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Facts and Events
| Name |
John Horton |
| Gender |
Male |
| Christening[1] |
16 Mar 1783 |
Heyshott, Sussex, England |
| Marriage |
30 Jul 1809 |
Pagham, Sussex, Englandto Elizabeth Edwards |
| Census[2] |
6 Jun 1841 |
Merston, Sussex, EnglandMerston Street |
| Census[3] |
30 Mar 1851 |
Merston, Sussex, England |
| Burial[5] |
21 Aug 1859 |
Merston, Sussex, England |
John Horton was baptised on 16th March 1783 at Heyshott in Sussex, son of Elizabeth Horton, formerly Budd, and her husband William Horton. Two years later William and Elizabeth had a daughter baptised in the neighbouring parish of Cocking, which John would later claim was his birthplace.
John was married aged 26 on 30th July 1809 to Elizabeth Edwards at Pagham in Sussex. At the time of their marriage he was living in the neighbouring parish of North Mundham.
After their marriage John and Elizabeth lived for a time in North Mundham, having their first two sons baptised there. Their second son's baptism describes John as a labourer and records that the family lived in the hamlet of Runcton. Some time between 1813 and 1814 they moved to the neighbouring parish of Merston, where they were to settle, having another seven children baptised there between 1814 and 1830. The 1841 census finds them living in Merston with their four younger children and a grandson, Henry. John was described as an agricultural labourer. By 1851 they had two of their children and their grandson Henry living with them.
John was buried at Merston on 21st August 1859, when he was 76 years old. Elizabeth survived him by less than a year.
References
- ↑ Church of England. Parish Church of Heyshott (Sussex). Parish registers, 1690-1889. (Chichester: West Sussex County Council).
1783 / John Son of William & Elizabeth Horton baptized March 16th
Whilst no named connection has been found, this baptism has been linked to the John Horton who married Elizabeth Edwards on the basis that in the 1851 census he claimed to be born at Cocking in about 1783. There does not appear to be a John Horton baptism at Cocking around that time, but there is this baptism in the neighbouring parish of Heyshott, plus the family went on to have a daughter (Hannah) baptised at Cocking two years later, explaining why John may have thought he was from Cocking rather than Heyshott. His parents' marriage in 1779 (at Heyshott) also gives his mother's abode as Cocking, showing their connection to Cocking was well-established. No evidence has been found to suggest that the John baptised at Heyshott in 1783 died young or married anyone other than Elizabeth Edwards.
- ↑ 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[ricultural] Lab[ourer], 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
- ↑ 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[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Cocking, Sussex
Elizabeth Horton, wife, married, female, 63 [1787/8], b. Pagham, Sussex
Charles Horton, son, unmarried, male, 25 [1825/6], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Merston, Sussex
Edmund Horton, son, unmarried, male, 21 [1829/30], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Merston, Sussex
Henry J. Horton, grandson, male, 11 [1839/40], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Merston, Sussex
- Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
d. John HORTON, September Quarter 1859, Westhampnett Registration District, Volume 2b, page 200, aged 76 [1782/3]
- ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Parish Church of Merston (Sussex). Parish registers of Merston, 1684-1905. (Chichester: West Sussex County Council).
| BURIALS in the Parish of Merston in the County of Sussex in the Year 1859 | | No | Name | Abode | When buried | Age | By whom the Ceremony was performed | | 88 | John Horton | Merston | August 21st | 76 years | Rich[ard] F. Chambers |
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