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BARNET, Enid

Steve JohnsonOctober 14, 2022March 8, 2023

Daughter of famous colonial architect who built Sydney.

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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
FLAXMAN, Elizabeth

The tailoress suffering depression

FLAXMAN, Elizabeth
MILTON, Maria

Maria MILTON gave birth to 11 children, a challenging life that ended in Horton Asylum.

MILTON, Maria
DODD, George

The French Polisher

DODD, George
BURTON, Susan

She ordered extravagant luncheons both at Stafford and Northampton stations and had no money to pay for them. The delusion that she is a duchess…

BURTON, Susan
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
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
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)
COLSON, Mary Ann

The Lambeth Needlewoman

COLSON, Mary Ann
YEO, Marian Elizabeth

The silver polisher

YEO, Marian Elizabeth
CARTER, George James (James George)

Christ's brother or King of England?

CARTER, George James (James George)
HAMILTON, Sarah Lloyd

b.1846-d.1930 Sarah’s story was brought to us by her family and they are happy for it to go on our website. They kindly provided the…

HAMILTON, Sarah Lloyd
STASZEWICZ, Felicja

How the Russian Revolution destroyed a family of Polish nobility

STASZEWICZ, Felicja
TIDYMAN, Samuel

Escaped childhood murder!

TIDYMAN, Samuel
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
WATERER, Richard James

A 20ft fall led to strange behaviour

WATERER, Richard James
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…

STREET, John
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
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.
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
SIMCOCK, Ellen (Nellie)

We are not sure why Ellen (Nellie) Simcock entered Manor Asylum but she was visited often by family members

SIMCOCK, Ellen (Nellie)
CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth

The Domestic Servant

CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth
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
KILMINSTER, George Thomas

The Kensington Plumber

KILMINSTER, George Thomas
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
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
SPACKMAN, Lily Sophia

The giggling tomboy

SPACKMAN, Lily Sophia
YOUNG, Kate

b.1862-d.1920 Kate’s parents Catherine – or Kate as she would later be known – was the seventh of the eight children born to Joseph Young…

YOUNG, Kate
MAURISCHE, Marie Theresa

Additional difficulty of not speaking English

MAURISCHE, Marie Theresa
HONEY, Joseph Thomas

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…

HONEY, Joseph Thomas
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
SABEY, George David

What happened to this Bootmaker?

SABEY, George David
HOLTON, Emma

The sad story of Emma of whom we know very little. She was born without speech and spent most of her life away from her…

HOLTON, Emma
GARCÍA, Félix

Famous Flamenco dancer and Picasso's muse

GARCÍA, Félix
PEDLEY, Byron

The boisterous, Victorian star of the stage

PEDLEY, Byron
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
BRYANT, Percy Henry

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…

BRYANT, Percy Henry
ALDRIDGE, Frederick William

The Mechanical Engineer

ALDRIDGE, Frederick William
WEEKES, Esther

A mother of 10

WEEKES, Esther
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
CORKE, Henrietta

The author says, "This has been such an interesting case to try to unravel and kept a couple of us up to the early hours…

CORKE, Henrietta
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
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
FAY, Tottie

The Worst and Wickedest Woman in London

FAY, Tottie
TRIGGS, George

The Railway Porter

TRIGGS, George
WHITROD, Elizabeth

Coping with 6 family deaths within 4 months

WHITROD, Elizabeth
WILSON, Eleanor Lydia Kate

b.1865 - d.1914 Eleanor Emily Lydia Kate Maule was born on the 11th October 1865 at Westminster, London. She was the daughter of William and…

WILSON, Eleanor Lydia Kate
COPPING, Ada

An epileptic since birth

COPPING, Ada
BOLTON, Thomas

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,…

BOLTON, Thomas
FOLWELL, Dora

The Dressmaker

FOLWELL, Dora

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13 Jul

Very productive afternoon with the fantastic @MaryFrancesTrst 🌻 Here’s just a handful of some of the amazing flowers created today 💜 Thank you all for the tea and chats! @Horton_Cemetery ...@HistoricEngland

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Mary Frances Trust @maryfrancestrst ·

12 Jul

For #worldmentalhealthday2023 on 10 October, events in Epsom will include the placing of hundreds of ceramic flowers @Horton_Cemetery for the many people who are buried there in unmarked graves. ...We'll be painting more flowers at our Arts Group at The Brickfield Centre, tomorrow.

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Out of Sight, Out of Mind? @outofsightepsom ·

30 Jun

Join us for a relaxing mid-week break next week @TheHortonEpsom for some therapeutic ceramic flower painting and explore the site where we will plant our 900 ceramic flowers for World Mental Health ...Day!

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Out of Sight, Out of Mind? @outofsightepsom ·

7 Jun

Some of our cyanotype creations with Courtauld students featuring @Horton_Cemetery patients and stories. Come and create some of your own at @TheHortonEpsom, with details here: ...https://thehortonepsom.org/events/cyanotype-workshops/

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