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Category: Males

Male Patients

DRINKWATER, John
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Horton Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

DRINKWATER, John

Tony McGarryMarch 12, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1877-d.1918 John Drinkwater - His Story John Drinkwater was really called Alexander John Sullivan. On 22 October 1906, John Alexander Sullivan, a dealer born in London in 1879, was found...
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TARR, Samuel Peter
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

TARR, Samuel Peter

Stephen MundayMarch 6, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1862-d.1917 From early adulthood mental illness overshadowed Samuel Peter Tarr’s life. He would spend more than thirty years in mental health institutions and die in Long Grove at the age...
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SHORTLAND, Edward James
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

SHORTLAND, Edward James

Jenni LlewellynMarch 6, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1853-d.1908 Edward was born on 15th March 1853 in Whitechapel and baptised on 10th April at St Botolph Without, in Aldgate. His parents were Edward Shortland and Maria née Jones....
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AUSTIN, Percy John
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

AUSTIN, Percy John

Tony McGarryMarch 6, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1870-d.1919 He was born in the March quarter of 1870, in Bridgend, Wales (reference 11a 483). In the 1871 Census, at an unnumbered house in Church Street, Midhurst Sussex present...
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BELL, James Kennedy
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

BELL, James Kennedy

Stephen MundayFebruary 20, 2022October 25, 2022
b.1862 - d.1918 Introduction Although we know from Long Grove’s records that James Kennedy Bell died there in 1918, it has not been possible to find his name in the...
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BOULTON, Alfred William
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Long Grove Asylum Males

BOULTON, Alfred William

Stephen MundayFebruary 18, 2022October 27, 2022
b.1860 - d.1910 Alfred William Boulton was born in Lambeth on the 18th of June 1860, the first child of William Boulton and his wife Elizabeth Ann (née Ennor). The...
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HORWOOD, William
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

HORWOOD, William

Roger MillerFebruary 18, 2022October 26, 2022
b.1872-d.1915 William Horwood was buried in Horton Cemetery on 20th April 1915. Workhouse records document his admission to Mile End Workhouse, Bancroft Road, Bethnal Green on 23rd March 1912 and...
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SYMES, David
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

SYMES, David

Jenni LlewellynFebruary 18, 2022
b.1865-d.1908 There is a birth for David B. Symes in the September quarter in 1866, in Greenwich, with a mother who had the surname of Lawrence. I have not found...
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SPURRET, Walter George Blofeld
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Long Grove Asylum Males

SPURRET, Walter George Blofeld

Jenni LlewellynFebruary 15, 2022October 28, 2022
b.1900 -d.1934 Walter George Blofeld Spurrett was born on 17th February 1900, the son of Thomas Richard Spurrett (1851 - 1908) and Clara Debank (1872 - 1910). He was baptised on...
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HODD, Edgar Horace
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Asylum Horton Asylum Males

HODD, Edgar Horace

Linda MartinFebruary 15, 2022February 18, 2022
b.1869-d.1909 Edgar’s early life with his parents and siblings – 1860s Edgar Horace Hodd was born in 3rd Quarter, 1869 in Lambeth, Surrey. He was the 4th of five children...
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PYM, Edward
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Long Grove Asylum Males

PYM, Edward

Louise TaylorFebruary 15, 2022
b.1857-d.1909 Edward’s father James had 11 children before Edward was born Before Edward was born his father, James Pym, had married his first wife Mary Gibson in 1822. They went...
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MORIVAL, Louis
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

MORIVAL, Louis

Tony McGarryFebruary 15, 2022February 15, 2022
b.1886-d.1919 Having been born in France, Louis is living in London in 1901 In the 1901 Census, Louis A G Morival, (he is mis-transcribed as “Monical”), described as an errand...
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HORSEY, Joseph Maslen
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

HORSEY, Joseph Maslen

Tony McGarryFebruary 15, 2022October 26, 2022
b.1897-d.1918 Joseph Maslen Horsey's parents were Henry and Sarah Ann née Maslen. They were married on 14 September 1890 in St. John’s Church Hoxton. Henry was 26 years old and...
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GILLER, Frederick William
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

