Francis Daniel Horton

1870 - 1949  (79 years)

• Name	Francis Daniel Horton  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	Abt 1869	Birmingham, Warwickshire   [5]
  Born	12 Jan 1870	Birmingham, Warwickshire
  Gender	Male
  Birth	12 Jan 1870  [6]
  Birth	Abt Feb 1870	Birmingham RD, Warwickshire   [2]
  Service	18 Dec 1890	Birmingham, Warwickshire   [7]
  	Attested for Army service - Royal Engineers - Service No: 25322
  Occupation	5 Apr 1891  [8]
  	Postal Telegraphist & Army Reservist
  Residence	5 Apr 1891	House in Timber Yard, Birmingham, Warwickshire   [8]
  	Married, but living with widowed mother.
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911  [5]
  	Post Office Engineer
  Residence	2 Apr 1911	Oakbourne, Marlborough Street, Oldham, Lancashire   [5]
  	Married, but away from home, boarding with Dawson family.
  Occupation	8 Dec 1912  [9]
  	Post Office Engineer
  Service	29 Jun 1917	France   [7]
  	Captain, Royal Engineers (Signals)
  Service	20 May 1922
  	Retired from Army Service
  Occupation	29 Sep 1939  [6]
  	Post Office Executive Engineer (Retired)
  Residence	29 Sep 1939	20 Priest Hill, Reading, Berkshire
  	Also with Jean F Horton born 27 4 1916, Post office Telephonist, who married Leonard P Allum Q4 1942 Reading RD - was Jean an adopted daughter as there is no obvious birth registration
  Residence	Jan 1949	20 Priest Hill, Caversham, Reading, Berkshire   [3]
  Death	Abt Feb 1949	Reading RD, Berkshire   [10]
  Name	Francis D Horton  [6, 8, 10]
  Name	Francis Horton  [5]
  Died	18 Feb 1949	Caversham, Berkshire   [3]
  Probate	7 May 1949	Oxford, Oxfordshire   [3]
  	Probate to Dorothy Gladys Richardson, widow, [daughter], and Eric Bernard Horton [son], post office telephone engineer. Effects £4523.8s.
  Person ID	I56495	ONS
  Last Modified	6 Aug 2023

  
  

  Family	Laura Emily Howes,   b. 8 Sep 1868, Aston, Warwickshire ,   d. 3 Apr 1941, Caversham, Berkshire  (Age 72 years)
  Married	Abt Aug 1890	Birmingham RD, Warwickshire   [1]
  Children	1. Francis Samuel Horton,   b. 28 Nov 1890, Birmingham, Warwickshire   2. Rosa Phyllis Frances Horton,   b. 12 Dec 1895, Birmingham, Warwickshire   3. Dorothy Gladys Horton,   b. Abt Feb 1897, Birmingham, Warwickshire   4. Edith May Horton,   b. Abt May 1901, Birmingham, Warwickshire   5. Beatrice Horton,   b. Abt 1903, Edinburgh, Midlothian   6. Margaret Horton,   b. Abt 1905, Edinburgh, Midlothian   7. Eric Bernard Horton,   b. 23 Sep 1912, Croydon RD, Surrey ,   d. 23 Sep 2008, Wokingham, Berkshire  (Age 96 years)
  Last Modified	29 May 2019
  Family ID	F16493	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1869 - Birmingham, Warwickshire Born - 12 Jan 1870 - Birmingham, Warwickshire Birth - Abt Feb 1870 - Birmingham RD, Warwickshire Married - Abt Aug 1890 - Birmingham RD, Warwickshire Service - Attested for Army service - Royal Engineers - Service No: 25322 - 18 Dec 1890 - Birmingham, Warwickshire Service - Captain, Royal Engineers (Signals) - 29 Jun 1917 - France Death - Abt Feb 1949 - Reading RD, Berkshire Died - 18 Feb 1949 - Caversham, Berkshire Probate - 7 May 1949 - Oxford, Oxfordshire  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S475] BMD register (England & Wales) - marriages - multiple sources. available online from various sources [S476] BMD register (England & Wales) - births - multiple sources. [S117] Probate records. [S148] Ancestry.com Military Records, www,ancestry.com. [S156] 1911 Census - England & Wales. [S1956] 1939 Register, findmypast.com, ancestry.com. [S34] Frances Bartram. [S5] 1891 Census - England & Wales. [S94] Baptism record - son. [S480] BMD register (England & Wales) - deaths - multiple sources.