Person:George Horton (21)

George Horton was baptised on 13th April 1823 at Merston in Sussex, son of Elizabeth Horton, formerly Edwards, and her husband John Horton, an agricultural labourer. The 1841 census finds George living with his parents and siblings at Merston.

In 1849, aged 26, George married Harriet Thorpe, who was from the nearby city of Chichester. They settled in Chichester after their marriage, having at least four children together. George worked as an agricultural labourer. The 1851 census finds the family living on Theatre Lane.

George's parents died less than a year apart; his father in 1859 and his mother in 1860.

The 1861 census finds George, Harriet and their children at St Pancras Street in Chichester.

George died in 1870, aged 47. He was buried at St Pancras Church in Chichester on 22nd July 1870. After his death Harriet appears in the 1871 census still living on St Pancras Street with three children, the youngest of whom must have been born about the time George died. Harriet survived George by just under 17 years.

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

   ch. 13 Apr 1823, Merston, Sussex: George 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 1653; Folio 379; Page 17, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Theatre Lane, Chichester (All Saints), Sussex
   George Horton, head, married, male, 28 [1822/3], Agricultural Labourer, b. Merston, Sussex
   Harriet Horton, wife, married, female, 21 [1829/30], b. Chichester, Sussex
   Catherine Horton, daughter, female, 2m [1851], b. Chichester, 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 624; Folio 64; Page 36, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: St Pancras Street, Chichester (St Pancras), Sussex
   George Horton, head, married, male, 38 [1822/3], Labourer Agricultural, b. Merston, Sussex
   Harriet Horton, wife, married, female, 30 [1830/1], Wife Labourer Agricultural, b. Chichester, Sussex
   Katherine Horton, daughter, female, 10 [1850/1], b. Chichester, Sussex
   Albert Horton, son, male, 6 [1854/5], b. Chichester, Sussex

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

   d. George ORTON, September Quarter 1870, Chichester Registration District, Volume 2b, page 233, aged 48 [1821/2]

6. ↑ Sussex Family History Group. Sussex Burials.

   bur. 22 Jul 1870, St Pancras, Chichester, Sussex: George Horton, labourer, aged 45 [1824/5]