GILLER, Frederick William

Jenni LlewellynFebruary 15, 2022October 26, 2022
b.1861-d.1908 Frederick was born in 1861 in the Camberwell registration district to Frederick Gustavus Giller (1834 - 1881), a merchant’s clerk and Elizabeth ‘Minnie’, née Peacock (1837 - 1870). They...
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PAXTON, William Spencer
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

PAXTON, William Spencer

Jenni LlewellynFebruary 14, 2022April 3, 2022
b.1859-d.1908 William was born in 1859 to Thomas Paxton (1826-1867) and his wife, Emma née Cotton (1827-1880). They married in 1848 at Woburn. Thomas was a land agent/ostler, son of...
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McCLOUD, David Drummond
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Asylum Horton Asylum Males

McCLOUD, David Drummond

Brian CullenFebruary 6, 2022October 26, 2022
b.1878-d.1906 PREAMBLE David is recorded in the Horton Estate Cemetery Record as having been buried on the 13th December 1906 in Grave 920. His death age is stated as 27....
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SHINE, John James
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

SHINE, John James

Louise TaylorFebruary 5, 2022February 16, 2022
b.1855 - d.1909 John James Shine was born on 9th September 1855, to Denis age 31 and Martha age 26. They were living in Castle Street, Holborn. John was baptised...
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GOODING, George
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

GOODING, George

Tony McGarryJanuary 30, 2022April 7, 2022
b.1895-d.1918 George’s Story George Henry Gooding’s birth was registered in the March quarter of 1896 (reference Holborn 1b 710). The Holborn Registration District covered the St. Luke’s district. He had...
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SABEY, George David
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Asylum Ewell Epileptic Colony Males Photo

SABEY, George David

Lesley LeeJanuary 28, 2022March 19, 2023

What happened to this Bootmaker?

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ROBB, David
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

ROBB, David

Stephen MundayJanuary 23, 2022January 24, 2022
b.1856-d.1917 Compared to many of those who died in Long Grove and are buried in Horton Cemetery, David Robb lived a life seemingly unaffected by poverty. The son of a...
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MOSS, Joseph William
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

MOSS, Joseph William

Stephen MundayJanuary 23, 2022April 7, 2022
b.1860-d.1917 Joseph William Moss was born in the fourth quarter of 1860 in Lawshall Green, a hamlet in the parish of Lawshall, in Suffolk. It is a small village situated...
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OLDFIELD, William George
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

OLDFIELD, William George

Theresa Kenefick-ConwayJanuary 23, 2022February 16, 2022
b.1858-d.1910 Finding evidence for William’s life prior to his entry to the workhouse and then asylum system has been very challenging. This has been a time-consuming labour of love and...
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CURSON, Charles Robert
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Long Grove Asylum Males

CURSON, Charles Robert

Stephen MundayDecember 31, 2021April 7, 2022
b.1864-d.1917 When Charles Curson died in Long Grove in 1917, he had spent the last seven years of his life in this institution. A married man with two children and...
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CAMPLISSON, George
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

CAMPLISSON, George

Stephen MundayDecember 30, 2021February 16, 2022
b.1868-d.1917 Although his birth year was estimated incorrectly in a number of censuses and workhouse registers, our research confirms that George Camplisson was born in Dublin on the 9th of...
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KIMBER, Thomas
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Long Grove Asylum Males

KIMBER, Thomas

Stephen MundayDecember 30, 2021April 7, 2022
b.1865-d.1918 We know that Thomas Kimber died in Long Grove on the 17th of May 1918 at the age of 51. It has not yet been possible to find an...
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LANDROS, Peter
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Long Grove Asylum Males

LANDROS, Peter

A CDecember 8, 2021December 8, 2021
b.1870 - d.1917 Calculated from his age of 47 when he died in 1917, he was born about 1870. The GRO has no birth registered under this name – perhaps...
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BUNCE, Maurice
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

