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HORRY, John Henry
1856 - Yes, date unknown Has 10 ancestors and 6 descendants in this family tree.
1829 - 1866 (36 years)-
Name HORRY, John Henry Birth 1856 Gedney Dyke, Lincolnshire, England 
Gender Male Death Yes, date unknown Person ID I3299 Edgoose Last Modified 5 Feb 2026
Father HORRY, John Thurbon, b. 1822, Wellingore, Lincolnshire, England d. 1887, Lincoln Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 65 years) Mother 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 Family ID F1242 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family WOOD, Caroline, b. 1857, Grantham Registration District, Lincolnshire d. 1904, Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire, England (Age 47 years) Marriage 1877 Grantham Registration District, Lincolnshire Children 1. HORRY, Charles Henry, b. 26 Jul 1881, Nottingham Registration District, England d. 18 Sep 1959, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 78 years)Family ID F2896 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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JOHN HENRY HORRY 1856-19??
The birth of a John Henry HORRY was registered in 1856.
(GRO March Q 1856 Holbeach 7a 329).
From the 1861 census of 180 High Street, Navenby, Lincolnshire:
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)
The 1871 census of 13 Market Place, Grantham, Lincolnshire:
JOHN HORRY, servant, aged 15, general servant to confectioner EDWARD NICKERSON, born at Gedney Dyke, Lincolnshire.
(RG10/3358/13/20)
The marriage between Caroline WOOD and John Henry HORRY was registered in 1877.
(GRO December Q 1877 Grantham 7a 996)
The 1881 census of Wharf Road (basket shop), Spittlegate, Grantham, Lincolnshire:
Charles WOOD, head, married, aged 62, basketmaker, born at Grantham, Lincolnshire;
Emma WOOD, wife, married, aged 53, born at Navenby, Lincolnshire;
Emma E. WOOD, daughter, unmarried, aged 28, born at Grantham, Lincolnshire;
Fredk WOOD, son, unmarried, aged 25, basketmaker, born at Grantham, Lincolnshire;
*Caroline HORRY, daughter, married, aged 24, born at Grantham, Lincolnshire;
Rebecca A. WOOD, daughter, aged 8, scholar, born at Grantham, Lincolnshire;
William WOOD, son, aged 20, basketmaker, born at Grantham, Lincolnshire;
Henry WOOD, son, aged 18, tailor's apprentice, born at Grantham, Lincolnshire;
Tom WOOD, son, aged 15, plumber's apprentice, born at Grantham, Lincolnshire.
(RG11/3233/110/34)
[Note: John Henry HORRY, husband of Caroline, has not been traced in the 1881 census, but see NOTES & QUERIES below)
Their son Charles Henry HORRY was born on 26 July 1881.
(GRO September Q 1881 Nottingham 7b 358)
From White's Nottinghamshire Directory 1894:
John Hy HORRY, confectioner, 25 London Road, Nottingham.
(Pages 368 (Street Directory) and 749 (Trades Directory)
John H. HORRY was convicted at Kingston-upon-Hull in 1899 of debt. He was sentenced to 28 days imprisonment or payment of £1.17.0 and served his sentence at HMP Wakefield. The following personal details are recorded:
Age: 43 [i.e. born in 1855 or 1856)
Place of Birth: Gedney Dyke, Lincolnshire
Height: 5 feet 3.3/4 inches
Eyes: Brown
Trade: Baker
He was discharged on 8 May 1899 after liberation by remittance on 11 April 1899.
(www.ancestry.co.uk: West Yorkshire Prison Records 1801-1914)
From the 1901 census of 24 Sanvey Gate, Leicester, Leicestershire:
*John Henry HORRY, head, married, aged 43, confectioner, employer, working at home, born in Grantham, Lincolnshire;
Caroline HORRY, wife, aged 42, born in Lincoln;
Chas HORRY, son, single, aged 19, baker and confectioner's baker, worker, born in Nottingham.
(RG13/2986/148/4)
The death of Caroline HORRY aged 47 was registered in 1904.
(GRO December Q 1904 Ecclesall Bierlow 9c 246)
The 1911 census of 13 Speedwell Street, Leeds, Yorkshire:
Annie SMEDLEY, head, single, aged 40, grocer & shopkeeper on own account at home, born at Stapleford, Nottinghamshire;
*John Henry HORRY, visitor, aged 50, widower, two children 1 living [crossed out], confectioner on own account at home, born at Gedney, Lincolnshire.
(RG14PN270 RG78PN1548B RD500 SD3 ED35 SN201)
NOTES & QUERIES:
1) 1881 Census:
What was the identity of the John Henry HORRY, head, married, aged 22, labourer, born in Nottingham, who was living at 6 Albion Terrace, Nottingham, with his wife Elizabeth HORRY, married, aged 20, born in Nottingham.
(RG11/3364/99/35)
2) 1891 Census: Untraced
3) When and where did he die? Did he follow the family to New Zealand?
(revised 26.03.2016)