William John Horne

Brief Life History of William John

When William John Horne was born on 15 December 1833, in St Pancras Old Church, St Pancras, London, England, United Kingdom, his father, Swithin Horne, was 34 and his mother, Eliza Matthews, was 26. He married Louisa Anna Wilson on 2 May 1861, in Bibbenluke, New South Wales, Australia. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 9 March 1899, in Bibbenluke, New South Wales, Australia, at the age of 65, and was buried in Bombala, New South Wales, Australia.

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Family Time Line

William John Horne
1833–1899
Louisa Anna Wilson
1846–1888
Marriage: 2 May 1861
Ernest Swithin Horne
1862–
Arthur William Horne
1866–1939
Emily Horne
1868–1938
Eva Louise Horne
1870–1872
Henry Edwin Horne
1872–1942
Edmund James Horne
1874–1956
Alfred Edward Horne
1875–1961
Mabel M Horne
1878–
John Horne
1880–1880
Marienne Muriel Horne
1881–1892
Frank Horne
1884–1884

Sources (6)

  • William John Horne, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • William John Horne, "BillionGraves Index"
  • William John Horne, "England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988"

World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1845

European settlers arrived in the Bombala area in the 1840s during which time the small township developed. Established in the 1840s

1852 · First Public Lavatory Erected 

George Jenning was the person that invented and gave us the public lavatory. It cost people a penny to use. 

Name Meaning

English, Scottish, German, and Dutch: variant of Horn .

Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads mostly so named from the dative singular of horn (see Horn ).

Swedish: variant of Horn .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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