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MASON, Benjamin Albert
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Ewell Epileptic Colony Long Grove Asylum Males

MASON, Benjamin Albert

Tony McGarryMarch 20, 2022March 8, 2023
b.1874-d.1918 Benjamin was born on 9 April 1874 in Bethnal Green. His parents were George Mason and Elizabeth (née McTaggart). They were married on 30 June 1867 at St. James...
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KING, Ellen Mary
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Female Burials Horton Asylum

KING, Ellen Mary

Linda Miles-CartwrightMarch 20, 2022March 8, 2023
b. 1872-d.1910 Despite extensive searches I have not been able to trace Ellen’s background. There have been a number of leads but they led to dead ends and show who...
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TURNER, Elizabeth
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Asylum Female Burials Long Grove Asylum

TURNER, Elizabeth

Steve JohnsonFebruary 28, 2022March 8, 2023
b. ~1866 - d.1910 Elizabeth TURNER is another common name to research. There are quite a few people in the workhouses and asylums with this name so we need to...
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SYMES, David
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

SYMES, David

Jenni LlewellynFebruary 18, 2022
b.1865-d.1908 There is a birth for David B. Symes in the September quarter in 1866, in Greenwich, with a mother who had the surname of Lawrence. I have not found...
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WHITROD, Elizabeth
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Asylum Ewell Epileptic Colony Female Burials Horton Asylum Photo

WHITROD, Elizabeth

Jenni LlewellynFebruary 18, 2022October 17, 2022

Coping with 6 family deaths within 4 months

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ORAM, Mary Ann
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Asylum Female Burials Manor Asylum

ORAM, Mary Ann

Julie JacksonFebruary 16, 2022April 3, 2022
b.1849-d.1910 Mary Ann Swain was born in the City of London on 18th July 1849 and baptised at St Martin in the Fields, Westminster on 2nd September 1849. Her father,...
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HORSEY, Joseph Maslen
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

HORSEY, Joseph Maslen

Tony McGarryFebruary 15, 2022October 26, 2022
b.1897-d.1918 Joseph Maslen Horsey's parents were Henry and Sarah Ann née Maslen. They were married on 14 September 1890 in St. John’s Church Hoxton. Henry was 26 years old and...
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GILLER, Frederick William
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

GILLER, Frederick William

Jenni LlewellynFebruary 15, 2022October 26, 2022
b.1861-d.1908 Frederick was born in 1861 in the Camberwell registration district to Frederick Gustavus Giller (1834 - 1881), a merchant’s clerk and Elizabeth ‘Minnie’, née Peacock (1837 - 1870). They...
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PAXTON, William Spencer
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

PAXTON, William Spencer

Jenni LlewellynFebruary 14, 2022April 3, 2022
b.1859-d.1908 William was born in 1859 to Thomas Paxton (1826-1867) and his wife, Emma née Cotton (1827-1880). They married in 1848 at Woburn. Thomas was a land agent/ostler, son of...
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WATKINS, Caroline
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Asylum Female Burials Long Grove Asylum

WATKINS, Caroline

Jenni LlewellynFebruary 14, 2022October 26, 2022
b.1864-d.1907 Caroline was born in the September quarter of 1864, in the St Pancras registration district, London, to George Daniel Watkins, born in 1837 and Lucy Elizabeth Watkins, born in...
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ORPWOOD, Edith Annie
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Asylum Female Burials Long Grove Asylum

ORPWOOD, Edith Annie

John WillmottFebruary 5, 2022February 16, 2022
b.1881-d.1917 Edith Annie Orpwood was born in 1881 to Richard and Elizabeth Orpwood. At this time, the family lived at 10 Cambridge Road, Kilburn, London. Edith’s birth was registered at...
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GOODING, George
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

GOODING, George

Tony McGarryJanuary 30, 2022April 7, 2022
b.1895-d.1918 George’s Story George Henry Gooding’s birth was registered in the March quarter of 1896 (reference Holborn 1b 710). The Holborn Registration District covered the St. Luke’s district. He had...
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SABEY, George David
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Asylum Ewell Epileptic Colony Males Photo

SABEY, George David

Lesley LeeJanuary 28, 2022March 19, 2023

What happened to this Bootmaker?

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CHANDLER, Emma May
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Asylum Female Burials Horton Asylum

CHANDLER, Emma May

Elizabeth AumeerJanuary 24, 2022February 16, 2022
b.1888-d.1919 Early Life Emma May Chandler was registered as May Emma Chandler at birth. She was born on 11th May 1888 in Westminster, London. Her parents were Henry John Chandler...
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ROBB, David
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

ROBB, David

Stephen MundayJanuary 23, 2022January 24, 2022
b.1856-d.1917 Compared to many of those who died in Long Grove and are buried in Horton Cemetery, David Robb lived a life seemingly unaffected by poverty. The son of a...
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CAMPLISSON, George
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

