A fascinating story of a young man whose struggle with epilepsy shaped his short life.
COOPER, Frederick
This is a story of a tormented soul, a deep turmoil created by untreated epilepsy.
VENN, William
Epilepsy ultimately was the reason why William ended his life in Horton Hospital.
VENNELL, Martha Ellen
We know little about Martha except that she was epileptic.
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 Epilepsy in hospitals and asylums. His wife left the children to fend for themselves and it would appear he never saw any of them again.
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 1881c Frank was born in...
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 and Elizabeth Jane Pharaoh née...
ABER, James William
b.1886-d.1915 James’s birth and early life - a taste of the tragedies ahead James William Aber was born on the 27th of September 1886 in Camberwell, London to Henry and...