January 2023 - Friends of Horton Cemetery

BAILEY, Kate

Theresa Kenefick-ConwayJanuary 17, 2023March 8, 2023

b.1882-d.1914 Kate Bailey née Cheer was born in 1882 in Abingdon, Berkshire to a farming family. Unfortunately, there is little cheer in this family’s story, which makes for a very...

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APPLETON, Caroline Sophia

Stephen MundayJanuary 15, 2023March 8, 2023

b.1831-d.1911 Caroline’s parents Caroline Sophia Appleton was born Caroline Sophia Barnaschina in the 1st quarter of 1831 in Gravesend, Kent. Her parents were upholsterer Anthony Barnaschina and his wife Sarah...

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HONEY, Joseph Thomas

Lesley LeeJanuary 13, 2023February 3, 2026

b.1843 – d.1912 Early Life Joseph Thomas was the fifth of seven children born to Joseph Honey (1804-81) andMargery Couch (1811-66) who were both born in Cornwall and married in...

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HODGES, Annie Harriet

Nari FairbanksJanuary 12, 2023March 8, 2023

b.1831 - d.1911 Annie Harriet Conway was born on the 16th August 1831 in Holborn, Camden, England to parents Charles Conway and Ann Thiselton, she was baptised on the 4th...

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SWAN, Ernest Paul

Steve JohnsonJanuary 10, 2023March 8, 2023

b.~1879 - d.1947 Placeholder Info This is a placeholder for a future story to be written. Here are the facts known about Ernest from his file. Ernest Paul Day, Grave...

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WOOD, Mary Ann

Nari FairbanksJanuary 9, 2023March 8, 2023

b.1837 - d.1911 Mary Ann Wood neé Pearce was born abt.1836 in Hackney, Middlesex, England. Her birth is too early to locate on the GRO but after further research I...

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HARTNOLL, Thomas

Tony McGarryJanuary 8, 2023March 8, 2023

b.1864-d.1919 The Horton Cemetery Burials record has the name Thomas William Hartnoll, all other records show the name as just Thomas Hartnoll. Thomas’s family Thomas Hartnoll was born in the...

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KING, Harriet

Steve JohnsonJanuary 6, 2023March 8, 2023

b.1836 - d.1913 Introduction: I took on this story and at first thought it might be a nice easy one to complete, but how wrong I was. This took some...

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GARLAND, Percy Ernest

Lesley LeeJanuary 4, 2023September 6, 2025

b.1882-d.1916 Percy's parents and siblings Percy Ernest Garland was born in Blackheath, Kent in the 4th Q of 1882, the fourth of six children. No baptism has been found for...

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LEWIS, James

Lesley LeeJanuary 4, 2023March 8, 2023

b.1859-d.1912 James's parents and siblings James was born on 30 September 1859 in the Camden Union workhouse and at his baptism on 19 Oct 1859 his mother is shown as...

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EBELTHITE, Sarah

Megan BakerJanuary 4, 2023March 8, 2023

b.1873-d.1911 Sarah's birth The GRO revealed that Sarah Ebelthite was born Sarah Dudley in 1873, in Winslow, Buckinghamshire. Specifically, Sarah was born in a small village called Great Horwood. Her...