CAMPLISSON, George

Stephen MundayDecember 30, 2021February 16, 2022
b.1868-d.1917 Although his birth year was estimated incorrectly in a number of censuses and workhouse registers, our research confirms that George Camplisson was born in Dublin on the 9th of...
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KIMBER, Thomas
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Long Grove Asylum Males

KIMBER, Thomas

Stephen MundayDecember 30, 2021April 7, 2022
b.1865-d.1918 We know that Thomas Kimber died in Long Grove on the 17th of May 1918 at the age of 51. It has not yet been possible to find an...
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DUNKINSON, Matilda
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Asylum Female Burials Manor Asylum Photo

DUNKINSON, Matilda

Sally NestorDecember 16, 2021November 18, 2022
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 the documents found all refer...
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LANDROS, Peter
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Long Grove Asylum Males

LANDROS, Peter

A CDecember 8, 2021December 8, 2021
b.1870 - d.1917 Calculated from his age of 47 when he died in 1917, he was born about 1870. The GRO has no birth registered under this name – perhaps...
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JAMES, Annie
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Asylum Female Burials Manor Asylum

JAMES, Annie

Steve JohnsonDecember 7, 2021November 1, 2022
b.1852 - d.1899 On 31st July the cemetery received its first burial – Annie JAMES, who had been at the Manor. Her shroud cost 8d, the gravediggers were paid 10/6d,...
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BENTLEY or MACHON, Minnie
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Asylum Female Burials Long Grove Asylum Photo

BENTLEY or MACHON, Minnie

Steve JohnsonNovember 25, 2021October 27, 2022

The young bookkeeper and the Silk Merchant

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FRASER, Arthur Alfred
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Long Grove Asylum Males

FRASER, Arthur Alfred

Stephen MundayNovember 2, 2021November 16, 2021
b.1865-d.1918 1860s Arthur Alfred Fraser (or Frazer) was born on March 16th, 1865, in St James, Westminster, to Thomas Fraser and his wife Elizabeth Emma (née Barker). At the time...
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FRYER, Edward
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

FRYER, Edward

Louise TaylorOctober 30, 2021November 5, 2021
b.1865 - d.1909 Early Life Historians believe that Shoreditch got its name from water that ran across the area's marshland. It was originally known as Soersditch, or Sewer's Ditch. Edward...
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THEO, Walter
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Long Grove Asylum Males

THEO, Walter

Tony McGarryOctober 4, 2021April 4, 2022
b.1871 - d.1918 Walter's Father John Theodoridi, Walter’s father was born in 1833 in Constantinople Turkey. He was a Greek gentleman, former Captain in the Russian army, a freemason of...
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GODFREY, Susannah
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Female Burials Manor Asylum

GODFREY, Susannah

Brian CullenSeptember 29, 2021November 12, 2021
b.1860-d.1914 Introduction Susannah Godfrey. This is the name recorded in the Burial Records of Horton Estate Cemetery. It shows that Susannah, who had been a patient in Manor Asylum, was...
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JAMES, Henry Walter
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males War dead

JAMES, Henry Walter

Steve JohnsonAugust 25, 2021April 4, 2022
b. 1887-d.1941 Intro Private Henry Walter JAMES is one of the confirmed war dead buried within Horton cemetery. He is one of the 'serviceman' referred to on the Horton Memorial....
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HALLÉN, Hjalmar
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Asylum Long Grove Asylum Males

