Charles Leonard Horton was the eighth child of Samuel Horton & Ann Maria Oakley born May 22nd, 1889 at Barr St, Lower Gornall, Sedgley, Staffs & christened on June 12th, 1889 at Lower Gornall.
Charles Leonard (known as Leonard) was living at home in 189, at 15 Barr St, Lower Gornall with his 4 brothers & 2 sisters.
In 1901 Leonard was still at home, now 33 Barr St, with his parents & 5 brothers & a sister.
Leonard married Elizabeth Griffiths on December 25th 1910, at Lower Gornal. Elizabeth (known as Lizzie) was born October 9th, 1889, the daughter of Teresa & Samuel Griffiths, a coal miner.
In 1911 Leonard & Lizzie were living with Lizzie's parents at 10 Red Hall Rd, Lower Gornal. Leonard was a stoker, fireman. Listed with Leonard & Lizzie was a 2 year old son, Leonard Griffiths.
The 1939 register shows Leonard & Lizzie living at 69 Himley Rd, Sedgley where Leonard was a coal miner pikeman below ground.
Living next door was son Samuel & his wife Doris I (nee Swain). Samuel was a brick setter & Doris was an unemployed roofing tile loader.
Leonard, aged 78, died on July 19th 1967 at 406 Himley Rd & was buried at Gornal Wood Cemetery, Staffs.
Lizzie, aged 84, died on June 14th, 1974 & was buried at Gornal Wood Cemetery, Staffs.
The children of Charles Leonard Horton & Elizabeth Griffiths were:
h.1.4.10.8.1 Leonard (Griffiths) Horton born April-June 1909 at Lower Gornal, Staffs
h.1.4.10.8.2 Samuel Cyril Horton born February 20th, 1912 at Lower Gornal, Staffs; died January 2nd, 1985 & buried at Gornal Wood Cemetery, Staffs.
h.1.4.10.8.3 Ernest Horton born Jan-March 1915 at Dudley; died Jan-March 1915 at Dudley
h.1.4.10.8.4 Doris Maud Horton born Oct-December 1923 at Dudley; died April-June 1924 at Dudley
h.1.4.10.8.5 Lily May Horton born Oct-December 1923 at Dudley; died Oct-December 1923 at Dudley