William Horton was the seventh child of William Horton & Elizabeth Hale christened October 19th, 1870 at Lower Gornall, Sedgley, Staffs.
In 1881 William was living with his brothers & sisters & mother & father at Graveyard, Lower Gornall, Sedgley.
William married Elizabeth Jones in Jan-March 1891 at Dudley Register Office, Staffs. Elizabeth was christened July 8th, 1868 at Lower Gornall, Staffs, the daughter of Hannah & Absalom Jones, a carter.
At the time of the 1891 census Elizabeth was visiting Sarah & Henry Middleton, a coal miner. They were living at 23 Church St, Lower Gornall in the same house as Elizabeth’s parents. Elizabeth was a tailoress & with her was a 1 year old daughter Ethel Horton. It appears that Elizabeth had given birth to her daughter prior to her marriage. The whereabouts of William at the time of the census remains uncertain.
In 1901 William & Elizabeth (Lizzie) were living at 11 Garden Walk, Lower Gornall with children Ethel, Eunice (10), Enoch (8), Benjaman (6), Mary (3) & Sarah A (1). William was a stone quarryman.
By 1911 William had become a waggoner for a hay & straw dealer & he & Elizabeth were living at 13 Kettle's Bank Rd, Lower Gornall, Dudley. There were 9 children at home – Ethel Jane Horton (22), & Eunice May, both labourers at the fire brick factory, Enoch, a horse driver at the coal miner, Benjamin, a ‘cager' at the coal mine, Mary, Sarah Annie, William Henry (8), Absalom (5) & Violet H Jane (2). It must have been a very full house as they only had 5 rooms in total!
The children of William Horton & Elizabeth Jones were:
h.1.4.3.7.1 Eunice May Horton christened August 19th, 1891 at Lower Gornall,
Staffs
h.1.4.3.7.2 Enoch Horton christened March 8th, 1893 at Lower Gornall, Staffs
h.1.4.3.7.3 Benjamin Horton born April-June 1895 at Checkill, Kinver, Staffs
h.1.4.3.7.4 Mary Horton born c1897 at Checkill, Kinver, Staffs
h.1.4.3.7.5 Sarah Annie Horton born 1899 at Lower Gornall, Staffs
h.1.4.3.7.6 William Henry Horton born Oct-December 1903 at Lower Gornall, Staffs
h.1.4.3.7.7 Absalom Horton born Jan-March 1906 at Lower Gornall, Staffs
h.1.4.3.7.8 Violet Hannah Jane Horton born Jan-March 1909 at Lower Gornall, Staffs