BUNCE, Maurice

Stephen MundayNovember 25, 2021November 25, 2021
b.1861 - d.1918 Introduction Maurice (or Morris) Bunce was born in Lambeth in the first quarter of 1861, to Maurice Bunce, a labourer, and his wife Johanna. Both of Maurice’s...
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FRASER, Arthur Alfred
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Long Grove Asylum Males

FRASER, Arthur Alfred

Stephen MundayNovember 2, 2021November 16, 2021
b.1865-d.1918 1860s Arthur Alfred Fraser (or Frazer) was born on March 16th, 1865, in St James, Westminster, to Thomas Fraser and his wife Elizabeth Emma (née Barker). At the time...
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FORMAN, Thomas
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Long Grove Asylum Males

FORMAN, Thomas

Stephen MundayOctober 31, 2021November 9, 2021
b.1866- d.1918 Introduction Thomas Forman may well have ended his days in Long Grove Hospital as a direct result of his experiences of serving with the Royal Artillery in India...
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WATERER, Richard James
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Ewell Epileptic Colony Males Photo

WATERER, Richard James

Lesley LeeOctober 30, 2021January 6, 2023

A 20ft fall led to strange behaviour

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HALEY, Samuel Thomas
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Long Grove Asylum Males

HALEY, Samuel Thomas

Roger MillerOctober 30, 2021November 9, 2021
b.1846 - d.1908 Samuel Thomas Haley died on 17th September 1908 and was buried in grave 201b of Horton Cemetery on the 24th September. The Lunacy Patients Admission Register records...
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FRYER, Edward
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

FRYER, Edward

Louise TaylorOctober 30, 2021November 5, 2021
b.1865 - d.1909 Early Life Historians believe that Shoreditch got its name from water that ran across the area's marshland. It was originally known as Soersditch, or Sewer's Ditch. Edward...
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MOUSLEY, Edward Lawford Girling
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Asylum Horton Asylum Males

MOUSLEY, Edward Lawford Girling

Linda MartinOctober 29, 2021November 9, 2021
b.1870 - d.1909 Early Life Edward was born on 8th July 1870 in the village of Cranleigh, Surrey, sometimes recorded as Cranley, registered under Hambledon near Godalming. He was the...
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COLLINS, John
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Asylum Horton Asylum Males

COLLINS, John

Hazel BallanOctober 28, 2021November 5, 2021
b.1876 - d.1902 Highly possible but not certain (yet) story for John Collins According to the GRO Death Index, John Collins was aged 25 when he died in Epsom, which...
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PFAFFENBACH, Augustus
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Horton Asylum Males Photo

PFAFFENBACH, Augustus

Steve JohnsonOctober 26, 2021October 17, 2022

The German Tailor who came to London

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THEO, Walter
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Long Grove Asylum Males

THEO, Walter

Tony McGarryOctober 4, 2021April 4, 2022
b.1871 - d.1918 Walter's Father John Theodoridi, Walter’s father was born in 1833 in Constantinople Turkey. He was a Greek gentleman, former Captain in the Russian army, a freemason of...
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DOODY, Thomas
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Horton Asylum Males

DOODY, Thomas

Hazel BallanOctober 2, 2021July 2, 2025
b.1849-d.1902 Thomas’ parents Owen Doody and Caroline Amelia Wilson married on 3 August 1845 in St Nicholas Church in Deptford, Greenwich. Four months later, on 14 December, Thomas’ older brother,...
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BYFORD, Walter
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Long Grove Asylum Males

BYFORD, Walter

Theresa Kenefick-ConwayOctober 2, 2021April 7, 2022
b.1859-d.1910 A summary of the evidence it has been possible to locate for Walter suggests an ordinary life. Walter was born on January 11th 1859 in Hoxton, London. His parents...
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AVES, Thomas
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Long Grove Asylum Males

AVES, Thomas

Theresa Kenefick-ConwaySeptember 29, 2021October 24, 2022
b.1862-d.1910 Introduction Thomas’ life is straightforward as far as we can tell. There is little in the evidence to suggest anything other than a normal family life, which ended too...
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SAWKINS, Thomas
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Long Grove Asylum Males

