Eliza Jane Horton was the sixth child of William Horton & Elizabeth Hale christened July 15th, 1868 at Lower Gornall, Sedgley, Staffs.
In 1871 Eliza, her parents & brothers & sisters were living at 4 Prices Rd, Lower Gornall, Staffs.
By 1881 the family had moved to Graveyard, Lower Gornall, Sedgley & Eliza was working as a nail maker at the age of 13.
Eliza married James Henry Guest in Oct-December 1889 at St Mark’s, Pensnett, Staffs. James was born Jan-March 1860 at Sedgley, the son of Sarah & John Guest, a coal miner. In 1881 James was living in Lower Gornall with his parents & was working as a stone miner.
In 1891 James & Eliza (Lizzie in census) were living at 19 Cottage, Coopers Bank Rd, Lower Gornall & James was now described as a coal miner. They had 2 children – John (3) & Nellie (1) & with them at the time of the census was James’ widowed mother Sarah Guest.
James & Eliza & son John were not found in the 1901 census but daughter Nellie (recorded as Millie) was with her grandparents, Elizabeth & William Horton at 32 Dawley Brook, Kingswinford, Staffs at the time of the census.
The children of Eliza Jane Horton & James Henry Guest were:
h.1.4.3.6.1 John Guest born c1888 at Lower Gornall, Sedgley, Staffs
h.1.4.3.6.2 Nellie Guest born at Coopers Bank, Lower Gornall, & christened
March 12th, 1890 at Lower Gornall, Staffs