Person:Charlotte Horton (5)

Charlotte Horton was baptised on 13th June 1819 at Merston in Sussex, daughter of Elizabeth Horton, formerly Edwards, and her husband John Horton, an agricultural labourer. Charlotte was the fifth of their nine children.

The 1841 census finds Charlotte living with her eldest brother William and his family at Aldwick in the parish of Pagham, close to the seaside town of Bognor.

In 1842, aged 23, Charlotte married an agricultural labourer named Charles Davis. He was from Tangmere, just north of Merston. They settled at Tangmere after their marriage, having several children there. The 1851 census finds Charlotte, Charles and their children living in Tangmere with Charles's father living with them.

Back in Merston, Charlotte's parents died less than a year apart; her father in 1859 and her mother in 1860.

The 1861 and 1871 censuses also find Charles and Charlotte living in Tangmere, with their address given variously as "Chichester & Arundel" and Arundel Road - presumably they lived on the turnpike road from Chichester to Arundel (later the A27) which skirts the northern edge of the parish.

In 1871 Charlotte is mentioned as wife of the prosecutor in a case of theft, where a John Davis stole a shirt worth three shillings from Charles whilst Charlotte had left it out to dry.

Charlotte died aged 58, being buried at Tangmere on 4th December 1877. Charles survived her by 25 years.

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

   ch. 13 Jun 1819, Merston, Sussex: Charlotte daughter of John & Elizabeth Orton

   Needs to be confirmed at West Sussex Record Office. Whilst no named connection has been found, this baptism has been linked to the Charlotte Horton who married Charles Davis on the basis that in the censuses after marriage Charlotte consistently claimed to have been born at Merston around 1819. No evidence has been found to suggest that the Charlotte baptised at Merston in 1819 died young or married anyone other than Charles Davis.

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 1099; Book 4; Folio 9; Page 11, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Aldwick, Pagham, Sussex
   William Horton, male, 30 [1806-11], Ag lab, born in county
   Harriet Horton, female, 25 [1811-16], born in county
   Caroline Horton, female, 9 [1831/2], born in county
   John Horton, male, 4 [1836/7], born in county
   Harriet Horton, female, 1 [1839/40], born in county
   Harriet Horton, female, 20 [1816-21], born in county
   Charlotte Horton, female, 20 [1816-21], 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 365; Page 24, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Tangmere, Sussex
   Cha[rle]s Davis, head, married, male, 30 [1820/1], Agricultural Labourer, b. Tangmere, Sussex
   Charlotte Davis, wife, married, female, 32 [1818/19], b. Merston, Sussex
   Fanny Davis, daughter, female, 8 [1842/3], b. Tangmere, Sussex
   Thomas Davis, son, male, 6 [1844/5], b. Tangmere, Sussex
   Edward Davis, son, male, 4 [1846/7], b. Tangmere, Sussex
   George Davis, son, male, 2 [1848/9], b. Tangmere, Sussex
   Richard Davis, son, male, 4m [1850], b. Tangmere, Sussex
   George Davis, father, widower, male, 65 [1785/6], Parish relief, b. Boxgrove, 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 620; Folio 49; Page 8, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Chichester & Arundel, Tangmere, Sussex
   Charles Davis, head, married, 41 [1819/20], Ag Lab, b. Tangmere, Sussex
   Charlotte Davis, wife, married, female, 42 [1818/19], Ag Lab Wife, b. Merston, Sussex
   Fanny Davis, daughter, unmarried, female, 18 [1842/3], Serv. out of situation, b. Tangmere, Sussex
   Thomas Davis, son, unmarried, male, 16 [1844/5], Ag Lab, b. Tangmere, Sussex
   Edward Davis, son, male, 14 [1846/7], Ag Lab, b. Tangmere, Sussex
   George Davis, son, male, 12 [1848/9], Ag Lab, b. Tangmere, Sussex
   Richard Davis, son, male, 10 [1850/1], Ag Lab, b. Tangmere, Sussex
   Elizabeth Davis, daughter, female, 8 [1852/3], Scholar, b. Tangmere, Sussex
   Mary A. Davis, daughter, female, 6 [1854/5], Scholar, b. Tangmere, Sussex
   Charles Davis, son, male, 4 [1856/7], Scholar, b. Tangmere, Sussex
   Ellen Davis, daughter, female, 2 [1858/9], b. Tangmere, Sussex
   George Davis, father, widower, male, 72 [1788/9], Ag Lab, b. Tangmere, 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 1115; Folio 56; Page 14, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Arundel Road, Tangmere, Sussex
   Charles Davis, head, married, male, 51 [1819/20], Ag Lab, b. Tangmere, Sussex
   Charlotte Davis, wife, married, female, 51 [1819/20], b. Merston, Sussex
   Edward Davis, son, unmarried, male, 24 [1846/7], Ag Lab, b. Tangmere, Sussex
   Richard Davis, son, unmarried, male, 20 [1850/1], Ag Lab, b. Tangmere, Sussex
   Charles Davis, son, male, 14 [1856/7], Ag Lab, b. Tangmere, Sussex
   Ellen Davis, daughter, female, 12 [1858/9], Scholar, b. Tangmere, Sussex
   Harriett Davis, daughter, female, 9 [1861/2], Scholar, b. Tangmere, Sussex

6.   Hampshire Telegraph (Portsmouth, Hampshire, England)
   29 Nov 1871.

   CHICHESTER
   COUNTY BENCH. - On Saturday, before John James Johnson, Q.C. (chairman), and Robert Dendy, Esq. - John Davis was charged with stealing a shirt, value 3s., the property of Charles Davis, at Tangmere, on the 16th inst. - It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor's wife that the shirt was hanging out in the garden to dry, and on going to take her clothes in she missed it. She gave information to the police. - P.C. Hatcher said he went in pursuit of the prisoner, and he found him at some beerhouse and the shirt in his possession. - The prisoner pleaded guilty, and he was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment with hard labour.

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

   d. Charlotte DAVIS, December Quarter 1877, Westhampnett Registration District, Volume 2b, page 210, aged 59 [1817/18]

8. ↑ Sussex Family History Group. Sussex Burials.

   bur. 4 Dec 1877, Tangmere, Sussex: Charlotte Davis, aged 59 [1817/18]