SAWKINS, Thomas

Stephen MundaySeptember 17, 2021October 4, 2021
b.1865-d.1918 Birth Although it has not been possible to find Thomas Sawkins’ official birth registration, it may be assumed from censuses and his marriage certificate that he was born in...
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SCOTT, Alexander
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Long Grove Asylum Males

SCOTT, Alexander

Stephen MundaySeptember 17, 2021October 8, 2021
b.1861-d.1918 Early life Note the name Ann, Anna and Annie are synonymous throughout the story. Alexander Scott was born in Marylebone in the first quarter of 1861, the first child...
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SIMMONS, William
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Horton Asylum Males

SIMMONS, William

Linda Miles-CartwrightSeptember 17, 2021October 8, 2021
b.1868-d.1910 Early life William Henry Simmons was born in the April to June quarter of 1868 in Rotherhithe. Although later evidence suggests his birth date may be 16 March 1868....
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RAINE, James George
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Long Grove Asylum Males

RAINE, James George

John WillmottSeptember 17, 2021October 3, 2021
b.1882-d.1917 1880s James George Raine was born In Bermondsey, London in Q2 of 1882 in the registration district of St Olave. I found out later, in my research from school...
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PENN, William George Joseph
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Ewell Epileptic Colony Males

PENN, William George Joseph

Linda Miles-CartwrightSeptember 17, 2021October 28, 2021
b.1884-d.1910 The early death of the bread winner causes his wife and children great hardship. And subsequently great sadness with the subject, William, and his sister Rose both being admitted...
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JAMES, Henry Walter
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males War dead

JAMES, Henry Walter

Steve JohnsonAugust 25, 2021April 4, 2022
b. 1887-d.1941 Intro Private Henry Walter JAMES is one of the confirmed war dead buried within Horton cemetery. He is one of the 'serviceman' referred to on the Horton Memorial....
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JAKEMAN, George
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Long Grove Asylum Males

JAKEMAN, George

Roger MillerAugust 9, 2021October 4, 2021
b.1853-d.1908 George Jakeman died on 31st March 1908 in Long Grove Asylum and was buried at Horton Cemetery on the 4th April 1908. The Lunacy Patients Register shows that he...
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LEWIS, William Grosvenor Joseph
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Horton Asylum Males

LEWIS, William Grosvenor Joseph

Tony McGarryAugust 9, 2021October 3, 2021
b.1873-d.1918 William’s parents and older siblings William’s parents were John James Lewis and Louisa Lewis, née Jenkins. John was born in the December quarter of 1844, reference Strand 1 377....
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HENNESSEY, Charles
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Long Grove Asylum Males

HENNESSEY, Charles

A CJuly 26, 2021September 17, 2021
b.1870 - d.1917 Long Grove records show Charles as being buried on 27th November 1917 age 45 – giving a birth date about 1872. 1870s The only Charles Hennessey I...
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GUILMARTIN, Patrick Thomas
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Horton Asylum Males

GUILMARTIN, Patrick Thomas

Hazel BallanJuly 26, 2021October 2, 2021
b.1844-d.1902 The Find a Grave website states that Patrick Thomas Guilmartin was born in Toem, Tipperary, Ireland but this is incorrect. Patrick was the eldest child of Michael and Ellen...
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CUTHBERT, Alfred
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Long Grove Asylum Males

CUTHBERT, Alfred

Stephen MundayJuly 26, 2021September 17, 2021
b.1861-d.1918 Alfred Cuthbert was born in Ipswich in the third quarter of 1861, the third child and second son of Richard Fleetwood Cuthbert, a coach painter, and his wife, Ann...
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JERVIS, Arthur
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Long Grove Asylum Males

