The STORIES

The First Story- Infant Child Hellicar

In April 2020, during the first lockdown, one of our research team started to look into the patients whose names appear in the Horton Chapel Baptism Register. One of the first people he worked on was Edith Hellicar.

He shared the research with fellow like-minded people, who were also interested in the cemetery. Together, they realised the potential of researching the families of the patients buried in the Horton Cemetery. That is where this project began. Read the story here:

HELLICAR, Infant Child – Friends of Horton Cemetery

The Stories We Write

The following stories have been written by our volunteer researchers united by a deep-rooted passion to preserve the memory of those buried in Horton Cemetery.

Once written, the researchers often return to stories at a later date when further information is unearthed. Occasionally, the researchers find case notes and photographs in the local archives and these details are woven into the stories. Sometimes, family members have come forward to add detail to the stories.

If you believe that any of the following might be someone significant in your family history, please do not hesitate to contact us.

In total, there are about 9000 stories to be written.