dementia Archives - Friends of Horton Cemetery

OLIVER, Louisa Sarah Fox

Laura BrownNovember 10, 2025November 10, 2025

b. 1846-d.1908 With many stories, it is a case of perseverance, gleaning records for cross-matching details. That was the case with Louisa Sarah Fox Oliver, for whom many details remain...

Horton Asylum

CRACKNELL, Alfred William

Alison CookNovember 5, 2023March 10, 2024

“A quiet old dement who…gives no trouble and works contentedly in the vegetable shed….the place cannot get on without him.”

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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MAPLE, Louisa

Steve JohnsonApril 14, 2023April 14, 2023

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 with husband J.E. Redsull. A...

Males

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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CUTHBERT, Thomasine

Nari FairbanksFebruary 20, 2023February 26, 2023

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, to parents Andrew Bridie and...

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KING, Harriet

Steve JohnsonJanuary 6, 2023March 8, 2023

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 I was. This took some...

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JAMES, Annie

Steve JohnsonDecember 7, 2021November 1, 2022

b.1852 - d.1899 On 31st July the cemetery received its first burial – Annie JAMES, who had been at the Manor. Her shroud cost 8d, the gravediggers were paid 10/6d,...

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BELLAMY, Louisa

Steve JohnsonNovember 2, 2021October 24, 2022

Lost her twin brother, aged 4