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BEADON, Walter

Martin KnightMarch 6, 2021October 24, 2022
b.~1871 - d.1915 The story of Walter Beadon is among the saddest of the many troubled souls who ended their days at Long Grove Hospital and subsequently received a pauper’s...
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  • BENTLEY or MACHON, Minnie
    The young bookkeeper and the Silk Merchant
    BENTLEY or MACHON, Minnie
    BENTLEY or MACHON, Minnie
  • MAPLE, Louisa
    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…
    MAPLE, Louisa
    MAPLE, Louisa
  • CARTWRIGHT, Walter
    A story revisited by the author when invaluable case notes came to light at the London Metropolitan Archives. What followed resulted in a thorough family…
    CARTWRIGHT, Walter
    CARTWRIGHT, Walter
  • PELHAM, George
    Survivor of The Titanic
    PELHAM, George
    PELHAM, George
  • KILMINSTER, George Thomas
    The Kensington Plumber
    KILMINSTER, George Thomas
    KILMINSTER, George Thomas
  • COLSON, Mary Ann
    The Lambeth Needlewoman
    COLSON, Mary Ann
    COLSON, Mary Ann
  • STASZEWICZ, Felicja
    How the Russian Revolution destroyed a family of Polish nobility
    STASZEWICZ, Felicja
    STASZEWICZ, Felicja
  • MAURISCHE, Marie Theresa
    Additional difficulty of not speaking English
    MAURISCHE, Marie Theresa
    MAURISCHE, Marie Theresa
  • EARING, Mary Ann
    There is no hint of any mental health problems until Mary Ann enters the Asylum in 1899. He family remain attentive and visit her many…
    EARING, Mary Ann
    EARING, Mary Ann
  • DUNKINSON, Matilda
    b.1878 - d.1907 Dunkinson has been spelt in a variety of ways on the sources discovered, however I believe they are transcription errors and that…
    DUNKINSON, Matilda
    DUNKINSON, Matilda
  • BOWDERY, Agnes Bessie
    b.1844-d.1914 Agnes Bessie Corke was born in the 4th Quarter of 1844 in the Registration District of Camberwell, London, although her actual birth place was…
    BOWDERY, Agnes Bessie
    BOWDERY, Agnes Bessie
  • FELL, Sachinais Alicia
    b.1873 - d.1910 When I began my research into Sachinais, very little could be found. The only records showing such a name are the records…
    FELL, Sachinais Alicia
    FELL, Sachinais Alicia
  • FAY, Tottie
    The Worst and Wickedest Woman in London
    FAY, Tottie
    FAY, Tottie
  • GARCÍA, Félix
    Famous Flamenco dancer and Picasso's muse
    GARCÍA, Félix
    GARCÍA, Félix
  • WILSON, Frederick Leon
    The common story of someone with epilepsy whose life was marred by a lack of understanding of the condition.
    WILSON, Frederick Leon
    WILSON, Frederick Leon
  • 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
    CARR, Arthur
  • YEO, Marian Elizabeth
    The silver polisher
    YEO, Marian Elizabeth
    YEO, Marian Elizabeth
  • 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
    JONES, Grace Ethel Primrose
  • CLAYTON, Ada
    Ada proved a little elusive to find at first.Thanks to the visitor book, the author then found her husband and more of her short life…
    CLAYTON, Ada
    CLAYTON, Ada
  • 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)
    SIMCOCK, Ellen (Nellie)
  • FOLWELL, Dora
    The Dressmaker
    FOLWELL, Dora
    FOLWELL, Dora
  • 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
    BOLTON, Thomas
  • WATERER, Richard James
    A 20ft fall led to strange behaviour
    WATERER, Richard James
    WATERER, Richard James
  • PFAFFENBACH, Augustus
    The German Tailor who came to London
    PFAFFENBACH, Augustus
    PFAFFENBACH, Augustus
  • FRESTON, Catherine Louisa
    b. 1829 - d. 1914 Intro Catherine Louisa Edward’s precise date of birth is not known but she was baptised on the 24th August 1829…
    FRESTON, Catherine Louisa
    FRESTON, Catherine Louisa
  • EFFEMEY, John
    b.1851-d.1909 John’s family The Effemey name has been quite a challenge to research due to its change of spellings when transcribed. Effamy, Effemy, Efeny, Evamy,…
    EFFEMEY, John
    EFFEMEY, John
  • GILBERT, George Frederick
    Died aged just 22
    GILBERT, George Frederick
    GILBERT, George Frederick
  • HAYCOCK, Hannah
    b.1868-d.1908 Hannah’s parents and siblings Hannah Haycock was born in 1868 in Rochford, Essex to parents Thomas and Caroline (née Thompson). Hannah was the eldest…
    HAYCOCK, Hannah
    HAYCOCK, Hannah
  • 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
    BRYANT, Percy Henry
  • CARTER, George James (James George)
    Christ's brother or King of England?
