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Facts and Events
Name |
Walter Harry Horsler |
Gender |
Male |
Birth[1][6] |
24 Jul 1875 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, England |
Census[2] |
3 Apr 1881 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, England4 Dancers Cottages, Hitchin Road |
Census[3] |
5 Apr 1891 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, England57 Boyle Street |
Marriage |
20 Dec 1896 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, EnglandSt Matthew to Emily Eliza Marshall |
Census[4] |
31 Mar 1901 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, England7 Tennyson Road |
Census[5] |
2 Apr 1911 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, England111 Albert Road |
Census[6] |
29 Sep 1939 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, England111 Albert Road |
Death[7] |
1952 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, England |
Walter Harry Horsler was born on 24th July 1875 at Round Green in the parish of Luton in Bedfordshire, son of Eliza Horsler formerly Fensom, and her husband John Horsler, both of whom worked in the straw hat making industry. The 1881 census finds the family living at Round Green, which was then a separate hamlet. By 1891 the family had moved down the hill into the town itself, living at 57 Boyle Street.
Walter married Emily Eliza Marshall on 20th December 1896. Between 1897 and 1907 they had five children together. Walter worked as a straw hat blocker, whilst Emily was a straw hat machinist. Walter lived to see all five of his children married, and all four of his grandchildren were born in his lifetime. The 1911 census finds Walter and Emily living at 111 Albert Road. They were still there at the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939.
One of Walter's great-grandchildren who was born in the 1940s recalls visiting his great-grandfather around 1950: Until his death he lived at 111 Albert Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. I vividly remember sitting in his living room and firing an air rifle at a candle place in the coal cellar through the kitchen. This was much to my Great Grandmother's disgust. Great fun though! [8]
Walter died in 1952, aged 76. Emily outlived him by fifteen years.
References
- ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
b. Walter Harry HORSLER, September Quarter 1875, Luton Registration District, Volume 3b, page 448, mother's maiden name Fensom
- ↑ 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 1650; Folio 83; Page 1, 3 Apr 1881.
Address: 4 Dancers Cottages, Hitchin Road, Luton, Bedfordshire John Horsler, head, married, male, 33 [1847/8], Blocker, b. Streatley, Bedfordshire Eliza Horsler, wife, married, female, 35 [1845/6], Machinist (Straw Plait), b. Luton, Bedfordshire Lizzie Horsler, daughter, female, 11 [1869/70], Scholar, b. Round Green, Bedfordshire Walter Harry Horsler, son, male, 5 [1875/6], Scholar, b. Round Green, Bedfordshire Annie Horsler, daughter, female, 3 [1877/8], b. Round Green, Bedfordshire
- ↑ 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 1271; Folio 171 & 172; Page 30, 5 Apr 1891.
Address: 57 Boyle Street, Luton, Bedfordshire Five or more rooms occupied John Horsler, head, married, male, 43 [1847/8], Straw Hat Manufacturer, employer, b. Streatley, Bedfordshire Eliza Horsler, wife, married, female, 44 [1846/7], b. Luton, Bedfordshire Lizzie Horsler, daughter, single, female, 21 [1869/70], Straw Hat Machinist, employed, b. Luton, Bedfordshire Walter H. Horsler, son, single, male, 15 [1875/6], Assist Father, employed, b. Luton, Bedfordshire Annie Horsler, daughter, single, female, 13 [1877/8], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire Minnie Horsler, daughter, single, female, 8 [1882/3], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire Emily L. Horsler, daughter, single, female, 2 [1888/9], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
- ↑ 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 1517; Folio 6; Page 4, 31 Mar 1901.
Address: 7 Tennyson Road, Luton, Bedfordshire Five or more rooms occupied Walter H. Horsler, head, married, male, 25 [1875/6], Straw Hat Presser, worker, b. Round Green, Bedfordshire Emily E. Horsler, wife, married, female, 26 [1874/5], Straw Hat Machinist, worker - at home, b. Luton, Bedfordshire Dorothy V. Horsler, daughter, female, 3 [1897/8], b. Luton, Bedfordshire Primrose M. Horsler, daughter, female, 2 [1898/9], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
- ↑ 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 8995; Schedule 56, 2 Apr 1911.
Address: 111 Albert Road, Luton, Bedfordshire Four rooms occupied Walter Harry Horsler, head, male, 35 [1875/6], married, Straw hat blocking, worker, b. Round Green, Luton, Bedfordshire Emily Horsler, wife, female, 36 [1874/5], married 14 years, 5 children born alive, 5 children still living, Straw hat machinist, worker - at home, b. Luton, Bedfordshire Dorothy Horsler, daughter, female, 13 [1897/8], School, b. Luton, Bedfordshire Primrose Horsler, daughter, female, 12 [1898/9], School, b. Luton, Bedfordshire Redvers Horsler, son, male, 10 [1900/1], School, b. Luton, Bedfordshire Walter Horsler, son, male, 7 [1903/4], School, b. Luton, Bedfordshire Doris Horsler, daughter, female, 3 [1907/8], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 General Register Office. 1939 Register
Luton Municipal Borough, 29 Sep 1939.
Address: 111 Albert Road, Luton, Bedfordshire Horsler, Walter H. / male / 24 Jul 1875 / married / Blocker & steamer Hat trade Heavy work Horsler, Emily E. / female / 12 Jun 1874 / married / Unpaid domestic duties
- ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
d. Walter Harry HORSLER, March Quarter 1952, Luton Registration District, Volume 4a, page 128, aged 76 [1875/6]
- ↑ Ancestry user RodneyJMills, writing in 2011 on his public family tree.
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