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Horn

1841 Census

Probably George Horn, son of William Horn and Mary Calvert.

Name Age Occupation Birthplace
HORN George 40 Yeoman Yks
JACKSON Mary 35 F.Servant Yks

In an advertisment in the Wensleydale Advertiser in 1844, George lent his support to a medicine as "having used the above medicine in various cases with the best effect" and "authorize the proprietor to use their names in recommending them to the public".

1851 Census

Name Relationship Age Occupation Birthplace
HORN George Head 55 Proprietor of 27 acres Redmire
HORN Mary Wife 48 Redmire
HORN William Thomas Son 1m Redmire
JACKSON Hannah Daughter 19 Redmire

Hannah Jackson is Mary's illegitimate daughter.

Christopher Horn was baptized 1 March 1825, the son of Robert Horn and Elizabeth, nee Allen. In July 1850 he married Jane Mason. In 1851, we see them living in Redmire, Christopher a lead miner:

Name Relationship Age Occupation Birthplace
HORN Christopher Head 26 Lead Miner Castle Bolton
HORN Jane Wife 21 Redmire

William Horn was baptized 2 September 1827, the son of Robert Horn and Elizabeth Allen, brother to the above Christopher. He married Ann Calvert in September 1848, Ann being the daughter of Alexander Calvert and Ann Storey, baptized 10 February 1823 in Redmire. Their son, Robert, was baptized 30 September 1849:

Name Relationship Age Occupation Birthplace
HORN William Head 23 Lead Miner Castle Bolton
HORN Ann Wife 28 Redmire
HORN Robert Son 1 Redmire

George Horn was baptized 18 July 1824, the son of Thomas Horn and Betty, nee Peacock. George married Elizabeth Horn in May 1850. Elizabeth was the daughter of Robert Horn and Elizabeth Allen, the sister of the above Christopher and William. She was baptized 11 July 1830:

Name Relationship Age Occupation Birthplace
HORN George Head 26 Lead Carrier Castle Bolton
HORN Elizabeth Wife 20 Castle Bolton

1861 Census

George Horn was still farming in 1861, his son William Thomas now attending school:

Name Relationship Age Occupation Birthplace
HORN George Head, Married 63 Farmer Redmire
HORN Mary Wife, Married 58 Redmire
HORN William T. Son 10 Scholar Redmire
SPENSLEY Isabella Servant, Unmarried 17 House Servant Feetham

A new Horn family appears in 1861, headed by Thomas. Thomas is the son of William Horn and Margaret Lambert, baptized 15 April 1821. In 1851 he was living in Castle Bolton with his younger brother John and their widowed mother.

Name Relationship Age Occupation Birthplace
HORN Thomas Head, Married 40 Lead Miner Castle Bolton
HORN Mary wife, Married 33 Hirst
HORN Margaret Daughter 9 Scholar Redmire
HORN William Henry Son 5 Scholar Redmire
GUY Isabella Daughter 4 Hirst

Thomas first married Jane Coates in March 1851. Jane died at the age of 28 and was buried 24 January 1853. She was baptized 4 April 1824, the daughter of John Coates and Jane Horn. The above Margaret is Thomas' daughter by Jane, baptized 1 February 1852.

In July 1855 Thomas second married Mary Cradock. William Henry is Thomas' child from this marriage, baptized 19 July 1857. This Mary died and was buried in Redmire 6 March 1859.

Thomas then married for a third time in ten years, this time to Mary Guy, his wife as seen on this census.

George and Elizabeth's family was growing:

Name Relationship Age Occupation Birthplace
HORN George Head, Married 37 Carrier to Lead mining co. Castle Bolton
HORN Elizabeth wife, Married 30 Castle Bolton
HORN Thomas Son 8 Scholar Redmire
HORN Robert Son 6 Redmire
HORN Elizabeth Daughter 2 Redmire
HORN Mary Ann Daughter 3m Redmire

They had 6 children by 1861:
  1. Mary: baptized 13 August 1851, buried 2 April 1854
  2. Thomas:
  3. Robert:
  4. George: baptized 30 August 1857, buried 10 January 1858
  5. Elizabeth: baptized 8 May 1859
  6. Mary Ann: baptized 1 February 1861

William Horn had died in 1860, and was buried 27 September 1860. In 1861, his wife and family are lodging with Thomas Stockdale:

