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Hi i am trying to complete my family tree, but need information on my birth father; Benjamin john HORTON born 1920's he lived around the BILSTON, staffs area he had a sister "Ginny", two brothers: Samuel & Fred. Married Gladys Meese (deceased) circa 1949. Any information would be great.

Hi there, have you got a copy of the marriage cert, it may give a fathers name if that's what your after?

Name: Benjamin Horton
Spouse Surname: Meese
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1949
Registration district: Bilston
Registration county (inferred): West Midlands
Volume Number: 9b
Page Number: 17
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Regards Linda :)

Possible birth...

Name: Benjamin J Horton
Mother's Maiden Surname: Lee
Date of Registration: Jan Feb Mar 1929
Registration district: W Bromwich
Registration county: Staffordshire
Volume Number: 6b
Page Number: 1365 (click to see others on page)

Births Dec 1926
Horton Benjamin Newell Wolverhampton 6b 1006
Births Dec 1927
Horton Frederick Newell Wolverhampton 6b 981
Births Mar 1931
Horton Samuel Newell Wolverhampton 6b 1036

????
Births Jun 1933
Horton George Newell Wolverhampton 6b 841
Births Mar 1938
Horton Kenneth W Newell Bilston 6b 644


PARENTS
Marriages Dec 1924
Horton Benjamin Newell Wolverhampton 6b 1138
Newell Lilian M Horton Wolverhampton 6b 1138

There is no suitable Virginia/Ginny birth (anywhere), do you know what Ginny could have stood for, if it were a middle name, or approximate age?
Thanks

hi many thanx, it looks like this is where i can resume my search from. will look further into sisters name "ginny", i assumed it stood for virginia but have had no luck tracing her. most relatives who would know have now passed away,but thanx again for the info.

hi possibly could be Georgina as there are quite a few georges in my history, agewise unsure but assume 1920,s living in and around bradley/ bilston in wolverhampton, staffs...thanks for your reply.

???
Births Sep 1915
Horton Georgina M Horton Walsall 6b 1358
Births Jun 1919
Horton Georgina M Giles Dudley 6b 1335
But the first is illegitimate, so a Horton mother, and the second looks unlikely.
Wild guess that George, 1933, found by Zoe, is actually Georgina mistranscribed.
However, ignoring that wild guess, can you remember what sort of age she was, i.e. older or younger than the rest? Also, do you know if she married?
Thanks

Did your grandfather die young Marilyn? I wondered if this was his birth and death?

Births Mar 1899
Horton Benjamin Wolverhampton 6b 672

Benjamin Horton
Death Registration Month/Year: 1947
Age at death (estimated): 48
Registration district: Bilston
Inferred County: Staffordshire
Volume: 9b
Page: 29

If you buy the relevant certificates and work backwards Marilyn, and this does turn out to be your grandfather, then this one in 1901 might be worth hanging on to for the future.

Benjamin Horton
Age: 2
Estimated birth year: abt 1899
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Joseph
Mother's Name: Amy
Gender: Male
Where born: Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Civil parish: Bilston
Ecclesiastical parish: Bilston St Luke
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England


Registration district: Wolverhampton
Sub-registration district: Bilston

Household schedule number: 164
Household Members: Name Age
Joseph Horton 30
Amy Horton 31
Samuel Horton 7
Maud Horton 5
Naomi Horton 4
Benjamin Horton 2
John T Horton 5 months

Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 2689; Folio: 185; Page: 26.

Father Joseph is an Ironworker Furnaceman.
All born Bilston.

Of course you need to get all the relevant certificates first. But just in case - here is the likely marriage for that couple -

Marriages Jun 1893
Churm Amy Wolverhampton 6b 822
Horton Joseph Wolverhampton 6b 822

And a likely birth for Amy

Births Jun 1871
Churm Amy Wolverhampton 6b 608

hi sorry dont have that information, checking the dob of the brothers i would think she was younger, as for whether she married im afraid i dont know, thanks for your help so far though.

great information really helped.. looks like this is my family, my grandfather that i have been trying to trace, many thanks...

Hi, I am a grandson of John T Fullwood.
I have a photo of him in his army uniform (WWi).
He joined up when he was 14. According to my aunties three of his brothers joined at the same time and they were in the Worcester regiment.
If you like I can send a copy of his photo.

Regards
John

Welcome to the boards, John.

Does John T Fullwood have any connection to Benjamin John Horton?

If he does not, you are better off looking to see if he or any of his family are in anyone's tree on here.
If anyone has any of your Fullwoods you can then try and contact them to see if they would like a photo.

Pat