Arthur F Horton

  General Notes:

Horton
English: habitational name from any of the various places so called. The majority, with examples in at least fourteen counties, are named from Old English horh ‘mud’, ‘slime’ or horn ‘dirt’ + tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. One in southern Gloucestershire, however, is named from Old English heorot ‘hart’ + dun ‘hill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

From his Obit. in the Thorold Post.
Died in the home of J.W. Smerdon in Thorold, Ontario on the 13th of Feb. He had broke his hip three months earlier and never got out of bed again. He was proceeded by his wife Mary, to whom he lived with for 78 years. Born in Devonshire, England, he came with his bride to Canada in 1852. They had a farm in Homer, then moved to Port Robinson.
Survived by Joseph Horton - Crowland, W. J. Horton - Merriton, Eli and Alfred - Humberstone, Mrs. James W Smerdon - Thorold, Mrs Mary Long - Font Hill, Mrs Frank Misne - Crowland, Mrs George Misner, Beechwood.


Arthur is buried at Lakeview Sec c#157.

Research this - note male married male not possible during this era...however, the name of the other is her last nmae.????
HORTON, Arthur Trobridge 1840 March Marriages Plympton St Mary Cornwall Devon
HORTON, Philip 1840 March Marriages Plympton St Mary Cornwall Devon

Horton, Arthur
Cited in:
Title: General register from Niagara South Registry Office #59, Welland, Ontario : instruments no. 0601 to no. 1099 registered from 1894 to 1899;
Published: St. Catharines, Ont. : SYCAM Publishing, c2000.
Library has: ONF VIC LHC 929.3713 Gen Ref. Office v.2:1894-1899 In Library
Page 7

Horton Farm - Pelham
Cited in:
Author: Bramble, Linda.
Title: Undiscovered Niagara /
Published: Erin, Ont. : Boston Mills Press, c1990.
Library has: ONF VIC LHC 917.1338 Bra Oakes Room In Library
ONF VIC REF 917.1338 Bra In Library
ONF CHIP 917.1338 Bra In Library
[plus 1 more]
Page 54-55

Research the middle name Trowbridge

21 Jan 1840 Mary SERCOMBE (of this parish) & Arthur Trobridge HORTON (of this parish) by banns begun 5 Jan 1840

Horton, Arthur Thorold, Jubilee, Page: 211, 1897, Social.

Horton, Arthur Pelham, Pages, Page: 38, 1876, Settler.

Horton, Arthur Thorold, Township of Thorold, Page: 103, 1967, Politics.

Horton, Arthur Thorold, Welland Tribune, Page: 4, 19/02/1909, D.

Horton, Arthur (Mrs.), Spouse: Horton, Arthur, Thorold, People's Press, Page: 1 & 2, 14/01/1908, D.

Horton, Arthur (Mrs.), Spouse: Horton, Arthur, Thorold, Welland Tribune, Page: 7, 10/01/1908, D.

Horton, Author Welland, Welland Tribune, Page: c11, 15/12/2001, D.

  Research Notes:

Marriages Jun 1849
Horton Arthor Newton Abbot 10 230
Phillips Mary Newton Abbot 10 230

1851 census

Lang??? Brook Cottage, Ashburton
Arthur Horton, 25, Ag Lab, Totness Devon
Mary Horton, 24, Dittisham Devon
Elizabeth Horton, 10mths, Ilsington, Devon
HO107
Piece: 1871
Folio: 344
Page: 10

1861 Ontario Census

Horton Arthur Farmer 36
Mary 35
Elizabeth 12
M.A. (female) 10
Joseph 8
W.H. 2

Sheet #34 Dist. #2 Grantham Township

1871 Census of Canada

HORTON, ARTHUR;
Sex: Male;
Age: 46
Born: 1825 @ ENGLAND - Unknown code
Position in home: Head of House
Religion: Church of England, Anglican
Ethnic Origin: ENGLISH - Unknown code
Occupation: FARMER - Unknown code
Electoral District Code: 021
Electoral Sub-district Code: A
Enumerator's Division: 1 3
Enumerator's Page Number: 15
Electoral Sub-district Name: Grantham

1881 Canadian Census

Arthur HORTON M Male English 54 England Farmer Protestant
Mary HORTON M Female English 53 England Protestant
Mary Ann LONG M Female English 26 <Ontario> Protestant
Alfred HORTON Male English 16 <Ontario> Protestant
Emma HORTON Female English 14 <Ontario> Protestant
Allice HORTON Female English 11 <Ontario> Protestant
Elisabeth LONG Female English 5 <Ontario> Protestant

Source Information:
Census Place Pelham, Monck, Ontario
Family History Library Film 1375890
NA Film Number C-13254
District 144
Sub-district G
Division 2
Page Number 44
Household Number 252

Township of Thorold Voter's List 1886

Polling Sub-Division No. 2
(Comprising all that part of the Township East of the Eastern boundary of Lots 190, 207, 216 and 222, and South of a line running from the North-West corner of Lot 189, east to Eastern limit of Township.)
Arthur Horton Lot 200

Welland County Marriage Register for the year 1888

012673-88 (Welland) J. Alfred HORTON, 24, farmer, Thorold, Port Robinson, s/o Arthur & Mary HORTON, married Sarah STEPHENSON, 22, Vaughan, Thorold, d/o Samuel & Selina STEPHENSON, witn - Margaret STEPHENSON & Francis WILKERSON of Thorold, 5 December 1888 at the bride's father's residence in Thorold

Welland County Marriage Register for the year 1888

#012601-94 (Welland Co) George MISNER, 24, farmer, Thorold Twp, same, s/o Albert & Lunetta MISNER, married Alice HORTON, 24, Thorold Twp, same, d/o Arthur & Mary HORTON, witn: Alfred March SANERDON, Town of Thorold & Hattie MISNER, Thorold Twp, 21 Mar 1894 at Thorold Twp

1901 Census of Canada
Subdistrict: Thorold (Town/Ville), WELLAND, ONTARIO
District Number: 123
Subdistrict Number: l-1
Archives Microfilm: T-6503

Smerdon Jas M Head M Dec 8 1849 51
Smerdon Elizabeth F Wife M May 26 1850 50
Smerdon Alfred M Son S Mar 13 1876 25
Smerdon Gertie M F Daughter S Mar 24 1886 15
Horton Arthur M Father in Law Oct 14 1822
Horton Mary F Mother in Law Oct 14 1823

Horton, Author Welland, Welland Tribune, Page: c11, 15/12/2001, D

Arthur married Mary J Philips in 1849 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England. (Mary J Philips was born in 1827 in Dittisham, Devon, England, died on 8 Jan 1908 in Thorold, Ontario, Canada and was buried in Lakeview Cemetary, Thorold, Ontario, Canada.)

  Marriage Notes:

Marriages Jun 1849
Horton Arthor Newton Abbot 10 230
Phillips Mary Newton Abbot 10 230