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HORRY, John Thurbon
1822 - 1887 (65 years) Has 8 ancestors and 37 descendants in this family tree.
1801 - 1875 (77 years)-
Name HORRY, John Thurbon Birth 1822 Wellingore, Lincolnshire, England 
Gender Male Death 1887 Lincoln Registration District, Lincolnshire Burial 14 Jun 1887 Navenby, Lincolnshire, England Person ID I2474 Edgoose Last Modified 5 Feb 2026
Father HORRY, John, b. 1800, Navenby, Lincolnshire, England d. 30 Mar 1878, Navenby, Lincolnshire, England (Age 78 years) Mother THURBON, Elizabeth, b. Between 1798 and 1801, March, Cambridgeshire, England d. 1875, Navenby, Lincolnshire, England (Age 77 years) Marriage 13 Dec 1821 March, Cambridgeshire, England Family ID F218 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 AYRE, Elizabeth Mowson, b. 8 Mar 1829, Moulton Eaugate, Lincolnshire d. 1866, Navenby, Lincolnshire, England (Age 36 years) Marriage 16 Nov 1853 Gedney, Lincolnshire, Norfolk Children 1. HORRY, John Henry, b. 1856, Gedney Dyke, Lincolnshire, England d. Yes, date unknown2. HORRY, Susanna, b. 1857, Whaplode, Lincolnshire. England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. HORRY, George Edwin, b. 1859, Waddington, Lincolnshire, England d. 1870 (Age 11 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]4. HORRY, Emma, b. 1861, Navenby, Lincolnshire, England d. 1945, Doncaster Registration District, Yorkshire (Age 84 years)5. HORRY, Benjamin, b. 1863, Navenby, Lincolnshire, England d. 1866, Navenby, Lincolnshire, England (Age 3 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]6. HORRY, Albert, b. 1865, Navenby, Lincolnshire, England d. 1865, Navenby, Lincolnshire, England (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F1242 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 2 MANYARD, Lettee Elizabeth, b. 1817, Whaplode, Lincolnshire. England d. 1869, Lincoln Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 52 years) Marriage 20 Nov 1866 Holbeach, Lincolnshire Family ID F1243 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 3 THOMPSON, Catharine, b. Between 1835 and 1836, Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland d. 15 Apr 1892, Doncaster Registration District, Yorkshire (Age 57 years) Marriage 1869 Lincoln Registration District, Lincolnshire Children 1. HORRY, James Thurbon, b. 23 Mar 1872, Navenby, Lincolnshire, England d. 14 Mar 1940, Crowle, Lincolnshire, England (Age 67 years)2. HORRY, William Thompson, b. 1 Jul 1874, Navenby, Lincolnshire, England d. 5 Jan 1940, Leeds Registration District, Yorkshire (Age 65 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. HORRY, George Edward, b. 18 May 1878, Navenby, Lincolnshire, England d. 1953, Doncaster Registration District, Yorkshire (Age 74 years)Family ID F1244 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 4 MANYARD, Elizabeth, b. 1819, Whaplode, Lincolnshire. England d. 1853, Whaplode, Lincolnshire. England (Age 34 years) Marriage 6 Jul 1847 Gedney, Lincolnshire, Norfolk Family ID F2905 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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JOHN THURBON HORRY 1822-1887
John, son of John and Elizabeth HORRY, was baptised at Wellingore, Lincolnshire, on 6 October 1822.
(IGI)
From the 1841 census of Upwell, Norfolk:
John HORRY, aged 40, baker, not born in Norfolk;
Elizabeth HORRY, aged 40, not born in Norfolk;
*John HORRY, aged 15, not born in Norfolk;
Mary HORRY, aged 13, born in Norfolk;
Henry HORRY, aged 11, born in Norfolk;
Hannah HORRY, aged 8, born in Norfolk.
(HO107/755/10/5)
John HURRY (sic) married Elizabeth MANYARD in 1847.
(GRO September Q 1847 Holbeach 14 577)
NOTE: According to FamilySearch, Elizabeth MANYARD married John HARRY or HURRY (sic) at Gedney, Lincolnshire, on 6 July 1847.
From the 1851 census of Gedney Dyke, Lincolnshire:
*John HORRY, head, married, aged 28, baker, born at Wellingore, Lincolnshire [i.e. born 1822 or 1823];
Elizabeth HORRY, wife, married, aged 27, born at Whaplode, Lincolnshire [i.e. born 1823 or 1824].
(HO107/2097/394/24)
Elizabeth HORRY of Gedney Dike was buried at Whaplode, Lincolnshire, on 29 May 1853 aged 33 [i.e. born in 1819 or 1820].
