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Richard Horton 1811 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 May 1811

Birth Location: Ashford, Kent, England

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Australia

Father: Richard Horton

Mother: Catherine None

Spouse(s): Mary Gurr

Children(s): Richard Horton, Mary Horton, George Horton, Fanny Horton

The story of Richard Horton (Convict) began in 1811 in Ashford, Kent, England. Richard Horton (Convict) married Mary Frances Gurr, and had children including Richard Horton, Mary Horton, George Horton, Fanny Horton. Richard Horton (Convict) passed away in 1870 in Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Horton (Convict) began in 1811 in Ashford, Kent, England.
  • Richard Horton (Convict) married Mary Frances Gurr, and had children including Richard Horton, Mary Horton, George Horton, Fanny Horton.
  • Richard Horton (Convict) passed away in 1870 in Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Horton
Birth Location: –
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Catherine None
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mary Gurr
1810 – 1867
Birth Location: Chatham, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Richard Horton
1836 – 1873
Birth Location: Strood, Kent, England
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Mary Horton
1838 – 1899
Birth Location: Strood, Kent, England
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George Horton
1840 –
Birth Location: Strood, Kent, England
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Fanny Horton
1843 –
Birth Location: Strood, Kent, England
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Richard Horton's Ancestors

Self
Richard Horton
1811 – 1870
Birth Place: Ashford, Kent, England
Parents
Richard Fitch Horton
Catherine
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Horton's Descendants

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Richard Horton (30 May 1811 – 1870) m. Mary (Frances) Gurr (Abt. 1810 – 25 Sep 1867)
  1. 1. Richard Horton (Abt. 1836 – Jul 1873) m. Ann\Annie Savage (Abt. 1833 – )
    1. 1. George (Richard) Horton (25 Apr 1860 – Jun 1887) m. Annie Tomkins (1859 – )
    2. 2. Harry Horton (1862 – Jan 1938) m. Eliza (Maria (Lizzie)) Manning (30 Aug 1857 – Jan 1946)
      1. 1. Harry Horton (26 Dec 1885 – Oct 1955) m. Elizabeth Schleider (26 Mar 1883 – )
      2. 2. Walter Horton (3 Apr 1888 – 7 Oct 1968) m. Isabel (Lucy) Jeffries (18 Nov 1882 – Apr 1950)
      3. 3. Florence (Lizzie) Horton (abt 1890 – 26 Mar 1951)
      4. 4. Herbert (Harold) Horton (abt 1895 – Oct 1926) m. Minnie (Alma) Pickering (13 May 1890 – Jul 1975)
        1. 1. Walter (Harold) Horton (20 Dec 1919 – Mar 2003)
      5. 5. William (Arthur) Horton (abt 1897 – ) m. Dorothy (Victoria) Mumford (13 Jul 1899 – Jan 1976)
    3. 3. Annie (Victoria) Horton (Jul 1863 – Dec 1880)
    4. 4. Walter (A) Horton (Oct 1868 – Dec 1876)
    5. 5. Roland (Charles) Horton (1871 – June 1871)
  2. 2. Mary Horton (Abt. 1838 – 17 Feb 1899) m. Mark Barnes (Abt. 1832 – 11 Nov 1888)
    1. 1. Emma Barnes (1861 – ) m. Robert (James) Walton (Oct 1857 – )
      1. 1. Ethel Walton (1892 – )
      2. 2. Dorothy Walton (8 Jun 1892 – Jun 1984) m. Harold (Ernest) Rush (27 Mar 1895 – 25 Dec 1984)
      3. 3. John (Robert) Walton (17 Apr 1893 – )
      4. 4. Sidney (Herbert) Walton (28 Jan 1895 – Jan 1981) m. Dorothy (Maud) Rush (3 Oct 1900 – )
    2. 2. Ada Barnes (1863 – 31 Jan 1866)
    3. 3. Minnie Barnes (Jan 1865 – Dec 1865)
    4. 4. Mark Barnes (Oct 1866 – Feb 1898) m. Eliza (Jane) Burden (7 Jan 1852 – Jun 1898)
    5. 5. Harry Barnes (18 Jan 1868 – 9 Dec 1948) m. Amy (Henrietta) Blanch (12 Mar 1872 – 26 Apr 1955)
      1. 1. Olive Barnes (23 Jul 1899 – 1 Jun 1900)
      2. 2. Muriel Barnes (6 Jul 1901 – 10 Oct 1990) m. Henry (Arthur) Taylor (2 Feb 1896 – 7 Jan 1968)
      3. 3. Rita (Mary) Barnes (7 Aug 1902 – 30 Dec 1995) m. Harry (Arthur) Mepham (23 Jun 1893 – 5 Jan 1940) m. Thomas (Evans (Tommy)) Band (20 Jun 1897 – 11 Nov 1963) m. Samuel (Robert) Single (26 Nov 1892 – 24 Dec 1975)
        1. 1. Derek (John) Mepham (23 Aug 1923 – 2 Feb 2004) m. Elizabeth (Agnes) Egan (11 Sep 1922 – 2000)
        2. 2. Sheila (Ann) Mepham (14 May 1927 – ) m. Cecil (P) Mulvey (abt 1923 – ) m. Nigoghos (T) Tarayan
      4. 4. Harry (Victor) Barnes (18 Apr 1907 – Jan 1996) m. Dorothy (Sylvia Ruth) Portsmouth (13 Jul 1908 – Jul 1994)
      5. 5. Vera Barnes (6 Dec 1911 – 11 Jul 2006) m. Lawrence (Fenn) Smart (4 Oct 1906 – Jul 1976)
    6. 6. Walter Barnes (1870 – ) m. Helena Pither (6 May 1873 – Jan 1952)
    7. 7. William (Ernest) Barnes (2 Oct 1871 – 3 Jun 1954) m. Jane ((Jennie)) Ireland (2 May 1873 – 23 Aug 1949)
      1. 1. Bert (\Bertie William) Barnes (12 May 1894 – Sep 1963) m. Alice (Louisa) Taylor (8 Dec 1901 – May 1996)
      2. 2. Jack Barnes (6 Oct 1895 – 6 Sep 1965) m. Norah (Lilian) Plummer (28 Jun 1902 – 26 Aug 1983)
        1. 1. Pauline (Doris) Barnes (Dec 1924 – 1997) m. Bjarne (Borgvald) Holton
        2. 2. Jack (George) Barnes (13 Aug 1926 – 14 Jun 2002) m. Anita (Rose) Edwards (Jan 1932 – 5 Jun 2007)
        3. 3. Barbara (Kathleen) Barnes (24 Apr 1931 – 1995) m. Pouli Christiansen (6 May 1928 – 1994)
      3. 3. Florence (Ethel May) Barnes (11 Nov 1897 – Feb 1989) m. Theophilus (John) Keonowski (abt 1895 – )
      4. 4. Violet (Maud) Barnes (Oct 1898 – )
      5. 5. Walter (Claud) Barnes (31 Jan 1900 – 24 Apr 1959) m. Elsie (Eliza) Pocock (28 Aug 1901 – Jan 1978)
      6. 6. Lilian (Nell) Barnes (28 Nov 1901 – Apr 1979) m. Albert Towers (4 Sep 1901 – Oct 1967)
      7. 7. William Barnes (1904 – Sep 1963)
      8. 8. Ethel (Iris) Barnes (Oct 1904 – )
      9. 9. Gertrude (Winifred) Barnes (18 Mar 1905 – Oct 1974) m. Edwin Harrison (22 Jun 1902 – Apr 1970)
      10. 10. Frederick Barnes (1906 – )
      11. 11. Beatrice (Pearl) Barnes (25 Dec 1908 – )
      12. 12. Ivy (Primrose) Barnes (July 1915 – )
    8. 8. Frank Barnes (15 Oct 1873 – Mar 1959)
    9. 9. Florence Barnes (abt 1877 – )
    10. 10. Ethel Barnes (abt 1878 – )
    11. 11. Herbert Barnes (abt 1879 – )
    12. 12. Lillian Barnes (1881 – )
    13. 13. Fred Barnes (abt 1882 – )
  3. 3. George Horton (abt 1840 – )
  4. 4. Fanny Horton (abt 1843 – )

