adultery Archives - Friends of Horton Cemetery

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...

HODGES, Annie Harriet

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…

HODGES, Annie Harriet
ABBOTT, Mary Winchester

The Yale graduate and published author

ABBOTT, Mary Winchester
HAYCOCK, Hannah

b.1868-d.1908 Hannah’s parents and siblings Hannah Haycock was born in 1868 in Rochford, Essex to parents Thomas and Caroline (née Thompson). Hannah was the eldest…

HAYCOCK, Hannah
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…

AITKEN, William
WILSON, Frederick Leon

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

WILSON, Frederick Leon
WOOD, Mary Ann

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…

WOOD, Mary Ann
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…

CARTWRIGHT, Walter
PELHAM, George

Survivor of The Titanic

PELHAM, George
GLENISTER, Arthur

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…

GLENISTER, Arthur
COPPING, Ada

An epileptic since birth

COPPING, Ada
WEEKES, Esther

A mother of 10

WEEKES, Esther
KING, Harriet

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…

KING, Harriet
HOWARD, Frank

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…

HOWARD, Frank
WARD, Caroline

Without the invaluable case notes for Caroline Ward, we would not be able to tell any of her sad story.

WARD, Caroline
FAY, Tottie

The Worst and Wickedest Woman in London

FAY, Tottie
EVANS, Ida Ellen

b. 1876 - d. 1913 1870s Born Ida Ellen Jacobs, Ida's birth was registered in the 1st Quarter of 1876 in the Registration District of…

EVANS, Ida Ellen
DE JONG, John

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…

DE JONG, John
EFFEMEY, John

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,…

EFFEMEY, John
FLETCHER, George

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

FLETCHER, George
CARTER, George James (James George)

Christ's brother or King of England?

CARTER, George James (James George)
BENTLEY or MACHON, Minnie

The young bookkeeper and the Silk Merchant

BENTLEY or MACHON, Minnie
APPLETON, Caroline Sophia

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…

APPLETON, Caroline Sophia
KILMINSTER, George Thomas

The Kensington Plumber

KILMINSTER, George Thomas
ROADS, Francis Elliot

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

ROADS, Francis Elliot
CASSAN, John Sheffield

The Hollywood film star's brother.

CASSAN, John Sheffield
CORBETT, John Francis

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…

CORBETT, John Francis
KOEKKOEK, Hendrick B.

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

KOEKKOEK, Hendrick B.
TIDYMAN, Samuel

Escaped childhood murder!

TIDYMAN, Samuel
BOWDERY, Agnes Bessie

b.1844-d.1914 Agnes Bessie Corke was born in the 4th Quarter of 1844 in the Registration District of Camberwell, London, although her actual birth place was…

BOWDERY, Agnes Bessie
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.

ROBERTS, Benjamin
COPELAND, Mary Ann (née Myring)

b.1845-d.1915 Mary Ann’s parents Mary Ann Myring’s birth is registered in the 4th quarter of 1845 in Sapcote which is a small town around 12…

COPELAND, Mary Ann (née Myring)
BUCKERIDGE, Lily Ada

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…

BUCKERIDGE, Lily Ada
CUTHBERT, Thomasine

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,…

CUTHBERT, Thomasine
THREDGILL, Lavinia pply. Nevilla Elizabeth

b.1858-d.1911 Note: The unusual name has several different spellings throughout the archived documents. Lavinia pply. Nevilla Elizabeth Thredgill is the name on the burial record.…

THREDGILL, Lavinia pply. Nevilla Elizabeth
VAHID, Henrietta

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…

VAHID, Henrietta
BELLAMY, Louisa

Lost her twin brother, aged 4

BELLAMY, Louisa
JONES, Grace Ethel Primrose

b.1899-d.1918 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,…

JONES, Grace Ethel Primrose
CARR, Arthur

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…

CARR, Arthur
SABEY, George David

What happened to this Bootmaker?

SABEY, George David
GILCHRIST, Jane

b.1893-d.1918 Jane’s parents and siblings Jane Gilchrist was born in the Holborn registration district to Charles Edward Gilchrist 1854 1895 and his wife Mary née…

GILCHRIST, Jane
FLAXMAN, Elizabeth

The tailoress suffering depression

FLAXMAN, Elizabeth
LEWIS, James

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…

LEWIS, James
BAILEY, Kate

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,…

BAILEY, Kate
FELL, Sachinais Alicia

b.1873 - d.1910 When I began my research into Sachinais, very little could be found. The only records showing such a name are the records…

FELL, Sachinais Alicia
REEVE, Jane Sarah

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…

REEVE, Jane Sarah
GARLAND, Percy Ernest

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…

GARLAND, Percy Ernest
BARNET, Enid

Daughter of famous colonial architect who built Sydney.

BARNET, Enid
KROMBACH, Edward

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…

KROMBACH, Edward
ENDERSON, Gertrude

b.1863-d.1918 Uncertain origins This lady’s birth is uncertain. Searching the registrations of birth I was unable to find a Gertrude Enderson born within two years…

ENDERSON, Gertrude
MAPLE, Louisa

b.1854 - d.1923 What do we know? The address book contains details of a son, Frederick Maple, son Henry & Edith Maple, daughter, E. Redsull…

MAPLE, Louisa