JERVIS, Arthur

Jenni LlewellynJuly 9, 2021October 4, 2021
b.1863-d.1908 Early life Arthur was born in the December Quarter of 1863 in the Lambeth registration district. His parents Henry William Bury Jervis (1824-1876) and Caroline, née Burnett (1827-1913), had...
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KELLY, Henry
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Long Grove Asylum Males

KELLY, Henry

Jenni LlewellynJuly 9, 2021October 8, 2021
b.1867-d.1908 Early life Born in 1867 in the December Quarter in Camberwell registration district. He was baptised at St Mary, Newington on February 9th, 1869, along with siblings George William,...
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DAVIS, Charles Augustus
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Long Grove Asylum Males

DAVIS, Charles Augustus

Jenni LlewellynJuly 9, 2021September 17, 2021
b.1863-d.1908 1850s-1860s Charles was born on 29 January 1863 at 27 Hemsworth Street, Shoreditch, Hoxton Old Town registration district to Alfred Davis, a Master Cabinet Maker, and Jane, née Hunt....
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PASTEAU, Maurice
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Horton Asylum Males

PASTEAU, Maurice

Sylvia BromileyJuly 9, 2021September 17, 2021
b.1881-d.1913 Early years Maurice’s parents were Louis Stanislav Pasteau and Mary Ann Thoumine. Louis was born in Sarthe, a region in the North West of France, in 1850 or 1851...
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RUMBOLD, Bertram
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Long Grove Asylum Males

RUMBOLD, Bertram

Tony McGarryJuly 9, 2021September 17, 2021
b.1877-d.1918 Bertram Rumbold was born Bertie Frederick Rowter in Epsom in the March quarter of 1877. He was baptised on the 4th of February 1877 at St. Mary’s Church Ewell....
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MANNOCK, Walter
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Long Grove Asylum Males

MANNOCK, Walter

Tony McGarryJuly 9, 2021September 17, 2021
b.1876-d.1918 Introduction This is a sad story of a child born in a poor area of London. Throughout his life he was in and out of various institutions and spent...
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LIDDIARD, William Bromley
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Long Grove Asylum Males

LIDDIARD, William Bromley

Tony McGarryJuly 9, 2021October 25, 2022
b.1874-d.1919 Introduction William was admitted to three institutions during his life. The causes of his mental health problems are unknown, but they started when he was only 13. 1860s William...
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HALLÉN, Hjalmar
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

HALLÉN, Hjalmar

Roger MillerJuly 8, 2021December 8, 2021
b.1847 - d.1908 Hjalmar Hallén died on 19th April 1908 in Long Grove Asylum and was buried in Horton Cemetery on 25th April in grave 133a. The 1881 census The...
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CATHERWOOD, William Pearson
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Long Grove Asylum Males

CATHERWOOD, William Pearson

Tony McGarryJuly 6, 2021October 25, 2022
b.1875-d.1919 Introduction This is the story of an American who moved to Ireland and from there to London. 1870s William Pearson Catherwood was an American. In the Irish Census of...
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LEFEVRE, Edmond Frederick
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Ewell Epileptic Colony Males

LEFEVRE, Edmond Frederick

Laura BrownJuly 6, 2021October 8, 2021
b.1884-d.1909 Introduction Frederick Lefevre died at the young age of 24 years, having suffered epilepsy for 16 years. It is possible that he suffered with status epilepticus, a condition where...
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TENNANT, Herbert John
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Horton Asylum Males

TENNANT, Herbert John

Linda Miles-CartwrightJuly 6, 2021November 8, 2021
b.1858-d.1910 1850s Herbert was born at Saham Toney in Norfolk in January 1858. He was the sixth child of Edward and Mary Ann Tennant. His parents were married on 18th...
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PYATT, Sidney
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Ewell Epileptic Colony Males

PYATT, Sidney

Linda Miles-CartwrightJuly 2, 2021November 8, 2021
b.1886-d.1910 1870s to 1880s Sidney Pyatt’s parents were William and Charlotte, they were married at St. John’s Church in Hoxton on 25th December 1871. A note from history: In 19th...
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PRESTRIDGE, Frederick
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Ewell Epileptic Colony Males

