The story of Emma Compton appeared unexceptional at the outset. However, we did uncover a few surprises during our research.
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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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SCAMBLER, Thomas William
This is the fascinating story or Thomas William Scambler where a detailed court case makes for a good read
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HODGES, Annie Harriet
b.1831 - d.1911 Annie Harriet Conway was born on the 16th August 1831 in Holborn, Camden, England to parents Charles Conway and Ann Thiselton, she was baptised on the 4th...
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FLETCHER, George
Was an unfortunate accident responsible for this man’s epilepsy?
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BARNET, Enid
Daughter of famous colonial architect who built Sydney.
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AUDAIN, Cyril Bannatyne
b.1861 -d.1916 During his early life Cyril Audain must have enjoyed advantages and privileges most of the patients in Long Grove could only dream about. The son of a prominent...
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BENTLEY or MACHON, Minnie
The young bookkeeper and the Silk Merchant
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BELLAMY, Louisa
Lost her twin brother, aged 4
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BLOMQUIST, Caroline
b. 1849 - d.1902 Caroline Blomquist [Karoline Kirstine Blomquist, formally Jensen, nee Sørensen] Caroline was Danish, and although she and her family have been found in the 1850, 1860 and...
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BARFORD, Maria Celia
b.1863 - d.1918 1860s Marian (or Maria) Celia Barford was born in Brixton in the first quarter of 1863 to Frederick Sayer Barford, aged 39, and his 31 year old...