"The first member sent by Hampstead to the Asylums Board was Mr. John Marshall, J.P., formerly of Cannon Hall. He was for many years a prominent and valued colleague of the Board of Management. To him succeeded on his removal from Hampstead some years ago Mr. [Edward] Gotto, of The Logs, East Heath Road, who resigned office only in the present year. Mr. John Hardcastle, the writer of the foregoing article, an active and capable member of the Vestry, then succeeded Mr. Gotto." Records of the manor, parish, and borough of Hampstead, in the County of London, to December 31st, 1889 (1890)


1895 edit

Members elected in March 1892 ceased to hold office 25 March 1895.[1]

New board = 73 members, 55 elected by guardians, 18 nominated. Holds office until 25 March 1898.

  • John Lobb new member for City of London U
  • Long-serving members renominated included
    • Sir Edwin Galsworthy
    • Rev C Darby Reade
    • Dr Felce
    • Mr J Bell Sedgwick
    • Mr Bo???n
    • Mr Robins
    • Surgeon General Bostock
    • Mr H Hardcastle
    • Mr J G Talbot MP
    • Mr Augustus Scovell, no longer a guardian, now noominated
    • Miss Baker, was nominated, now elected by Holborn U


Parish or Union 1892-1895 1895-1898 1898-1901
Bethnal Green (St Matthew) P Thomas Watson Francis Alfred Philip Barnard
Bloomsbury (St George & St Giles) P Prof. William R Smith Prof. William R Smith
Camberwell (St Giles) P John Etherington William Benjamin Hurst
William Leonard Dowton William Street
Chelsea (St Luke) P John Henry Brass John Henry Brass
City of London U Mark J Lindsey W J Johnston
John Willmott John Willmott
Edward Monson AMICE Edward Monson AMICE
F F Day F F Day
A T Hawkins John H Lile
Fulham U Col. Robert Bullock Rev G W Pope
J R Hill MRCS J R Hill
Greenwich U E Smith Edward Smith JP
Hackney U William Louis Beurle William Louis Beurle
Robert Evans LRCP MRCS Thomas Bates
Hampstead (St John) P John Hardcastle John Hardcastle
Holborn U George Eade Miss I M Baker
Frederick George Scheib William Frankland
Islington (St Mary) P G S Elliott G S Elliott
William Henry Walkley Samuel Lambert
Thomas Hollyman Amelia Varley[2]
Kensington (St Mary Abbots) P Col Richard Frederick Webb Col Richard Frederick Webb
Percy Wells Percy Wells
Rev. C Darby Reade Rev. C Darby Reade
Lambeth (St Mary) P Captain C W Andrew Captain C W Andrew
George Sadler Alfred Burridge
Henry George Smallman William B Cochran
Lewisham U F Crockford Brig-Surgeon Lt Col R Pringle
Mile End Old Town P Edwin Henry Kerwin[3] Paul Howard
Paddington P Herbert Henry Swift Herbert Henry Swift[4]
Sramford Felce[5] Nathaniel A Jephson
Poplar U Rev. Arthur Chandler[6] Thomas Power LRCP
St George's U Brigade-Surgeon Lt Col Arthur Bowen Richards Myers[7] Brigade-Surgeon Lt Col Arthur Bowen Richards Myers
Major Walter John Grimston Major Walter John Grimston
Sir J Tilley Henry Hardcastle
Col Robert Bruce Georgina Bramston
St George-in-the-East P P M Martineau P M Martineau
St Marylebone P Sir E H Galsworthy T H Brooke-Hitching
Jackson Hunt Jackson Hunt
J Bell Sedgwick Edward White
St Olave's U A C Scovell Edwin Cooper Perry MD
St Pancras P Anthony Boden Anthony Boden
William George Guerrier Frederick Purchese
Nathan Robinson Joseph Thornley
St Saviour's U Charles Hart Thomas Cornell
Thomas John Robins Wiliam Neville
Shoreditch (st Leonard's) P Robert George Alabaster[8] Edward James Wakeling
Stepney U James Thomas Derby F C Mills
Strand U T Hill Thomas Hill
Wandsworth & Clapham U W F Penfold W F Penfold
H Muspratt Henry Muspratt
Rev. C P Marriott Rev. C P Marriott
Westminster U Robert Hovenden S C Connor MB
Whitechapel U James Brown James Brown
Woolwich U Col Alexander Grubb RA Capt R T Smith


