John Edwin Ernest Horn 1894 - 1939

A labourer and the child of Herbert Horn (a carter) and Mabel Gibson, John Ernest, the second cousin twice-removed on the father's side of Nigel Horne, was born in Margate, Kent, England on 21 Mar 18941 and baptised there at St John The Baptist Church on 16 Apr 1894.

During his life, he was living at 6 Grange Road, Margate on 31 Mar 19015 and at 84 Byron Road, Margate on 2 Apr 19114.

He died on 3 Feb 1939 at Naval Hospital, Portland Harbour, Portland, Dorset, England2,3 (multiple burns from accident on HMS Sheldrake). John Edwin Ernest Horn appeared in the Birmingham Daily Post on 6 Mar 1939. He served in the military from 22 Jan 1913 to 6 Sep 1928 (Royal Navy).

Citations

1. Kent, Canterbury Archdeaconry baptisms 1538-1912 - Findmypast
2. England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 - Findmypast
3. UK, British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records
4. 1911 Census for England & Wales - Findmypast (was age 17 and the son of the head of the household)
5. 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 7 and the son of the head of the household)

To be done

1939 UK register information missing

Location for the event between 22 Jan 1913 and 6 Sep 1928 is empty