Having discovered on Ancestry that a 1st cousin x 3 removed was for a short time in Horton Lunacy institution in "Buckinghamshire", [1846-1912 patients admittance register.] I spent quite some time trying to find it until I googled for Horton Asylum. Wouldn't you know? it was in Epsom, Surrey. Sound much more likely as he lived in Surrey. I had been going to ask why he'd be sent to Buckinghamshire, & what may have bought about his admittance in 1905 -1907. By 1911 he was home with wife & 2 children so can't have been anything too severe. Another sight worthy of a little delving, so many stories & side trails which lead one along yet another side track, sad tho' that this place as with many others had it's cemetery 'dismantled of stones' & seems to have lost any record of interments. If you're stuck for a good read : Code: http://studymore.org.uk/mpur2.htm Daniel M. 1966 writes an interesting piece, which only makes one wonder even more about the running of such places.
The subject matter aside, what an enjoyable read. His style of writing is easy to read and easy on the mind. Thanks Wendy
This reminded me of my years working on psychiatric wards. Thank goodness some things move forward but sadly others don't change at all.
An uncle by marriage spent a short time in a similar institution in Essex, he had what was termed DTs.