Name Relationship Age Occupation Birthplace
STOCKDALE Thomas Head, Unmarried 55 Lead Miner Redmire
HORN Ann lodger , Widow 38 Lead Miner's widow Redmire
HORN Robert lodger 11 Lead Miner Redmire
HORN Alexander lodger 9 Scholar Redmire
HORN Margaret 6 Redmire
HORN Elizabeth lodger 3 Redmire
HORN William lodger 6m Redmire

William and Ann had another 4 children, shown above, in addition to their eldest son Robert, whom we saw on the 1851 census:
  1. Alexander: baptized 3 August 1851
  2. Margaret:
  3. Elizabeth: baptized 26 Apr 1857
  4. William:

Christopher and Jane Horn's family has also grown since 1851:

Name Relationship Age Occupation Birthplace
HORN Christopher Head, Married 37 Lead Miner Castle Bolton
HORN Jane wife, Married 31 Thoralby
HORN Alice Daughter 9 Scholar Redmire
HORN Elizabeth Daughter 7 Scholar Redmire
HORN Jane Daughter 5 Redmire
HORN Mary A. Daughter 3 Redmire
HORN Ellen Daughter 1 Redmire

Christopher and Ann's children are:
  1. Alice: baptized 31 August 1851
  2. Elizabeth:
  3. Jane:
  4. Mary Ann:
  5. Ellen:

Lodging with Rebecca Heslop, nee Clarkson, the widow of William Heslop, we find two Horn families. The first is Rebecca's daughter Alice, baptized 2 July 1837. She married Ralph Horn (the son of Ralph Horn and Margaret Storey, baptized 15 May 1836) in October 1859. They had a daughter, Margaret, baptized 26 February 1860.

The second family is unknown:

Name Relationship Age Occupation Birthplace
HESLOP Rebeckah Head, Widow 64 Farmer 10 acres Nidderdale
HORN Ralph s-in-law, Married 25 Game Watcher Castle Bolton
HORN Alice Daughter, Married 23 Castle Bolton
HORN Margaret Granddaughter 1 Redmire
HORN Christopher lodger, Married 26 joiner Castle Bolton
HORN Jane d-in-law, Married 25 Carperby
HORN William Grandson 1 Redmire
HORN Anthony T. Grandson 6m Redmire
THOMPSON John lodger, Unmarried 15 joiner Aysgarth

Employed as a servant to the King family is Elizabeth Horn from Castle Bolton. Elizabeth was baptized 24 September 1843, the daughter of Joseph Horn and Mary, nee Peacock.

Name Relationship Age Occupation Birthplace
KING James Head, Married 76 Retired Farmer West Witton
KING Dorothy wife, Married 71 Bishopton, Durham
KING Anne Daughter, Unmarried 47 West Witton
KING Elizabeth Daughter, Unmarried 45 West Witton
KING Isabella Granddaughter 8 Scholar West Witton
HORN Elizabeth Servant, Unmarried 17 House Servant Castle Bolton

The final Horn in Redmire in 1861 is Ann.

Name Relationship Age Occupation Birthplace
HORN Ann Head, Widow 70 land proprietor Castle Bolton

1871 Census

George and Elizabeth had 3 more children since 1861, but only two survived to be recorded on the census:

Name Relationship Age Occupation Birthplace
HORN George Head, Married 47 Lead carrier Castle Bolton
HORN Elizabeth wife, Married 40 Castle Bolton
HORN Robert Son 15 Labourer Redmire
HORN Elizabeth Daughter 12 Scholar Redmire
HORN Mary Ann Daughter 10 Scholar Redmire
HORN Christopher Son 6 Scholar Redmire
HORN Jane Daughter 4 Redmire

The new children were:
  1. George: baptized 5 April 1863, buried 6 April 1863
  2. Christopher: baptized 11 April 1865
  3. Jane: baptized 2 June 1867

Christopher's recent arrival in the 1861 census, Ellen, died later that year and was buried 2 August 1861. The other member of the family missing from this census entry is Jane, who is recorded as living with her aunt and uncle, Jane and Henry Mason in Castle Bolton on census night.

Name Relationship Age Occupation Birthplace
HORN Christopher Head, Married 47 Lead Miner Castle Bolton
HORN Jane wife, Married 41 Thorsby
HORN Alice Daughter, Unmarried 19 Redmire
HORN Elizabeth Daughter, Unmarried 17 Redmire
HORN Mary Ann Daughter 13 Redmire

Living at Croft House is George and Mary Horn.

Name Relationship Age Occupation Birthplace
HORN George Head, Married 73 Yeoman Redmire
HORN Mary wife, Married 68 Redmire
RUSSELL John Henry Grandson 11 Scholar Castle Bolton

John Henry Russell is the son of John and Hannah, baptized 6 May 1860.

