Jeremiah Horton was the fifth child of Henry Horton & Esther Lines christened April 26th, 1812 at All Saints, West Bromwich. Staffs.
Jeremiah married Mary Ann Bailey on April 5th, 1835 at St Martin, Birmingham, Warks. Mary was christened March 12th, 1815 at All Saints, West Bromwich, Staffs, the daughter of Mary Bibb & George Bailey. The IGI record of Jeremiah & Mary’s wedding notes Mary’s name as Mary Ann Bailey Bibb.
In 1841 Jeremiah & Mary were living at Hadley’s Fordsough, West Bromwich & Jeremiah was described as a fitter. They had 2 children – Sarah (3) & Selina (2 months).
They were still at the same address in 1851 but Jeremiah was now working as a coffee mill dresser. Daughter Sarah was working as a nail presser. Selina was still at home & there was a new daughter Amelia (6).
The children of Jeremiah Horton & Mary Ann Bailey were:
h.1.5.1 Sarah Horton born November
5th, 1837 & christened November 19th, 1837 at Christ Church, West Bromwich
h.1.5.2 Selina Horton born April 18th, 1841 & christened May 16th, 1841
at Christ Church, West Bromwich
h.1.5.3 Amelia Horton born May 17th,
1844 & christened June 16th, 1844 at Christ Church, West Bromwich
There is a death recorded for Mary Ann Horton in July-September 1852 at West Bromwich.
Jeremiah remarried in April-June 1854 at All Saints, West Bromwich. His new wife was Sarah Cutler who was christened September 9th, 1810 at West Bromwich, the daughter of Hannah & John Cutler.
In 1861 Jeremiah & Sarah were living at Birmingham Rd, West Bromwich & he was still a coffee mill maker. Jeremiah’s daughter Amelia was with them & was a pupil teacher.
Jeremiah & Sarah continued to live at Birmingham Rd & they were on their own at the time of the 1871 census. Jeremiah was still a coffee mill maker.
Sarah died some time between 1871 & 1881 & widowed Jeremiah was living at 24 Birmingham Rd at the time of the 1881 census & still making coffee mills. At the same address was his daughter Sarah & her husband Emmanuel Whitehouse whom she had married in 1857. Also living with them was his granddaughter Selina Jones (5).
Jeremiah died in July-September 1882, aged 70, at West Bromwich.