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JOHNSON, Eliza
1854 - 1946 (91 years) Has one ancestor and 6 descendants in this family tree.
1854 - 1936 (82 years)-
Name JOHNSON, Eliza Birth 8 Mar 1854 Walsoken, Norfolk 
Gender Female Death 1946 Doncaster Registration District, Yorkshire Person ID I1134 Edgoose Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Mother HOWARD, Ann, b. Abt 1828, Marham, Norfolk d. Yes, date unknown Relationship natural Family ID F2936 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family HORRY, Robert John, b. 1854, Holbeach, Lincolnshire d. 22 Nov 1936, East Elloe, Lincolnshire, England (Age 82 years) Marriage 1876 Holbeach, Lincolnshire Children 1. HORRY, Henry James, b. 6 Feb 1877, Holbeach, Lincolnshire, England d. 1880, Holbeach Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 2 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. HORRY, Judith Florence, b. 25 Jun 1878, Holbeach, Lincolnshire d. 22 Nov 1963, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England (Age 85 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. HORRY, Arthur Bernard, b. Between 13 and 28 Nov 1879, Holbeach, Lincolnshire d. 30 May 1959, Boston, Lincolnshire, England (Age 194 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]4. HORRY, Henry Robert, b. 19 Sep 1881, St. John's Street, Holbeach, Lincolnshire d. 1886, Holbeach Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 4 years)5. HORRY, Sidney Lewin, b. 1884, Spalding Registration District, Lincolnshire d. 1935, Holbeach Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 51 years)Family ID F725 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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ELIZA HORRY formerly JOHNSON 1854-1946
The births of an Eliza JOHNSON were registered in Wisbech Registration District in 1851, 1854, and 1856. The most likely to be that of the Eliza JOHNSON who married Robert John HORRY is the registration in 1854. According to the 1939 Register, she was born on 8 March 1854.
(GRO June Q 1854 [HOWARD] Wisbeach [which includes Walsoken] 03B 613)
From the 1871 census of Hartley House, Samuel NAYLOR's farmhouse in Holbeach, Lincolnshire:
*Eliza JOHNSON, servant, unmarried, indoor farm servant, aged 18, born at Walsoken, Cambridgeshire.
(RG10/3330/57/11)
Robert John HORRY married Eliza JOHNSON in 1876.
(GRO June 1876 Holbeach 7a 732)
The 1881 census return for Church Street, Holbeach, Lincolnshire:
Robert J. HORRY, head, aged 26, a master baker, born at Holbeach;
*Eliza HORRY, wife, aged 27, born at Walsoken in Norfolk;
Judith F. HORRY, daughter, aged 2, born at Holbeach;
Arthur HORRY, son, aged 1, born at Holbeach;
Emma SQUIRES, aged 13, general servant, born at Holbeach.
(RG11/3210/118/18)
The 1891 census of the Mill House, Washway Road, Holbeach, Lincolnshire:
Robert J. HORRY, head, married, aged 36, miller & baker, employer, born at Holbeach, Lincolnshire;
*Elisa HORRY, wife, married, aged 37, born at Walsoken, Norfolk;
Arthur B. HORRY, son, aged 11, scholar, born at Holbeach, Lincolnshire;
Sidney L. HORRY, son, aged 7, scholar, born at Spalding, Lincolnshire;
Judith F. HORRY, daughter, aged 12, scholar, born at Holbeach, Lincolnshire;
John G. MUDD, apprentice, aged 13, miller's apprentice, born at Holbeach, Lincolnshire.
(RG12/2659/68/1)
The 1901 census of Penny Hill, Holbeach, Lincolnshire:
Robert J. HORRY, head, aged 46, miller and corn dealer, born at Holbeach;
*Eliza HORRY, wife, aged 47, born at Walsoken, Norfolk;
Judith F. HORRY, daughter, aged 22, mother's help, born at Holbeach;
Arthur B. HORRY, son, aged 21, miller, born at Holbeach;
Sydney L. HORRY, son, aged 17, mechanical engineer's apprentice, born at Spalding, Lincolnshire.
(RG13/3039/113/13)
From the 1911 census of Penny Hill, Holbeach, Lincolnshire:
Robert J. HORRY, head, aged 54, married, miller & baler, employer at home, born at Holbeach, Lincolnshire;
*Eliza HORRY, wife, aged 57, married 35 years, 5 children of whom 3 living, born at Walsoken, Norfolk;
Judith F. HORRY, daughter, aged 32, single, born at Holbeach, Lincolnshire;
Ann JOHNSON, mother-in-law, aged 83, widow, born at Marham, Norfolk.
(RG14PN19538 RG78PN1173 RD414 SD3 ED6 SN19)
The 1939 register of 26 Barrington Gate, East Elloe R.D., Lincolnshire:
*Eliza HORRY, born 8 March 1854, private means;
Judith F. HOPKINSON (HORRY), born 25 June 1878, housekeeper;
Emily M. HORRY, born 28 April 1883, lady help.
(RG101/6375C/007/25/ THEI)
The death of Eliza HORRY aged 92 was registered in 1946.
(GRO December Q 1946 Doncaster 2b 390)
(revised 28.02.2016)