Horsley, William Edward, son of C. Edward Horsley, of Ealham; b. Sept. 30, 1888; adm. Jan. 16, 1902 (A); left (with Triplett) July 1907; Selwyn Coll. Camb., exhibitioner 1907, matric. Michaelmas 1907; B.A. 1910; M.A. 1914; Ridley Hall, Camb.; ord. deacon 1912, priest 1913 (Exeter); Curate of St. Thomas, Exeter, 1912-4, of Dunster, Somerset, 1914-6, and of Chard, in the same co., 1917-8; with Y. M.C. A. in France 1918-9; Curate of Penshurst, Kent, 1919-22, of Yatton, 1922-4; Vicar of Hepworth, Yorks, 1925; Vicar of Foston, Derbys, 1931-41; Rector of North and South Barrow with Lovington, Somerset, 1941; m. May 6, 1924, Jessie Margaret, daughter of William Rokeby Madelock, of Ceylon; d. May 22, 1942.
HORTON, CHRISTOPHER, brother of Walter Buswell Horton (qv); bapt. Croxall, Derbs. 28 Jul 1741 (IGI); adm. (aged 9) Sep 1750 (Grant's); in school list 1754; of Catton Hall, Derbs.; m. 4 Aug 1765 Lady Anne Luttrell (who subsequently m. HRH Prince Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland), sister of Henry Lawes Luttrell, 2nd Earl of Carhampton (I) (qv); buried Croxall, Derbs. 13 Aug 1769.
Horton, Edward Henry, brother of John Corbett Horton (q.v.); b. June 22, 1904; adm. Sept. 26, 1918 (A); left July 1923; engaged in the Finnish timber trade 1923-39 and since 1946; 2nd Lieut. R. A. S. C. Jan. 3, 1940; Lieut. July 3, 1941; Capt.; m. April 6, 1935, Sylvia Margaret, only daughter of James Gordon Parker, D.Sc., of Blackheath, Kent; d. 12 Sept. 1979.
Horton, John Corbett, son of Henry Beavan Horton, of Blackheath, Kent, by Jean May, daughter of Thomas Spurr, of King's Lynn, Norfolk; b. Sept. 4, 1899; adm. April 30, 1914 (A); left March 1918; 2nd Lieut. 3rd Batt. R. Sussex Regt. Oct. 30, 1918; a timber merchant, director of B. Horton and Son, Ltd.; Capt. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, Feb. 26, 1940; transferred to Durham Light Infantry; Major; m. Aug. 22, 1931, Eileen Mary Dowman, daughter of William Edward Riley, F.R.I.B.A., of Blackheath, Kent; d. on active service Dec. 3, 1944.
John Corbett Horton was born at Blackheath, London on the 4th of September 1899 the eldest son of Henry Beavon Horton, a timber merchant, and Jean Mary (nee Spurr) Horton of 15, Eliot Vale, Blackheath in London. He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Ashburnham from the 30th of April 1914 to March 1918. He was a member of the 2nd Football XI in 1916 and of the 1st Football XI in 1917 and 1918. He was a member of the Officer Training Corps where he was promoted to Lance Corporal in September 1916, to Corporal in November 1916 and to Company Sergeant Major in November 1917.
He enlisted into the army at Whitehall as Private 60564 on the 5th of April 1918 and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment on the 30th of October 1918. After the war he joined the firm of B. Horton and Son Ltd, timber merchants, where he was later appointed as a director. He retired to the Territorial Army Reserve of Officers and was promoted to Lieutenant in the 20th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Blackheath and Woolwich) on the 23rd of December 1928. He was promoted to Captain on the 13th of June 1934.
He was married on the 22nd of August 1931 to Eileen Mary Dowman (nee Riley) and they lived at 16, Blackheath Rise, Lewisham and later at 11, Oakcroft Road, Lewisham in London. They had a son, Richard John, born on the 23rd of January 1934.
Following the outbreak of war he was mobilised in 1940 and was appointed as a Captain in the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry on the 26th of February 1940. He transferred to the Durham Light Infantry at the same rank on the 13th of June 1940 where he was appointed as second in command of No. 41 Infantry Training Company based at Brancepeth Castle, County Durham.
He died there following a short illness.
He is buried at St Brandon’s Church, Brancepeth.
Horton, Richard John, son of John Corbett Horton (qv); b. 23 Jan. 1934; adm. Sept. 1947 (B); left July 1952; Gonville & Caius Coll. Camb., matric. 1954, BA 1957, MA 1967; 2nd Lieut. Roy. West Kent Regt. July 1953, seconded KAR, served Kenya and Uganda 1953-4, Lieut. (TA) 1955; internat. marketing man. Whitbread & Co. 1967-90; m. Jennifer Anne Chatters, teacher, d. of Arthur Edward George Chatters, electrical engineer; d. 25 Jan. 2016.
HORTON, WALTER BUSWELL, son of Christopher Horton, Catton, Derbs., and Frances, dau. of Sir Eusebius Buswell, Bart.; bapt. 30 Apr 1734; adm. (aged 8) Oct 1742 (Ludford's); in school list 1752; Emmanuel Coll. Cambridge, adm. fellow commoner 27 Jan 1753; adm. Inner Temple 30 Jun 1753; buried unm. 10 Oct 1753.
Horton, William Robert, son of John Henry Horton, of South Weald, Essex, by Caroline, daughter of Edward Frith, of Wimbledon; b. July 13, 1889; adm. April 30, 1903 (G); left July 1908; Trin. Hall, Camb., matric. Michaelmas 1908.
HOSE, JOHN CHRISTIAN, eldest son of Rev. John Christian Hose, London, Anglican clergyman, and Emily Louisa Kirton; b. 23 Jul 1867; adm. 26 Sep 1878 (H); left Aug 1882; an insurance official; d. 26 Jun 1946. [mother presumably dau. of James Kirton (IGI)]
Hoskins, Sir Arthur Reginald, brother of Thomas Hoskins (adm. 1875, q. v.); b. May 30, 1871; adm. Sept. 24, 1885 (A); left April 1889; R. M.C. Sandhurst; 2nd Lieut. North Staffs Regt. May 23, 1891; Lieut. Jan. 9, 1895; Capt. March 20, 1900; Major April 7, 1910; Inspector-Gen. of the King's African Rifles Aug. 15, 1913 - Sept. 18, 1914; Lieut.-Col. N. Staffs Regt. April 10, 1916; Major-Gen. Jan. 1, 1917; temp. Lieut.-Gen.; served in the expedition to Dongola 1896, in the Nile expeditions of 1897, 1898, and 1899, in the S. African War 1899-1902, in the operations in Somaliland 1902-3, in France Sept. 1914-8, in East Africa; mentioned in despatches thirteen times; D.S.O. Aug. 22, 1902; C.M.G. June 3, 1916; K.C. B. June 3, 1919; Principal of the Bonar Law College, Ashridge, Herts, 1929-37; President of the Elizabethan Club 1937-40; d. Feb. 7, 1942.
HOSKINS, THOMAS, son of Thomas Hoskins, Belgrave Road, Pimlico, London, solicitor and parliamentary agent, and Louisa Florence, dau. of Horatio Compigné, Gosport, Hampshire, solicitor; b. 7 Jan 1863; adm. 23 Sep 1875 (James'); left Dec 1879; adm. solicitor Nov 1887; practised in London; d. unm. 29 Jul 1903.