James Horton was the tenth child of William Horton & Elizabeth Hale christened September 18th, 1878 at Lower Gornall, Sedgley, Staffs.
In 1881 James was living with his mother & father at Graveyard, Lower Gornall, Sedgley.
James was still living with his parents in 1891, at Sandfield Bridge, Pensnett, Kingswinford, Staffs.
James married Laura Wilkinson in Oct-December 1896 at St Mary’s, Kingswinford. Laura was christened December 3rd, 1879 at Holy Trinity, Kingswinford, the daughter of Lavinia Wilkinson, nee Bradley.
In 1901 James & Laura were living at 39 Water St, Kingswinford & James was a general farm labourer. They had 3 children by this time – Reginald J (5), Lavinia (3) & Gilbert (1).
James & Laura were still at Kingswinford in 1911, now living at 58 High St & James was now a loader in the coal mine. Children at home were Reginald W, a hay bander spinner, Gilbert, at school, Laura (9), Jim (7), Annie (4) & Mabel (1). Daughter Lavinia was employed as a servant at the home of Lavinia & George Southall, a brick burner, at 35 Common Side, Pensnett, Kingswinford. She was in fact working for her grandmother, Lavinia Wilkinson who had married George the year before the census.
The children of James Horton & Laura Wilkinson were:
h.1.4.3.10.1 Reginald J Horton born c1896 at Kingswinford, Staffs
h.1.4.3.10.2 Lavinia Horton born c1897 at Kingswinford, Staffs
h.1.4.3.10.3 Gilbert Horton born c1900 at Kingswinford, Staffs
h.1.4.3.10.4 Laura Horton born Oct-December 1902 at Kingswinford, Staffs
h.1.4.3.10.5 Jim Horton born July-September 1904 at Kingswinford, Staffs
h.1.4.3.10.6 Annie Horton born April-June 1907 at Kingswinford, Staffs
h.1.4.3.10.7 Mabel Horton born Jan-March 1910 at Kingswinford, Staffs