    CARTER, George James (James George)
    CARTER, George James (James George)
  • ALLEN, Mary Ann
    b.1849-d.1913 I was unable to find Mary’s birth on the General Register Office website but her baptism certificate gives her date of birth as 3…
    ALLEN, Mary Ann
    ALLEN, Mary Ann
  • TIDYMAN, Samuel
    Escaped childhood murder!
    TIDYMAN, Samuel
    TIDYMAN, Samuel
  • COPPING, Ada
    An epileptic since birth
    COPPING, Ada
    COPPING, Ada
  • CASSAN, John Sheffield
    The Hollywood film star's brother.
    CASSAN, John Sheffield
    CASSAN, John Sheffield
  • UNDERWOOD, Septimus Rowland
    b.1873-d.1913 Septimus’s parents Septimus Rowland Underwood was born in Groton, Suffolk, in the 2nd quarter of 1873. He was the seventh of nine children born…
    UNDERWOOD, Septimus Rowland
    UNDERWOOD, Septimus Rowland
  • LEWIS, James
    b.1859-d.1912 James's parents and siblings James was born on 30 September 1859 in the Camden Union workhouse and at his baptism on 19 Oct 1859…
    LEWIS, James
    LEWIS, James
  • 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
    HOWARD, Frank
  • CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth
    The Domestic Servant
    CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth
    CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth
  • 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
    YOUNG, Kate
  • 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
    WILSON, Eleanor Lydia Kate
  • ALDRIDGE, Frederick William
    The Mechanical Engineer
    ALDRIDGE, Frederick William
    ALDRIDGE, Frederick William
  • 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
    STREET, John
  • APPLETON, Caroline Sophia
    b.1831-d.1911 Caroline’s parents Caroline Sophia Appleton was born Caroline Sophia Barnaschina in the 1st quarter of 1831 in Gravesend, Kent. Her parents were upholsterer Anthony…
    APPLETON, Caroline Sophia
    APPLETON, Caroline Sophia
  • 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
    HONEY, Joseph Thomas
  • FLAXMAN, Elizabeth
    The tailoress suffering depression
    FLAXMAN, Elizabeth
    FLAXMAN, Elizabeth
  • FRANCIS, Amelia
    The mysterious case of the Widow and the Decorator - The mystery of a lady who left home and was never seen again. Only years…
    FRANCIS, Amelia
    FRANCIS, Amelia
  • GLENISTER, Arthur
    b.1873-d.1917 Long Grove records have Arthur dying in 1917 at the age of 44, so he was born about 1873. I found his birth registered…
    GLENISTER, Arthur
    GLENISTER, Arthur
  • PEDLEY, Byron
    The boisterous, Victorian star of the stage
    PEDLEY, Byron
    PEDLEY, Byron
  • THOMPSON, Samuel Thomas
    The Solicitor's Clerk
    THOMPSON, Samuel Thomas
    THOMPSON, Samuel Thomas
  • 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
    EVANS, Ida Ellen

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