At Dial House, Ann Horn is servant to the Blades family. Ann is the daughter of Ralph and Elizabeth Horn (nee Sarginson) from Castle Bolton. She was baptized 10 July 1852.

Name Relationship Age Occupation Birthplace
BLADES Christiana Head, Widow 64 annuitant Wensley
BLADES Christiana Daughter, Unmarried 40 annuitant Wensley
BLADES Anna Daughter, Unmarried 38 annuitant Wensley
HORN Ann Servant, Unmarried 20 General Servant Domestic Castle Bolton

Name Relationship Age Occupation Birthplace
HORN Ann Head, Widow 82 Castle Bolton

1881 Census

At Croft House, William Thomas Horn has returned to Redmire to live with his widowed mother. George Horn had died earlier that year, and was buried 1 March 1881.

Name Relationship Age Occupation Birthplace
HORN Mary Head, Widow 78 Annuitant Redmire
HORN William Thomas Son, Unmarried 30 Annuitant Redmire
BROWN Eden Servant, Unmarried 27 Domestic Servant Gainforth

George and Elizabeth had two more sons since we saw them in the 1871 census. Joseph William, baptized 1 December 1871, we see below. The other son, George (the third son of George and Elizabeth of that name) was baptized 17 March 1872, but sadly buried 24 March 1872.

Name Relationship Age Occupation Birthplace
HORN George Head, Married 55 Lead carrier Castle Bolton
HORN Elizabeth Wife, Married 50 Castle Bolton
HORN Elizabeth Daughter, Unmarried 22 Domestic Servant Redmire
HORN Christopher Son, Unmarried 16 Lead miner Redmire
HORN Jane Daughter 14 Scholar Redmire
HORN Joseph William Son 9 Scholar Redmire

1891 Census

In 1891 there is only one Horn family living in Redmire. (Joseph) William Horn, and his sister Mary Ann, were children of George and Elizabeth Horn, Joseph being the latest arrival on the 1881 census.

Name Relationship Age Occupation Birthplace
HORN William Head, Unmarried 19 Cowman Redmire
HORN Mary Ann sister, Unmarried 30 Redmire
HORN Elizabeth niece 6 Redmire

Elizabeth was the illegitimate daughter of Mary Ann, baptized 10 April 1887.

1901 Census

1901 sees four households with Horn occupants. First we see Dorothy Horn, the niece of Alice Sarginson Heslop (nee Horn). Dorothy was the daughter of Francis and Annie Horn (nee Dimmock), born 26 October 1894 in Castle Bolton and baptized at Redmire Methodist 21 November 1894:

Name Relationship Age Occupation Birthplace
HESLOP William Head, Married 44 Farmer and Own Acct Redmire
HESLOP Alice S wife, Married 41 Castle Bolton
HESLOP Jeremiah R Brother, Unmarried 37 rabbit trapper, game keeper and worker Redmire
HORN Dorothy Niece, Unmarried 6 Castle Bolton

Living at the Town Hall is Mary Ann Horn, who we saw living with her brother in 1891:

Name Relationship Age Occupation Birthplace
HORN Mary A Head, Unmarried 40 charwoman and worker Redmire

Living at the Swan, is Thomas and his family. Thomas was the illegitimate son of Ann Horn, daughter of Thomas Horn and Betty Peacock. He was baptized 31 January 1871, and on 15 December 1895 married Jane Horn, daughter of George and Elizabeth Horn (nee Horn).

Name Relationship Age Occupation Birthplace
HORN Thomas Head, Married 30 lime carter and worker Castle Bolton
HORN Jane wife, Married 33 Redmire
HORN Kathleen Daughter 4 Redmire
HORN Christopher Son 3 Redmire

Thomas and Jane's children are:
  1. Kathleen: baptized 16 August 1896
  2. Christopher: baptized 26 September 1898

Finally, we see Ralph and Margaret Horn. Ralph was the son of Ralph and Alice Horn (nee Heslop), baptized 29 Apr 1866. On 31 May 1891, he married Margaret Walker, daughter of William Walker and Margaret Pattinson:

Name Relationship Age Occupation Birthplace
HORN Ralph Head, Married 34 General Labourer Castle Bolton
HORN Margaret Wife, Married 40 Redmire
WALKER Other Brother-in-law, Unmarried 43 General Labourer Redmire

©2004 David W.J. Stringer-Calvert, Christine Amsden, Larraine Williams

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