Nominated by Local
Government
Board
1892-1895 1895-1898 1898-1901
1 William Mitchell Acworth William Mitchell Acworth
2 Admiral E S Adeane Admiral E S Adeane
3 Miss Isabella M Baker George Lewis Bruce
4 Deputy=Surgeon General J A Bostock Col. Robert Bullock
5 Georgina Bramston William Crooks
6 Dr John Henry Bridges Geoffrey Drage MP
7 Commissiary-General Arthur William Downes Sir E H Galsworthy
8 Capt Sir Douglas Galton Capt Sir Douglas Galton
9 H Hardcastle J T Helby
10 J M Heathcote Lt-Col William Marvin
11 Robert Mitton Hensley Robert Mitton Hensley Robert Mitton Hensley
12 Sir V H B Kennett-Barrington Sir V H B Kennet-Barrington
13 Mrs M Eleanor Lawrie Mre M Eleanor Lawrie
14 Samuel Osborn FRCS Sir Samuel Scott Bt MP
15 Hon Maude A Stanley Hon Maude A Stanley
16 Richard Strong Richard Strong
17 John Gilbert Talbot MP Rt Hon John Gilbert Talbot MP
18 Vacant A C Scovell

Elected managers edit

Parish or Union 1904-1907[9] 1907-1910[10] 1910-1913 1913-1916
Bermondsey P W H Ecroyd W H Ecroyd --- W H Ecroyd
Bethnal Green P A P Barnard[11] A P Barnard --- Walter Kickhoff
Bloomsbury (St George & St Giles) P Prof. William R Smith MD JP Prof. William R Smith MD JP DL --- Became part of Holborn U 1914
Camberwell P R Brown R Brown Richard Brown
Samuel Sayer Samuel Sayer Samuel Sayer
Chelsea P Rev. W D Morrison Thomas Warren Crosse Thomas Warren Crosse[12]
City of London U E T Edwards Charles J Benson Charles J Benson
A Greatrex Rev George Bell Doughty[13] Rev George Bell Doughty
J H Lile J H Lile Henry Bernard Spaul[14]
William Cross Arthur Monckton Benjamin Turner
J G White Cuthbert Wilkinson Cuthbert Wilkinson
City of Westminster U Formed 1913 from merger of St George's U, Strand U and Westminster U George Henry Heilbuth
Rev. F Harcourt Hillersdon
William Smith
Harold Lyon Thomson
Walden R Woolley
Henry Winch
Fulham P Charles Thomas Charles Botterill Charles Botterill
Greenwich U Frederick John Oldman Frederick John Oldman Frederick John Oldman
Hackney U Thomas Bates Thomas Bates Thomas Bates
William Louis Beurle William Louis Beurle Richard Parker
Hammersmith P Rev G W Pope Osmund Seager Osmund Seager
Hampstead P J Hardcastle Col. Frank Sheffield Col. Frank Sheffield
Holborn U Miss I M Baker Miss I M Baker Edward Garrity
W Frankland J H Edwards Herbert S Mount-Somerby
3 members from 1913 Prof. William R Smith MD JP DL (ex Bloomsbury)
Islington P G S Elliott G S Elliott W H Andrews
Samuel Lambert Samuel Lambert James B Lander
Amelia Varley George Guttridge Alfred Walkley
Kensington P E P Simpson Sir Francis Fleming KCMG Sir Francis Fleming KCMG
Col. Richard Frederick Webb Col. Richard Frederick Webb Col. Richard Frederick Webb
Miss M J Wilde Miss M J Wilde Miss M J Wilde
Lambeth P R W Bowers Henry Baldwin Captain F C Thimm RNR
Alfred Burridge William Gough-Cook P H West
Arthur Clark Arthur Clark Arthur Clark
Lewisham U R M Flood Major Thomas West H A Baxter
Mile End Old Town P R Hirst Stanley Atkinson G R Boustred
Paddington P S J Cole S J Cole David Vaughan-Owen
H H Swift Henry Graham Henry Graham
Poplar U
(Poplar Borough P from 1907)
J T McCarthy W R Moore Rev W H Hunt
St George's U Georgina Bramston George Henry Heilbuth Became part of City of Westminster U 1913
M I Finucane H Luttman-Johnson
Lt-Gen J H Hall Abel Simner
R W Walden R W Walden
St George in the East P P M Martineau P M Martineau Mrs F Reidy
St Marylebone P Elliott S Browne Elliott S Browne Elliott S Browne
Walter Dennis Walter Dennis Walter Dennis
Edward White Edward White Vacant
St Pancras P Anthony Boden Anthony Boden G R Daunton
Frederick Purchese W J Wetenhall W J Wetenhall
Joseph Thornley Joseph Thornley Miss E M Rendell
Shoreditch P E J Wakeling John Bye George Tyrie
Southwark U Thomas Cornell Thomas Cornell Thomas Cornell
William Neville J O Deveraux J O Deveraux
Stepney U F C Mills Rev. F H Higley Rev. F H Higley
Strand U H L Jaxone D'Arcy Oswald Cane Wylson Became part of City of Westminster U 1913
Wandsworth U
becameWandsworth Borough P 1904
J Lower J Lower G J Fowle
Henry Muspratt Alfred Sullivan Alfred Sullivan
William F Penfold William F Penfold William F Penfold
Westminster U Harold Lyon Thompson Harold Lyon Thompson Part of City of Westminster U 1913
Whitechapel U James Brown James Brown William Bailey
Woolwich U Lt-Col W J B Graham Lt-Col W J B Graham Col W J B Graham

