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ROBERTS, Benjamin
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Horton Asylum Males Photo

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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BAILEY, Kate
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Asylum Female Burials Manor Asylum Photo

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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BANNISTER, Arthur
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

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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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
1 Jun

Story 506: Thomas LINES. Wife Clara found her child George dead at nursery. Some time later, she jumped from Hammersmith Bridge into the Thames. A policeman happened to be close, jumped in after her ...and managed to get her to shore. http://www.hortoncemetery.org/lines-thomas/

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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
30 May

Fanny Emma Hervey - Seduced by a clergyman in confirmation classes. An extraordinary story of a girl -a life is embroiled in scandal, court proceedings and many spells in asylums.
...http://www.hortoncemetery.org/hervey-fanny-emma/

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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
15 May

Horton Story no. 503: Charles John McNab. His son, Colin, wrote, "I never knew my father. As I understand it he was in the Horse Artillery and was killed at Dunkirk."
In fact Charles actually died
...in Long Grove Asylum, Epsom. Read his biography here: http://www.hortoncemetery.org/mcnab-charles-john/

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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
12 May

Horton Cemetery - the 500th Life Story Published
A Discarded Headstone - Someone Cared Enough to Remember
A headstone rescued from a skip more than 40 years ago led researchers to uncover the story
...of a young woman — and reconnect her memory with living family. Read on...

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