John HORRY married Elizabeth Mowson AYRE at Gedney, Lincolnshire, on 16 November 1853. John HORRY was a 30 year old bachelor, a Gedney baker, and son of John HORRY, a baker. Elizabeth Mowson AYRE was a 23 year old spinster, daughter of farmer John AYRE. Witnesses were Frederick OLIVER and Betsy CARBUTT.
(GRO December Q 1853 Holbeach 7a 735)
The following HORRY family appears at 180 High Street, Navenby, Lincolnshire, in the 1861 census:
*John HORRY, head, married, aged 38, baker, born at Wellingore, Lincolnshire (i.e. born 1822-1823);
Elizabeth HORRY, wife, aged 29, born at Moulton, Lincolnshire (i.e. born 1831-1832);
John Henry HORRY, son, aged 5, scholar, born at Gedney Dyke, Lincolnshire;
Susanna HORRY, daughter, aged 4, scholar, born at Whaplode, Lincolnshire;
George Edwin HORRY, son, aged 3, born at Waddington, Lincolnshire;
Emma HORRY, daughter, aged 3 months, born at Navenby, Lincolnshire;
Fanny THORPE, servant, aged 17, house servant, born at Navenby.
(RG9/2354/19/32)
Albert, son of John HORRY and Elizabeth, was baptised at Navenby, Lincolnshire, on 15 October 1865 and buried there on 22 October 1865 aged 8 weeks.
An Elizabeth M. HORREY (sic) was buried at Navenby on 4 June 1866 aged 37, i.e. born 1828-1829.
John HORRY, a 44 year old widowed baker from Navenby and son of John HORRY baker, married Letty Elizabeth ASHBY, a 47 year old Holbeach widow, at Holbeach Parish Church, Lincolnshire, on 20 November 1866. Her deceased father's name was not given. Witnesses were Henry HORRY and Judith Lewin HORRY.
(GRO December Q 1866 Holbeach 7a 797)
NOTE:
Lettee MANYARD, daughter of William MANYARD and Lettee née BRADLEY of Whaplode, Lincolnshire, was the elder sister of Elizabeth MANYARD who was John Thurbon HORRY's first wife. It is not known when her first husband James Ashby LYGH or TYGH died.
The death of Lettie Elizabeth HORRY aged 52 was registered in 1869.
(GRO June Q 1869 Lincoln 7a 289)
John Thurbon HORRY married Catharine THOMPSON in Lincoln Registration District (which includes Navenby) in 1869.
(GRO December Q 1869 Lincoln 7a 989)
The following HORRY family appears at the baker's shop, Navenby, Lincolnshire, in 1871:
*John HORRY, head, married, aged 48, baker, born at Wellingore, Lincolnshire [i.e. born 1822-1823];
Catharine HORRY, wife, married, aged 35, born in Scotland;
Susannah HORRY, daughter, aged 13, scholar, born at Whaplode, Lincolnshire;
Emma HORRY, daughter, aged 10, scholar, born at Navenby, Lincolnshire.
(RG10/3364/12)
In 1881 the family were living at 52 High Street, Navenby:
*John T. HORRY, head, aged 58, baker, born at Navenby;
Catherine HORRY, wife, aged 45, born Scotland;
James T. HORRY, son, a 9 year old scholar, born at Navenby;
William T. HORRY, son, a 6 year old scholar, born Navenby;
George E. HORRY, son, aged 2, born Navenby;
Joseph BELLAMY, aged 14, baker's apprentice, born Navenby.
(RG11/3235/8/10)
The death of John Thurbon HORRY aged 65 was registered in 1887.
(GRO June Q 1887 Lincoln 7a 299)
He was buried at Navenby St. Peter, Lincolnshire, on 14 June 1887 aged 65)
(NBI)
The 1891 census return for 9 Catherine Street, Doncaster, Yorkshire:
Catharine HORRY, widow, aged 56, living on own means, born Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland;
William HORRY, son, aged 16, b..... finisher, born at Navenby in Lincolnshire;
George HORRY, son, aged 12, scholar, born at Navenby;
George FARRIL, lodger, aged 21, baker, born at West Barkworth, Lincolnshire;
Thomas YOUNG, lodger, aged 23, baker, born at Brancaster, Lynn, Norfolk;
William PARSONAGE, lodger, aged 25, carpenter, born L..... End, Worcestershire;
George H. RICHARDSON, lodger, aged 21, confectioner, born at Kirbymoorside, Yorkshire.
(RG12/3864/111/1)
(revised 09.03.2016)