PRESTRIDGE, Frederick

Linda Miles-CartwrightJuly 2, 2021October 5, 2021
b.1882-d.1910 1880s & 1890s Frederick (born Edward Fred) Prestridge’s parents were George Prestridge and Mary Ann Lewis who were married at Holy Trinity Church on the edge of Clapham Common...
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MURRELL, James
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Horton Asylum Males

MURRELL, James

Linda Miles-CartwrightJuly 2, 2021September 17, 2021
b.1864-d.1910 1860s James Murrell’s parents were married on 29th December 1862 at St Giles' Church in Camberwell. It was a second marriage for his father James Murrell senior, his first...
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LAIT, Alfred Benjamin
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Long Grove Asylum Males

LAIT, Alfred Benjamin

Louise TaylorJuly 2, 2021September 17, 2021
b.1866-d.1909 Alfred’s birth – 1866 Alfred was born in 1866, in the small village of Weeley in Essex. The village is approximately 7 miles from Clacton-on-Sea, it is part of...
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EMBLEM, Henry
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Horton Asylum Males

EMBLEM, Henry

Linda Miles-CartwrightJuly 2, 2021September 17, 2021
b.1878-d.1910 Initial difficulties researching the Emblem family The surname of Emblem seems to have a number of variations such as Emblen/Emblin/Emblan/Embling/Emblow/ Embler. This has made tracing difficult. Variations are often...
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BLACKWELL, Charles
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Horton Asylum Males

BLACKWELL, Charles

Linda Miles-CartwrightJuly 2, 2021October 27, 2022
b.1872-d.1910 Starting research Although the burial note describes Charles Blackwell as aged 28, no trace could be found including a Death Certificate. Searching under Blackwell in the relevant quarter, a...
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PAPE, William Edwin
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Horton Asylum Males

PAPE, William Edwin

Linda Miles-CartwrightJune 28, 2021September 17, 2021
b.1880-d.1910 1880s His birth was registered in the December quarter of 1880 in Camberwell. He was the eldest child of William George Pape, an ironmonger, who had a business at...
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KENNY, Alexander Sylvester John
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Long Grove Asylum Males

KENNY, Alexander Sylvester John

Tony McGarryJune 28, 2021September 17, 2021
b.1894-d.1919 Early Life Alexander’s parents were Alexander Sylvester Kenny and Sophia Kenny, née Green. The birth of Sophia Green was registered in the June quarter of 1874 in Bethnal Green....
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JONES, Archibald
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Horton Asylum Males

JONES, Archibald

Linda MartinJune 15, 2021September 17, 2021
b.1853 - d.1909 Early life Archibald was born in 1853 in Rotherhithe to Jenkin Jones, born 1819 of Cardiganshire, Wales, and Mary Watt, born 1818, Scotland. His parents registered him...
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ELVIN, Harry
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Long Grove Asylum Males

ELVIN, Harry

Louise TaylorJune 15, 2021September 17, 2021
b.1866 - d.1909 Early life Harry Elvin was born in 1866 at Long Milford on the borders of Suffolk and Essex. Long Milford is a quintessential picturesque village. This area...
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TIDYMAN, Samuel
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Ewell Epileptic Colony Males Photo

TIDYMAN, Samuel

Lesley LeeMay 28, 2021October 17, 2022

Escaped childhood murder!

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KOEKKOEK, Hendrick B.
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Asylum Horton Asylum Males Photo

KOEKKOEK, Hendrick B.

Hazel BallanMay 18, 2021November 22, 2022

A famous Dutch artist from a famous artistic family; yet missing from the historical records. Why did this son end up at the Asylum?

