Joseph Hornsby (abt. 1822 - bef. 1881)

Born about 1822 in Branch End, Slaley, Northumberland, England

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Best) Hornsby — married 1848 in Hexham, Northumberland, England

Descendants

Biography

Joseph, born about 1822, was the youngest son of George Hornsby and Hannah Barron. In 1841 he lived at home and worked as a farmer (agricultural laborer).^[1]

He married Hannah Best in 1848.^[2] In 1851, they lived with their son George in Slaley, where Joseph worked as a laborer.^[3] Their one-year-old son John was staying with his grandparents, John and Ann Best.^[4] In 1861, Joseph, a laborer, Hannah, John (11), George (10), Ann (8) and Hannah's mother Ann Best lived on William Pitt Road (?) in Long Benton, Northumberland.^[5] In 1871 Joseph & Hannah lived on William Pitt Road, with their children

Joseph died before 1881 (Hannah is recorded in the 1881 census as being a widow living in Tynemouth). ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7WX-YGC : accessed 7 June 2015), Joseph Hornsby, Slaley, Northumberland, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. (The family lives at Branch End; George and Hannah as parents.)
2. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:264C-MK6 : accessed 9 June 2015), Hannah Best, 1848; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Marriage, Hexham, Northumberland, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGBB-FVP : accessed 9 June 2015), Joseph Hornsby, ; 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.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG6K-1WY : accessed 9 June 2015), John Hornsby, ; 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.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7J3-Y21 : accessed 9 June 2015), Hannah Hornsby, Longbenton, Northumberland, 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.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS94-WN1 : accessed 9 June 2015), Mary A Midwood, Longbenton, Northumberland, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing county, registration district, Longbenton subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.