Person:Charles Horton (13)

Charles Horton was baptised on 3rd July 1825 at Merston in Sussex, son of Elizabeth Horton, formerly Edwards, and her husband John Horton, an agricultural labourer. Charles appears in both the 1841 and 1851 censuses living with his parents and siblings in Merston. By 1851 he was working as an agricultural labourer, like his father.

Charles's parents died less than a year apart; his father in 1859 and his mother in 1860. The 1861 census finds Charles living with an elderly widow named Elizabeth Phillips in Merston. The 1871 census finds Charles living with his eldest brother William and William's wife Harriet. Charles does not appear to have ever married.

Charles moved to Binsted, about nine miles east of Merston, when he appears in the 1881 census living with a shepherd and his wife. Charles died aged about 60, being buried at Binsted on 2nd July 1885.

1. ↑ England. Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast).

   ch. 3 Jul 1825, Merston, Sussex: Charles son of John & Elizabeth Orton

   Needs to be confirmed at West Sussex Record Office.

2. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1100; Book 8; Folio 2; Page 1, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Merston Street, Merston, Sussex
   John Horton, male, 60 [1776-81], Ag Lab, born in county
   Elizabeth Horton, female, 50 [1786-91], born in county
   George Horton, male, 15 [1821-6], born in county
   Charles Horton, male, 15 [1821-6], born in county
   Elizabeth Horton, female, 13 [1827/8], born in county
   Edmund Horton, male, 11 [1829/30], born in county
   Henry Horton, male, 1 [1839/40], born in county

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1652; Folio 224; Page 3, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Merston Village, Merston, Sussex
   John Horton, head, married, male, 68 [1782/3], Ag Lab, b. Cocking, Sussex
   Elizabeth Horton, wife, married, female, 63 [1787/8], b. Pagham, Sussex
   Charles Horton, son, unmarried, male, 25 [1825/6], Ag Lab, b. Merston, Sussex
   Edmund Horton, son, unmarried, male, 21 [1829/30], Ag Lab, b. Merston, Sussex
   Henry J. Horton, grandson, male, 11 [1839/40], Ag Lab, b. Merston, Sussex

4. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 618; Folio 43; Page 2, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Village, Merston, Sussex
   Elizabeth Phillips, head, widow, female, 78 [1782/3], Fundholder, b. Pagham, Sussex
   Charls [sic] Horton, boarder, unmarried, male, 35 [1825/6], Ag Lab, b. Merston, Sussex

5. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 1112; Folio 47; Page 5, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Park Farm Ho., Merston, Sussex
   William Horton, head, married, male, 60 [1810/11], Agr Laborer, b. Northmundham, Sussex
   Harriet Horton, wife, married, female, 59 [1811/12], b. Heyshott, Sussex
   Charles Horton, brother, unmarried, male, 45 [1825/6], Agr Laborer, b. Merston, Sussex

6. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 1125; Folio 76; Page 2, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Marsh Farm Cottages, Binsted, Sussex
   Henry Riddles, head, married, male, 67 [1813/14], Shepherd, b. Angmering, Sussex
   Fanny Riddles, wife, married, female, 66 [1814/15], Shepherd Wife, b. Angmering, Sussex
   Henry Shipham, grandson, male, 15 [1865/6], Shepherd boy, b. Chichester, Sssex
   Charles Horton, lodger, unmarried, male, 54 [1826/7], Ag Lab, b. Merston, Sussex

7.   Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Charles HORTON, September Quarter 1885, Westhampnett Registration District, Volume 2b, page 207, aged 59 [1825/6]

8. ↑ Sussex Family History Group. Sussex Burials.

   bur. 2 Jul 1885, Binsted, Sussex: Charles Horton, aged 59 [1825/6]