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COMPTON, Emma
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Female Burials Long Grove Asylum

COMPTON, Emma

Roger MillerJuly 30, 2023July 31, 2023

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
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AITKEN, William

Steve JohnsonFebruary 27, 2023March 18, 2023

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
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SCAMBLER, Thomas William

Hazel BallanFebruary 25, 2023March 13, 2023

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
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HODGES, Annie Harriet

Nari FairbanksJanuary 12, 2023March 8, 2023
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
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Asylum Ewell Epileptic Colony Males Photo

FLETCHER, George

Linda Miles-CartwrightOctober 17, 2022March 8, 2023

Was an unfortunate accident responsible for this man’s epilepsy?

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BARNET, Enid
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BARNET, Enid

Steve JohnsonOctober 14, 2022March 8, 2023

Daughter of famous colonial architect who built Sydney.

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AUDAIN, Cyril Bannatyne
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AUDAIN, Cyril Bannatyne

Stephen MundayMay 30, 2022March 8, 2023
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
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BENTLEY or MACHON, Minnie

Steve JohnsonNovember 25, 2021October 27, 2022

The young bookkeeper and the Silk Merchant

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BELLAMY, Louisa
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BELLAMY, Louisa

Steve JohnsonNovember 2, 2021October 24, 2022

Lost her twin brother, aged 4

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BLOMQUIST, Caroline
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BLOMQUIST, Caroline

Hazel BallanJuly 7, 2021October 30, 2023
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
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BARFORD, Maria Celia

Stephen MundayApril 12, 2021October 24, 2022
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...
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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
22 Nov 2023

Video footage of our "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" event on #MentalHealthAwareness day, 10th Oct '23. We planted 1500+ ceramic flowers, painted by locals & school children. We had to hold it on ...the neighbouring farmland, as the cemetery is in private hands.

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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
17 Nov 2023

We need a passionate historian to help save the graves of these mental health patients. From all walks of life, these patients were laid to rest in a patch abandoned by the health service & sold ...to a developer.

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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
14 Nov 2023

A PLEA for HELP!
Please sign our petition to help us protect this cemetery from development by returning it to public hands.


Please include your city/postcode.
No obligation to donate, just
...please share.
#MentalHealthAwareness

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