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JORDAN, Edward George
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JORDAN, Edward George

A CMay 10, 2021September 17, 2021
b.1877 - d.1917 Taking his year of birth from his age at death, only two children with his name were born in 1877 according to the GRO. One died in...
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VOLCKMAN, Henry
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Asylum Males

VOLCKMAN, Henry

A CMay 9, 2021November 12, 2021
b.1872 - d.1917 Intro Long Grove records say Henry died in 1917 age 44 meaning a birth year of about 1873. I found his birth registered in June quarter 1872...
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PEDLEY, Byron
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Asylum Complete Kids Long Grove Asylum Males Photo

PEDLEY, Byron

Steve JohnsonApril 23, 2021November 24, 2022

The boisterous, Victorian star of the stage

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GARCÍA, Félix
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males Photo

GARCÍA, Félix

Steve JohnsonApril 23, 2021October 17, 2022

Famous Flamenco dancer and Picasso’s muse

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DODD, George
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Asylum Ewell Epileptic Colony Males Photo

DODD, George

Sylvia BromileyApril 22, 2021October 17, 2022

The French Polisher

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CASSAN, John Sheffield
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Asylum Ewell Epileptic Colony Males Photo

CASSAN, John Sheffield

Lesley LeeApril 15, 2021July 14, 2025

The Hollywood film star’s brother.

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FLYNN, James David
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

FLYNN, James David

A CApril 12, 2021September 17, 2021
b.1873 - d.1917 Intro The burial register has James' burial as 7th April 1917 age 44. This gives an approximate year of birth as 1873. 1870s I found and confirmed...
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SKULL, Mark
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

SKULL, Mark

Martin KnightApril 9, 2021September 17, 2021
b. 1857 - d.1915 - A Victorian Murder Case Intro For a brief, but intense period, Mark Skull found himself an unwilling player in a classic Victorian murder case and...
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FURY, Sylvester
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Asylum Kids Long Grove Asylum Males

FURY, Sylvester

Theresa Kenefick-ConwayMarch 30, 2021November 17, 2025

Found wandering the streets by the Police, aged 3 years old. Sylvester was taken to the workhouse.

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MAIDMENT, Edward
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

MAIDMENT, Edward

Stephen MundayMarch 24, 2021September 17, 2021
b.1867 - d.1918 Intro. According to Poor Law Removal and Settlement records, Edward Maidment, aged 46 and described as ‘lunatic’ was, on the 25th of April, 1914, resident at Long...
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ELLERTON, Edward
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ELLERTON, Edward

Steve JohnsonMarch 24, 2021October 8, 2021
b.1871 - d.1910 - Hoxton Crew Gang Member - The story of Edward hit an obstacle very early on. The Find a Grave index assumes a birth in Ireland with...
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STAFFORD, Henry Alfred
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STAFFORD, Henry Alfred

Stephen MundayMarch 22, 2021September 17, 2021
b.1864 - d.1918 Henry Alfred Stafford was born in Holborn in the third quarter of 1864 to George Richard Stafford, aged 28, and his wife Emma (née Nichols), aged 27....
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BECKETT, Ebenezer John
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Long Grove Asylum Males

BECKETT, Ebenezer John

Stephen MundayMarch 22, 2021October 24, 2022
b.1867 - d.1918 Black Horse Pub c1834, Richard Beckett (Ebenezer's Grandfather) Ebenezer John Beckett was born in the second quarter of 1867 in the village of Steeple Claydon, Aylesbury, in...
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MASTIN, Alfred
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MASTIN, Alfred

Louise TaylorMarch 17, 2021October 25, 2022
b.1864 - d.1909 Alfred was born in September 1864 in Bethnal Green, to William age 34 and Mary age 33, her maiden name was Haddon. Alfred had 2 older brothers...
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GOYMER, Hugh
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GOYMER, Hugh

John WillmottMarch 17, 2021October 8, 2021
b.1879 - d.1917 Hugh Goymer born 16th of January 1879. Hugh Goymer was born in Stockwell in the London area of Lambeth, on the16th of January 1879 to Abraham and...
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BROOK, Herbert
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BROOK, Herbert

Louise TaylorMarch 15, 2021September 17, 2021
b. 1864 - d.1909 Herbert was born 10 April 1864; their address was 1 Sparkes Cottage, Graham Street West, St. George, Hanover Square, London. His father was James Joseph Brooks...
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BELL, Herbert John
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BELL, Herbert John

