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FELL, Sachinais Alicia

Steve JohnsonJanuary 17, 2021November 5, 2022
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 from the workhouse and asylums....
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  • 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
  • TRIGGS, George
    The Railway Porter
    TRIGGS, George
    TRIGGS, George
  • 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
  • ABBOTT, Mary Winchester
    The Yale graduate and published author
    ABBOTT, Mary Winchester
    ABBOTT, Mary Winchester
  • 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
  • PELHAM, George
    Survivor of The Titanic
    PELHAM, George
    PELHAM, George
  • STASZEWICZ, Felicja
    How the Russian Revolution destroyed a family of Polish nobility
    STASZEWICZ, Felicja
    STASZEWICZ, Felicja
  • HAMILTON, Sarah Lloyd
    b.1846-d.1930 Sarah’s story was brought to us by her family and they are happy for it to go on our website. They kindly provided the…
    HAMILTON, Sarah Lloyd
    HAMILTON, Sarah Lloyd
  • 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
  • CORBETT, John Francis
    b.1858-d.1908 This story is probably typical of the majority of unfortunate people who passed through the asylum system during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. John…
    CORBETT, John Francis
    CORBETT, John Francis
  • 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
  • BAILEY, Kate
    b.1882-d.1914 Kate Bailey née Cheer was born in 1882 in Abingdon, Berkshire to a farming family. Unfortunately, there is little cheer in this family’s story,…
    BAILEY, Kate
    BAILEY, Kate
  • KILMINSTER, George Thomas
    The Kensington Plumber
    KILMINSTER, George Thomas
    KILMINSTER, George Thomas
  • SABEY, George David
    What happened to this Bootmaker?
    SABEY, George David
    SABEY, George David
  • ALDRIDGE, Frederick William
    The Mechanical Engineer
    ALDRIDGE, Frederick William
    ALDRIDGE, Frederick William
  • 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
  • REEVE, Jane Sarah
    b.1840-d.1912 Jane’s family Jane Sarah Reeve was born on 10th January 1840 and was baptised on 9th February 1840 in St Mary’s Church Marylebone.   Her…
    REEVE, Jane Sarah
    REEVE, Jane Sarah
  • 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
  • BURTON, Susan
    She ordered extravagant luncheons both at Stafford and Northampton stations and had no money to pay for them. The delusion that she is a duchess…
    BURTON, Susan
    BURTON, Susan
  • 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
  • YEO, Marian Elizabeth
    The silver polisher
    YEO, Marian Elizabeth
    YEO, Marian Elizabeth
  • 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
  • CORKE, Henrietta
    The author says, "This has been such an interesting case to try to unravel and kept a couple of us up to the early hours…
    CORKE, Henrietta
    CORKE, Henrietta
  • WEEKES, Esther
    A mother of 10
    WEEKES, Esther
    WEEKES, Esther
  • 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
  • PFAFFENBACH, Augustus
    The German Tailor who came to London
    PFAFFENBACH, Augustus
    PFAFFENBACH, Augustus
  • VAHID, Henrietta
    b.1873-d.1915 A story full of mysteries and unanswered questions Henrietta Vahid was buried in Horton Estate Cemetery at Epsom in Grave number 1789b on the…
    VAHID, Henrietta
    VAHID, Henrietta
  • SEARS, Emma
    b.1865-d.1914 Known Facts Emma Sears died at the age of about 49 whilst a patient at Manor Asylum, Epsom, Surrey. Her alleged age suggested a…
    SEARS, Emma
    SEARS, Emma
  • WHITROD, Elizabeth
    Coping with 6 family deaths within 4 months
    WHITROD, Elizabeth
    WHITROD, Elizabeth
  • 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
  • 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
  • SPACKMAN, Lily Sophia
    The giggling tomboy
    SPACKMAN, Lily Sophia
    SPACKMAN, Lily Sophia
  • BENTLEY or MACHON, Minnie
    The young bookkeeper and the Silk Merchant
    BENTLEY or MACHON, Minnie
    BENTLEY or MACHON, Minnie
  • 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
  • MILTON, Maria
    Maria MILTON gave birth to 11 children, a challenging life that ended in Horton Asylum.
    MILTON, Maria
    MILTON, Maria
  • DE JONG, John
    b.1873-d.1912 Let us start this story at the point in time when John de Jong, a ship’s steward who had travelled extensively, exhibited signs that…
    DE JONG, John
    DE JONG, John
  • 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
  • ROADS, Francis Elliot
    Many people will not know what a coprolite merchant is. This story will make all clear.
    ROADS, Francis Elliot
    ROADS, Francis Elliot
  • RIDLEY, Valentine George
    b.1892-d.1916 Valentine's family Valentine’s birth was registered in the 1st Q of 1892 in Greenwich, Kent. No baptism certificate has been found to confirm his…
    RIDLEY, Valentine George
    RIDLEY, Valentine George
  • DODD, George
    The French Polisher
    DODD, George
    DODD, George
  • 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
  • GILCHRIST, Jane 
    b.1893-d.1918  Jane’s parents and siblings Jane Gilchrist was born in the Holborn registration district to Charles Edward Gilchrist 1854  1895 and his wife Mary née…
    GILCHRIST, Jane 
    GILCHRIST, Jane 
  • FAIRBRASS, Amy (Amey)
    b.1837-d.1910 Amy’s parents Amy was born in 1837 in Bermondsey, as Amey Presley. There is an entry in the GRO for Amey Presley, March quarter,…
    FAIRBRASS, Amy (Amey)
    FAIRBRASS, Amy (Amey)
  • 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…
    HODGES, Annie Harriet
    HODGES, Annie Harriet
  • 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
  • BIGFORD, Emma
    b.1838 - d.1912 Early life – 1830s to 1840s Emma was born on 14th April 1838 in Paddington and lived to be nearly 74 years…
    BIGFORD, Emma
    BIGFORD, Emma
  • 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
  • BARNET, Enid
    Daughter of famous colonial architect who built Sydney.
    BARNET, Enid
    BARNET, Enid
  • FAY, Tottie
    The Worst and Wickedest Woman in London
    FAY, Tottie
    FAY, Tottie

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Very productive afternoon with the fantastic @MaryFrancesTrst 🌻 Here’s just a handful of some of the amazing flowers created today 💜 Thank you all for the tea and chats! @Horton_Cemetery ...@HistoricEngland

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For #worldmentalhealthday2023 on 10 October, events in Epsom will include the placing of hundreds of ceramic flowers @Horton_Cemetery for the many people who are buried there in unmarked graves. ...We'll be painting more flowers at our Arts Group at The Brickfield Centre, tomorrow.

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Join us for a relaxing mid-week break next week @TheHortonEpsom for some therapeutic ceramic flower painting and explore the site where we will plant our 900 ceramic flowers for World Mental Health ...Day!

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Some of our cyanotype creations with Courtauld students featuring @Horton_Cemetery patients and stories. Come and create some of your own at @TheHortonEpsom, with details here: ...https://thehortonepsom.org/events/cyanotype-workshops/

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