Richard Horton's Timeline

3 Records

1811
30 May 1811
Birth of Richard Horton (Convict) in Ashford, Kent, England
Ashford, Kent, England
1812
31 May 1812
Age 1
Richard Horton (Convict) was baptized in Ashford, Kent, England
Ashford, Kent, England
1870
1870
Age 59
Death of Richard Horton (Convict) in Australia
Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 May 1811
    Event Place: Ashford, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 31 May 1812
    Event Place: Ashford, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1842
    Event Place: Old Bailey , London, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1842
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] Australian Convict Transportation Registers – Other Fleets & Ships, 1791-1868, The National Archives of the United Kingdom; Kew, Surrey, England; Convicts transported; Class: HO 11; Piece: 13
    [2] Web: Australia, Convict Records Index, 1787-1867, Queensland State Archive; Queensland, Australia; Queensland, Australia, Convict Register (Chronological) 1824-1839

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1842
    Event Place: Van Diemen's Land, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849, Class: HO 10; Piece: 38
    [2] Web: Australia, Convict Records Index, 1787-1867, Queensland State Archive; Queensland, Australia; Queensland, Australia, Convict Register (Chronological) 1824-1839

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australian Convict Transportation Registers – Other Fleets & Ships, 1791-1868, The National Archives of the United Kingdom; Kew, Surrey, England; Convicts transported; Class: HO 11; Piece: 13
    [2] New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849, Class: HO 10; Piece: 38

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Australia
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