Linda MartinMarch 9, 2021October 27, 2022
b.1855 - d.1909 Herbert John BELL was buried in Horton Cemetery on 18th June 1909. According to the Lunacy Patients Admission Register he had been admitted to Horton Asylum on...
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FUZZENS, William
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FUZZENS, William

Martin KnightMarch 8, 2021September 17, 2021
b.1875 - d.1915 Intro The wider Fuzzens family are well-established in Windsor, particularly, and one member was the first Labour Mayor of the town. There is a Fuzzens Walk in...
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WILSON, Frederick Leon
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Asylum Ewell Epileptic Colony Males Photo

WILSON, Frederick Leon

Lesley LeeMarch 8, 2021February 26, 2023

The common story of someone with epilepsy whose life was marred by a lack of understanding of the condition.

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BEADON, Walter

Martin KnightMarch 6, 2021October 24, 2022
b.~1871 - d.1915 The story of Walter Beadon is among the saddest of the many troubled souls who ended their days at Long Grove Hospital and subsequently received a pauper’s...
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CUSHNIE, George Barnes
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CUSHNIE, George Barnes

Stephen MundayMarch 6, 2021October 25, 2022
b.1867 - d.1918 1860s George Barnes Cushnie was born on the 28th August 1867 to William Cushnie, aged 38, and his wife Eliza (née King), aged 36. At the time...
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KRZYZOWSKI, Josef
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KRZYZOWSKI, Josef

Sheila BerryFebruary 26, 2021September 17, 2021
b.1913 - d.1948 Intro Josef's story has been compiled by FOHC researcher, MOD records and information provided by Josef's son. Early Years Josef was born in Krzyzowa, Kraków, Poland on...
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CASSIE, George William
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CASSIE, George William

Linda MartinFebruary 25, 2021October 26, 2022
b. 1856 - d. 1909 1850s George born in 2Q 1856 Kensington, was the second child of Christopher Cassie (b. 1822) and Harriett Bird (b. 1816). No Baptism found. His...
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KILMINSTER, George Thomas
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Asylum Males Manor Asylum Photo

KILMINSTER, George Thomas

Brian CullenFebruary 25, 2021October 17, 2022

The Kensington Plumber

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KENT, Edward John
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KENT, Edward John

A CFebruary 25, 2021September 17, 2021
b. 1875 - d. 1917 Working from the Long Grove record of Edward’s death in 1917, we found his birth in the March quarter of 1875 and his mother’s maiden...
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BANNISTER, Arthur
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BANNISTER, Arthur

Theresa Kenefick-ConwayFebruary 25, 2021October 24, 2022
b. 1855- d. 1909 A summary of the evidence for Arthur is very interesting but confusing in places. It has taken a lot of cross referencing of data to ensure...
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SEARS, Albert
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SEARS, Albert

Anne DaviesFebruary 25, 2021September 17, 2021
b. 1889- d. 1910 1880s Albert William Sears was born on 1 February 1889 in Hoxton, Shoreditch to Alfred Seers (born in Bristol about 1845 according to his 1881 Census...
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John Victor Smith was an underage recruit, a drummer then bandsman with 1st Battalion 17th foot Leicestershire Regiment.

He served in many scenes of war...and that took its toll. It is a really
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Henry ALLEN - an interesting character; ambitious, a one time painter turned bootmaker who fell into debt and became bankrupt.

Sadly and tragically, one of his children died in a house fire and a
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John MABON (1878-1914), a Royal Marine. Invalided out after 11 years with fatigue, headaches and irritability. He was not awarded a pension, having suffered from syphilis in his early days. The ...image is HMS Swiftsure - one he served on.

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James Christopher COLEMAN (1891-1916) suffered badly with epilepsy.

When he entered the Epileptic Colony in Epsom, he settled well initially and was said to be working on the land.

The remainder
...of his short life in the Colony was sadly difficult. http://www.hortoncemetery.org/coleman-james-christopher/

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