Clara Ann Horton was the fifth child of Henry Horton & Sarah Ann Hancock born July-September 1856 at West Bromwich, Staffs.
By 1861 the family had moved to the High St, Knutton, Silverdale, Staffs. Clara had 3 sisters & 3 brothers at home.
At the time of the 1871 census Clara & her parents & brothers & sisters were living at Bank St, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent.
Clara married Thomas Shannon in April-June 1880 at Wolstanton. Thomas was born c1855 at Mold, Flintshire, the son of Mary & Michael Shannon from Ireland (a marine store dealer in 1871).
In 1881 Clara & Thomas were living at 87 Sun St, Tunstall, Staffs where Thomas was a blacksmith with their 6 month old daughter Mary E.
In 1891 the family were found at 19 Newfield St, Tunstall & there were 4 children at home – Ellen (aged 10 -Mary E in last census), Clara (7), Ettey (5) & Thomas (2).
Thomas died in Jan-March 1895, aged 38, his death being registered at Wolstanton.
The children of Clara Ann Horton & Thomas Shannon were:
h,1.10.5.1 Mary Ellen Shannon born Oct-December 1880 at Tunstall, Staffs
h.1.10.5.2 Clara Ann Shannon born July-September 1883 at Tunstall, Staffs
h.1.10.5.3 Henrietta Shannon born Oct-December 1885 at Tunstall, Staffs
h.1.10.5.4 Thomas Shannon born Oct-December 1888 at Tunstall, Staffs
Widowed Clara was living at 26 Little Row, Tunstall in 1901 where she was a tailoress. All 4 children were still at home – Mary E worked at a pottery making biscuitware, Clara A & Henrietta (Ettey in last census) were both ‘potters transferrers’ & Thomas had no occupation given.
Clara married again in 1908 – a civil marriage at Wolstanton. Her second husband was William Myatt & in 1911 Clara (54) & William (74) were living at 102 King St, Tunstall, Stoke-on Trent where William was a fishmonger. Clara's children Henrietta Shannon, a potter transferer, & Thomas Shannon, a hollowware turner, were living with them. William was born in Oct-December 1838 at Maer, Staffs, the son of Harriet & Robert Myatt, a pottery gilder. In 1901 William, noted as widowed, was a near neighbour of Clara at Little Row, Tunstall.
Clara's daughter Mary Ellen Shannon married Patrick McDonald, a coal miner, in 1901 & in 1911 they were living at Henry St, Tunstall with their 2 daughters – Clara Ann (7) & Winifride Mary (4). Clara's second daughter Clara Ann Shannon married Richard Hollinshead, a worker in earthenware factory, in 1906 & in 1911 they were living at Henry St, Tunstall & had a 4 year old daughter Henrietta.
William Myatt died in Jan-March 1912, aged 75, his death being registered at Wolstanton.