Nominated managers edit

Nominated by Local
Government
Board
1904-1907 1907-1910 1910-1913 1913-1916
1 William Crooks MP Henry Willingham Gell Henry Willingham Gell
2 Viscount Doneraile Viscount Doneraile Viscount Doneraile
3 Geoffrey Drage Geoffrey Drage Geoffrey Drage
4 Sir E H Galsworthy Admiral William Hamman Henderson 1909? Admiral William Hamman Henderson
5 Col. J Goldie Col. J Goldie
6 J T Helby J T Helby
7 Sir Robert Mitton Hensley Sir Robert Mitton Hensley Sir Robert Mitton Hensley (died 1912)
8 J R Hill Captain St Vincent Nepean RNR Captain St Vincent Nepean RNR
9 Jackson Hunt Jackson Hunt Jackson Hunt
10 Edith Fanny Inderwick Edith Fanny Inderwick Edith Fanny Inderwick
11 Ernest Louis Meinertzhagen Ernest Louis Meinertzhagen Ernest Louis Meinertzhagen
12 Vice-Admiral E N Rolfe Berkeley Portman Berkeley Portman
13 Augustus Charles Scovell (member from 1882) Sir Augustus Charles Scovell Sir Augustus Charles Scovell
14 Rev. James Sprankling Rev. Canon Sprankling Very Rev. Canon Sprankling
15 Hon. Maude Alathea Stanley (member from 1884) Hon. Maude Alathea Stanley Hon. Maude Alathea Stanley Hon. Maude Alathea Stanley (died 1915)
16 Richard Strong Gerald Ritchie Gerald Ritchie
17 William Vallance E Palgrave Simpson
18 Vacant Harold Spender

References edit

  1. ^ "The Metropolitan Asylums Board". The Times. 29 March 1895. p. 12.
  2. ^ Varley, Amelia b: 4 Apr 1836 in St Pancras, Camden, London d: 5 May 1920 in 82, Newington Green Road, Islington, London
  3. ^ 8 August 1846 - 9 August 1923. Secretary of Tower Hamlets Mission. Member of Mile End BoG for 40 years, chairman for several years, JP Middlesex and Essex."Funeral of Mr E. H. Kerwin". The Times. 17 August 1923. p. 11.
  4. ^ The only son of John Swift, parl solicitor. Practiced as barrister on Northern Circuit ret. c 1888. 15 yrs member of Paddington bench, member Paddington BoG."Funerals". The Times. 5 November 1913. p. 11. Barrister, born Liverpool. Died 29 October 1913, aged 77. Alderman of the Borough of Paddington 1912, JP.
  5. ^ "Obituary" (PDF). British Medical Journal. 1 April 1916. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  6. ^ Rev. Arthur Chandler, Rector of Poplar. "Rev. Arthur. Chandler, rector of Poplar, London, an energetic social reformer, has accepted the Bishopric of Bloemfontein""News of the Churches". Australian Town and Country Journal. 26 October 1901.
  7. ^ Died on 6 August 1921."thepeerage.ccom".
  8. ^ 1830-1915. Poor law guardian, vestryman and MAB member for Shoreditch. Businessman who bought Batey & Co in 1881. Died at his Stamford Hill home on 4th January 1915. Buried Highgate Cemetery."Alabaster Chronicle No.26". Shoreditch Vestry 1857, Shoreditch Board of Guardians 1872-1901, chairman of B0G 1875-1882. Nominated member of MAB, later an elected manager. http://www.alabaster.org.uk/chron31b.htm. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Text "Alabaster Chronicle No.31" ignored (help)
  9. ^ The London Manual. 1905. pp. 302–303.
  10. ^ The London Manual. E Lloyd Limited. 1908. pp. 323–324.
  11. ^ A. P. Barnard, J. P., M.A.B., chemist, father of Alfred Fisk Barnard, the new Mayor of Bethnal Green Chemist and Druggist: The Newsweekly for Pharmacy. 73: 746. 1908. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ^ Barrister, Lincoln's Inn, 1878. Died 19 September 1938 in 87th year "Deaths". The Times. 20 September 1938.
  13. ^ c. 1860 - 2 October 1926. Rector of St Peter upon Cornhill. "The Rev G B Doughty". The Times. 4 October 1926.
  14. ^ A member of the Corporation of London since 1921, died 22 December 1928 "Wills & Bequests". 1 March 1929. p. 19. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |news= ignored (|newspaper= suggested) (help)