The Orys and Cook Family Tree » William Horrex (1849-1922)

Personal data William Horrex 

  • He was born Q3 1849 in Holborn, London. England.Source 1
    Name: William Horrex Year of Registration: 1849 Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep District: Holborn County: London, Middlesex Volume: 2 Page: 136

    First name(s) WILLIAM
    Last name HORREX
    Birth year 1849
    Birth quarter 3
    Registration month -
    Mother's last name -
    District Holborn
    County London
    Country England
    Volume 2
    Page 136
  • He was baptized on June 22, 1849 in Saint George The Martyr, Queens Square, Camden, Middlesex.Source 2
    Name: William Horrex Record Type: Baptism Date: 22 Jun 1851 Father's Name: John Horrex Mother's Name: Ann Horrex Parish: Saint George The Martyr, Queen Square Borough: Camden County: Middlesex
    Source Citation: London Metropolitan Archives, Saint George The Martyr, Queen Square, Register of baptisms, P82/GEO2, Item 005
  • Profession: from 1871 till 1891 Cabman.
  • Resident:
    • from 1849 till 1851: 42 Great Ormond Yard, St. George the Martyr, Finsbury, Middx.Source 3
      Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 1513; Folio: 71; Page: 68; GSU roll: 87847.

      1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Great Ormond Yard, Saint George the Martyr, Holborn, Middlesex, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      John Horrex Head Married Male 28 1823 Stableman Farnham, Suffolk, England
      Sophia Horrex Wife Married Female 26 1825 - Barrow, Suffolk, England
      Mary Ann Horrex Daughter - Female 4 1847 - St George the Martyr, Middlesex, England
      William Horrex Son - Male 2 1849 - St George the Martyr, Middlesex, England
      John Horrex Son - Male 0 1851 - St George the Martyr, Middlesex, England
    • in the year 1861: 22 Southampton Lane, Bloomesbury St. George, Finsbury, Middx.Source 4
      Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 166; Folio: 144; Page: 51; GSU roll: 542585.

      1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      22, Southampton Mews, St George Bloomsbury, St Giles, London, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      John Horrex Head Married Male 40 1821 Cab Driver Farnham, Suffolk, England
      Sophia Horrex Wife Married Female 37 1824 - Suffolk, England
      William Horrex Son - Male 11 1850 - London, Middlesex, England
      John Horrex Son - Male 10 1851 - London, Middlesex, England
      James Horrex Son - Male 8 1853 - London, Middlesex, England
      Robert Horrex Son - Male 7 1854 - London, Middlesex, England
      Caroline Horrex Daughter - Female 5 1856 - London, Middlesex, England
      Susan Horrex Daughter - Female 2 1859 - London, Middlesex, England
      Mary A Horrex Daughter - Female 0 1861 - London, Middlesex, England
      Robert Horrex Nephew Unmarried Male 29 1832 Cab Proprietor Farnham, Suffolk, England
    • in the year 1871: 25 Gt. Ormond Yard, Finsbury, London.Sources 1, 5
      Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 369; Folio: 34; Page: 61; GSU roll: 824613
      Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 337; Folio: 41; Page: 16; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341073.

      1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Ormond Yard, Great, St George the Martyr, Holborn, London, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      William Horrochs Head - Male 21 1850 - Middlesex, England
      Marion Horrochs Wife - Female 21 1850 - London, Middlesex, England
      Mary Ann Horrochs Daughter - Female 0 1871 - Middlesex, England
    • in the year 1881: 25 Gt. Ormond Yard, Finsbury, London.
      1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      25, Gt Ormond Yard, St Andrew Holborn Above the Bars and St George the Martyr, Holborn, London, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Mary Ann Horrex Head Married Female 31 1850 - St Pancras, Middlesex, England
      William Horrex Husband Married Male 31 1850 Cabman Holborn, Middlesex, England
      Mary Ann Horrex Daughter Single Female 10 1871 Scholar Holborn, Middlesex, England
      Martha Siveter Mother Widow Female 63 1818 - Ireland
    • in the year 1891: 28 Gt. Ormond Yard, Finsbury, London.
      Name: William Horvat [William Horrex] Gender: Male Age: 42 Relationship: Head Birth Year: 1849 Spouse: Mary A Horvat Child: Mary A Horvat Birth Place: Bloomsbury, London, England Civil Parish: St Andrew and St George
      Ecclesiastical parish: St George the Martyr Residence Place: Holborn, St Andrew and St George, London, England
      Registration District: Holborn Sub registration district: St George the Martyr ED, Institution or Vessel: 1 Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 218 Folio: 27 Household Members: Name Age William Horvat 42 Mary A Horvat 42 Mary A Horvat 21 (ALL SHOULD READ HORREX)
  • He died January 1922 in Holborn, Middlesex, London. England, he was 73 years old.
    Name: William Horrex
    Death Age: 72
    Birth Date: abt 1850
    Registration Date: Jan 1922
    Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
    Registration District: Holborn
    Inferred County: London
    Volume: 1b
    Page: 907
  • This information was last updated on November 5, 2021.

Household of William Horrex

He is married to Mary Ann Siveter.

They got married on September 19, 1869 at St. Giles, London. England, he was 20 years old.

Name: Mary Ann Siveter Year of Registration: 1869 Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep District: St Giles County: London, Middlesex Volume: 1b Page: 800

Child(ren):

  1. Mary Ann Horrex  1870-1940


Notes about William Horrex

Father was shown on 1861 census as John aged 40 and mother as Sophia age 37. William had at least 6 younger brothers and sisters
Father shown as a stableman in 1851 census Cabman in 1861 census

Parents John Horrex 1821–1890 Sophia Pryke 1824–1880

Spouse & Children Mary Ann Siveter 1846–1923

Mary Ann Horrex 1870–1940 William Robert Horrex 1873–1875

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Horrex

William Horrex
1849-1922

1869

Mary Ann Siveter
1850-1910

Mary Ann Horrex
1870-1940

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Sources

  1. 1881 Census England, 1881 Census
  2. London Baptisms on Ancestry.co.uk
  3. 1851 Census England, 1851 Census
  4. 1861 Census England, 1861 Census
  5. 1871 Census England 2nd April 1871

Historical events

Christening day June 22, 1849

  • The temperature on June 22, 1849 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: betrokken. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • From November 21, 1848 till November 1, 1849 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Kempenaer - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. J.M. de Kempenaer (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1849: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
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Day of marriage September 19, 1869

  • The temperature on September 19, 1869 was about 15.9 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 15 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1869: Source: Wikipedia
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