Emily Horne

Brief Life History of Emily

When Emily Horne was born on 13 May 1837, in St Pancras Old Church, St Pancras, Camden, London, England, United Kingdom, her father, Swithin Horne, was 38 and her mother, Eliza Matthews, was 29. She married Major Theakston on 24 December 1858, in Nova Scotia, British North America. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Hampstead, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and London, England in 1861. She died on 14 October 1909, in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America, at the age of 72, and was buried in Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Major Theakston
1833–1917
Emily Horne
1837–1909
Marriage: 24 December 1858
Major John Theakston
1860–1948
Frederick Horn Theakston
1861–1935
Henry Herbert Theakeston
1863–1916
Richard Starr Theakston
1867–
George Wesley Theakston
1869–1936
James Robert Theakston
1871–1963
William Sargent Theakston
1874–1964
Emily Kate Theakston
1875–1947

Sources (66)

  • Emily Theakstone in household of Major Theakstone, "Canada Census, 1871"
  • Emily Horne, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Emily Horn, "Canada Marriages, 1661-1949"

World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1848 · Self-Governing

In 1848, Nova Scotia became the first self-governing colony in the British Empire.

1859 · Big Ben

Big Ben is the name of the bell that is inside the clock tower. It is one of the most famous landmarks in London. The famous ringing from Big Ben is the result of it cracking four months after opening.

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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