Person:Frederick Horton (2)

Frederick Horton was born in March 1851 at Great Wymondley in Hertfordshire. He was the son of a straw plaiter called Fanny Horton, formerly Venables, and her husband William Horton, an agricultural labourer. Frederick appears in the 1851, 1861 and 1871 censuses living in Great Wymondley with his parents and siblings. His maternal grandfather also appears living with the family in the 1871 census. As early as 1861, when he was only ten years old, Frederick was working as an agricultural labourer.

On 22nd July 1871, aged 20, Frederick married a straw plaiter named Hannah Ann Moles. She was from the neighbouring village of Willian, but had been working in Great Wymondley as a domestic servant. They married in Great Wymondley and appear to have stayed living in the village for the rest of their lives. They had seven children together between 1871 and 1884, although three died young.

Frederick worked as an agricultural labourer, looking after animals. He was described as a horse keeper, stockman and herdsman at different points.

Hannah died in 1928, aged 79. Frederick outlived her by just under four years and died in 1932, aged 80.

1. ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. Frederick HORTON, June Quarter 1851, Hitchin Registration District, Volume 6, page 583, mother's maiden name Venables

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 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 1709; Folio 333; Page 9, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Village, Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   William Horton, head, married, male, 27 [1823/4], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Streatly, Bedfordshire
   Fanny Horton, wife, married, female, 25 [1825/6], b. Little Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   James Horton, son, unmarried, male, 2 [1848/9], b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Frederick Horton, son, male, 11 days [Mar 1851], b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire

3. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish Registers of Great Wymondley. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives & Local Studies).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Great Wymondley in the County of Herts in the Year 1851
   No. 380
   When Baptized: 1851 June 29
   Child's Christian Name: Frederick
   Parents' Name - Christian: William & Fanny
   Parents' Name - Surname: Horton
   Abode: Gt Wymondley
   Quality, Trade, or Profession: Labourer
   By whom the Ceremony was performed: J. Scott Whiting, Curate

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 817; Folio 112; Page 7, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   William Horton, head, married, male, 36 [1824/5], Agricultural labourer, b. Streatley, Bedfordshire
   Fanny Horton, wife, married, female, 35 [1825/6], b. Little Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   John Horton, son, unmarried, male, 13 [1847/8], Agricultural labourer, b. Little Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   James Horton, son, male, 12 [1848/9], Agricultural labourer, b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Fred[eric]k Horton, son, male, 10 [1850/1], Agricultural labourer, b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   William Horton, son, male, 9 [1851/2], b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Eliza Horton, daughter, female, 4 [1856/7], b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Mary Ann Horton, daughter, female, 1 [1859/60], b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire

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 1366; Folio 70; Page 9, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Village, Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   William Horton, head, married, male, 46 [1824/5], Farm Labourer, b. Streatley, Bedfordshire
   Fanny Horton, wife, married, female, 45 [1825/6], Straw Plaiter, b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Frederick Horton, son, unmarried, male, 20 [1850/1], Farm Labourer, b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Annie Horton, daughter, female, 12 [1858/9], Scholar, b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Fanny Horton, daughter, female, 9 [1861/2], Scholar, b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Catherine Horton, daughter, female, 7 [1863/4], Scholar, b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Daniel Venables, father in law, widower, male, 81 [1789/90], Formerly Farm Labourer, b. Stevenage, Hertfordshire

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 1417; Folio 120; Page 2, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Frederick Horton, head, married, male, 30 [1850/1], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Hannah Horton, wife, married, female, 32 [1848/9], Straw Plaiter, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   William Horton, son, single, male, 7 [1873/4], Scholar, b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Hannah Horton, daughter, female, 5 [1875/6], Scholar, b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Frederick Horton, son, single, male, 3 [1877/8], b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire

7. ↑ England. 1891 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 RG12; Piece 1106; Folio 55d; Page 3, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Village, Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   3 rooms occupied
   Fredrick Horton, head, married, male, 40 [1850/1], Agricultural Labourer Horse Keeper, employed, b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Hannah Horton, wife, married, female, 42 [1848/9], b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Hannah Horton, daughter, single, female, 15 [1875/6], b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Fredrick Horton, son, male, 13 [1877/8], Agricultural Labourer, employed, b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Fanny Horton, daughter, female, 9 [1881/2], b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Florence Horton, daughter, female, 6 [1884/5], b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire

8. ↑ England. England. 1901 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 RG13; Piece 1299; Folio 98; Page 7, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Five or more rooms occupied
   Frederick Horton, head, married, male, 50 [1850/1], Stockman on Farm, worker, b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Hannah Horton, wife, married, female, 52 [1848/9], b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Frederick Horton, son, single, male, 23 [1877/8], Gardener, worker, b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Florence Horton, daughter, single, female, 16 [1884/5], b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire

9. ↑ England. 1911 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 RG14; Piece 7581; Schedule 119, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: Great Wymondley, Stevenage, Hertfordshire
   Five rooms occupied
   Frederick Horton, head, male, 60 [1850/1], married, Farm Labourer (Herdsman), worker, b. Great Wymondley, Stevenage
   Hannah Horton, wife, female, 62 [1848/9], married 39 years, 7 children born alive, 4 children still living, b. Willian, Hitchin
   Emily Clarke, grandchild, female, 12 [1898/9], b. Great Wymondley, Stevenage
   William Horton, grandchild, male, 3 [1907/8], b. Great Wymondley, Stevenage

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

    d. Frederick HORTON, March Quarter 1932, Hitchin Registration District, Volume 3a, page 1166, aged 80 [1851/2]