d.1918 Benjamin was born on 9 April 1874 in Bethnal Green. His parents were George Mason and Elizabeth (née McTaggart). They were married on 30 June 1867 at St. James...
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