Very few graves in Horton Cemetery were marked with a headstone, making those that existed precious. Most were discarded in a skip and destroyed. Marjorie’s was saved.
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MEARS, Frederick
b.1887-d. Frederick William Mears was born on 16 Dec 1887 at 53, Watney Street, Shadwell, Middlesex, a busy market street, shown on Booths maps as, “Fairly Comfortable, good ordinary earnings”....
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GOWERS, Grenville
b.1882-d.1916 Grenville’s name is often recorded in official documents as Granville and gender as male. She is referred to in this document as Grenville Margaret to differentiate from her mother...
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CARROLL, Luke
b.1860-d.1908 Luke Carroll was the son of Luke Carroll and his wife Elizabeth (née Moore) who were married in the church of St Giles in the Fields, Holborn, in the...
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WALKER, George
A fascinating story of a young man whose struggle with epilepsy shaped his short life.
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COOPER, Frederick
This is a story of a tormented soul, a deep turmoil created by untreated epilepsy.
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VENN, William
Epilepsy ultimately was the reason why William ended his life in Horton Hospital.
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VENNELL, Martha Ellen
We know little about Martha except that she was epileptic.
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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 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.
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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...
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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...
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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...