HALLÉN, Hjalmar

Roger MillerJuly 8, 2021December 8, 2021
b.1847 - d.1908 Hjalmar Hallén died on 19th April 1908 in Long Grove Asylum and was buried in Horton Cemetery on 25th April in grave 133a. The 1881 census The...
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  • 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
  • COLSON, Mary Ann
    The Lambeth Needlewoman
    COLSON, Mary Ann
    COLSON, Mary Ann
  • ABBOTT, Mary Winchester
    The Yale graduate and published author
    ABBOTT, Mary Winchester
    ABBOTT, Mary Winchester
  • FAY, Tottie
    The Worst and Wickedest Woman in London
    FAY, Tottie
    FAY, Tottie
  • SPACKMAN, Lily Sophia
    The giggling tomboy
    SPACKMAN, Lily Sophia
    SPACKMAN, Lily Sophia
  • STASZEWICZ, Felicja
    How the Russian Revolution destroyed a family of Polish nobility
    STASZEWICZ, Felicja
    STASZEWICZ, Felicja
  • 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…
    AITKEN, William
    AITKEN, William
  • CUTHBERT, Thomasine
    b.1845 - d.1915 Throughout her life, the names of Thomasine, Thomasina, and Thomasinie have been used. Thomasina Bridie was born ~1845 in Anstruther-Easter, Fife, Scotland,…
    CUTHBERT, Thomasine
    CUTHBERT, Thomasine
  • WOOD, Mary Ann
    b.1837 - d.1911 Mary Ann Wood neé Pearce was born abt.1836 in Hackney, Middlesex, England. Her birth is too early to locate on the GRO…
    WOOD, Mary Ann
    WOOD, Mary Ann
  • STACE, Louisa
    The glove maker
    STACE, Louisa
    STACE, Louisa
  • GILBERT, George
    Died aged just 22
    GILBERT, George
    GILBERT, George
  • 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
  • MAURISCHE, Marie Theresa
    Additional difficulty of not speaking English
    MAURISCHE, Marie Theresa
    MAURISCHE, Marie Theresa
  • 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
  • TRIGGS, George
    The Railway Porter
    TRIGGS, George
    TRIGGS, George
  • MILTON, Maria
    Maria MILTON gave birth to 11 children, a challenging life that ended in Horton Asylum.
    MILTON, Maria
    MILTON, Maria
  • KOEKKOEK, Hendrick B.
    A famous Dutch artist from a famous artistic family; yet missing from the historical records. Why did this son end up at the Asylum?
    KOEKKOEK, Hendrick B.
    KOEKKOEK, Hendrick B.
  • KILMINSTER, George Thomas
    The Kensington Plumber
    KILMINSTER, George Thomas
    KILMINSTER, George Thomas
  • FOLWELL, Dora
    The Dressmaker
    FOLWELL, Dora
    FOLWELL, Dora
  • THOMPSON, Samuel Thomas
    The Solicitor's Clerk
    THOMPSON, Samuel Thomas
    THOMPSON, Samuel Thomas
  • BUCKERIDGE, Lily Ada
    b.1873-d.1914 Lily Ada Buckeridge was born on 8th Sept 1873 in Deptford Kent. Her parents were John Thomas Buckeridge (1848 –1924) born in Newbury, Berkshire…
    BUCKERIDGE, Lily Ada
    BUCKERIDGE, Lily Ada
  • PENFOLD, Edward Charles
    b. 1853-1908 Early Years 1850s to 1870s Edward Charles Penfold was born on 6 Nov 1853 in Holborn, Middlesex, registration district St Luke’s. His parents…
    PENFOLD, Edward Charles
    PENFOLD, Edward Charles
  • GARCÍA, Félix
    Famous Flamenco dancer and Picasso's muse
    GARCÍA, Félix
    GARCÍA, Félix
  • 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
  • WEEKES, Esther
    A mother of 10
    WEEKES, Esther
    WEEKES, Esther
  • GORSUCH, Joseph
    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…
    GORSUCH, Joseph
    GORSUCH, Joseph
  • CASSAN, John Sheffield
    The Hollywood film star's brother.
    CASSAN, John Sheffield
    CASSAN, John Sheffield
  • YEO, Marian Elizabeth
    The silver polisher
    YEO, Marian Elizabeth
    YEO, Marian Elizabeth
  • FLETCHER, George
    Was an unfortunate accident responsible for this man's epilepsy?
    FLETCHER, George
    FLETCHER, George
  • WHITROD, Elizabeth
    Coping with 6 family deaths within 4 months
    WHITROD, Elizabeth
    WHITROD, Elizabeth
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • PEDLEY, Byron
    The boisterous, Victorian star of the stage
    PEDLEY, Byron
    PEDLEY, Byron
  • PFAFFENBACH, Augustus
    The German Tailor who came to London
    PFAFFENBACH, Augustus
    PFAFFENBACH, Augustus
  • 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
  • BRYANT, Percy
    b.1890-d.1914 Percy's childhood Percy was born, the eldest of seven children, on 2nd December 1890 and baptised on 22nd February at St John the Divine,…
    BRYANT, Percy
    BRYANT, Percy
  • CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth
    The Domestic Servant
    CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth
    CAMPBELL, Emily Elizabeth
  • FLAXMAN, Elizabeth
    The tailoress suffering depression
    FLAXMAN, Elizabeth
    FLAXMAN, Elizabeth
  • DODD, George
    The French Polisher
    DODD, George
    DODD, George
  • ALDRIDGE, Frederick William
    The Mechanical Engineer
    ALDRIDGE, Frederick William
    ALDRIDGE, Frederick William
  • COPPING, Ada
    An epileptic since birth
    COPPING, Ada
    COPPING, Ada
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • SABEY, George David
    What happened to this Bootmaker?
    SABEY, George David
    SABEY, George David
  • KING, Harriet
    b.1836 - d.1913 Introduction: I took on this story and at first thought it might be a nice easy one to complete, but how wrong…
    KING, Harriet
    KING, Harriet

HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
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Who would make a perfect celebrity trustee to help us preserve the history and historic significance of mental health patients buried within Europe's largest asylum cemetery, the abandoned Horton ...Cemetery in #Epsom. #MentalHealthMatters #InternationalWomensDay

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For #InternationalWomensDay we are sharing 131 published #Female stories on burials within Horton Cemetery. The range of stories proves that not all asylum patients were poor. We even have a Polish ...aristocrat chased out by the Russian Revolution. https://hortoncemetery.org/category/females/

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Come join us on March 26th to paint ceramic flowers for our #MentalHealthAwareness event in October. St. Joseph’s in #Epsom
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exciting to see another project, like ours, seeking to uncover the lives and experiences of those buried in pauper graves in an asylum cemetery @fo_mhc ...https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-64759615

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