Leonard was born in 1785 to John Horner and Johanna Baillie.
He was a Scottish merchant, geologist and educational reformer.
He passed away in 1864.
Sources
Birth
"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT58-7WL : 10 February 2018), Leonard Horner, 17 Jan 1785; citing Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, reference 2:18K72SL, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,066,687.
Death
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160613637 : accessed 27 February 2019), memorial page for Leonard Horner (17 Jan 1785–5 Mar 1864), Find A Grave Memorial no. 160613637, citing Cimitero Accatolico, Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy ; Maintained by Elisa Rolle (contributor 48982101) .
"British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZ3-BW2B : 17 July 2018), Esq Leonard Horner, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, 10 Mar 1864, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm .
"British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLS3-B33Z : 5 February 2019), Leonard Horner, Esq F R S, Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, 9 Mar 1864, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm .
"British Newspaper Archives, Obituaries," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q26M-3QKY : 18 March 2018), Leonard Horner, 10 Mar 1864; citing Obituary, Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, page 0004, Records extracted by FindMyPast and images digitized by FamilySearch. The British Library, London; FHL microfilm 102,001,121.
Census
"England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGNZ-DK9 : 20 October 2017), Leonard Horner in household of Jane Billington, Broughton, Lancashire, England; citing Broughton, Lancashire, England, p. 18, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M757-J7Q : 10 December 2017), Leonard Horner, Pancras Ward, London, Middlesex, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
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