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ROBERTS, Emily

Hazel BallanFebruary 3, 2026February 3, 2026

b.1854-d.1902 Key information from Emily Robert’s death certificate was that she was born around 1853 and had been living with her husband at 17 Drayton Park, Holloway, Islington. With this...

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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GORSUCH, Joseph

Nari FairbanksDecember 5, 2022March 8, 2023

b.1846 - d.1916 Joseph Francis Gorsuch was born on the 7th of May 1846 at City Road, St Luke, Shoreditch, London, England to parents William James Gorsuch (Bootmaker) and Mary...