HORMAN, George Helier (son of Philip Horman of St. Saviour’s, Jersey). b. 1817; practised as a solicitor in Jersey, one of the six advocates of the royal court there 1848; Her Majesty’s advocate general for Jersey 23 July 1866 to death; chairman of the Channel islands bank 1858–74. d. The Terrace, St. Heliers, Jersey 29 May 1879.
HORN, Henry (son of Frederick Jacob Horn of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire). b. 23 Sep. 1806; ed. at M.T. school and St. John’s coll. Ox., B.A. 1829, M.A. 1832; fellow of Magdalen coll. 1831–4; barrister M.T. 11 Jany. 1833; recorder of Hereford 1847 to death; edited Woodfall’s Practical treatise on law of landlord and tenant, 7 ed. 1856; with E. T. Hurlstone published Reports in court of exchequer upon writs of error to exchequer chamber 2 vols. 1840; while attending the corpse of his father in law J. S. Gowland shot himself in the head at Cagebrook near Hereford 29 Nov. 1857. Hereford Journal 2 Dec. 1857 p. 5.
HORN, Marion (dau. of Mr. Horton, manufacturer of silver plate ware). b. Birmingham 1811; sang small parts in English operas and served as a substitute for Emma Romer; studied under Marco Bordogni in Paris; had a mezzo soprano voice; appeared as Cinderella at Old Park theatre, New York 16 Sep. 1836 and then as Rosina, Amina, and Susanna; sang in operas throughout United States; (m. 1839 Charles Edward Horn 1786–1849, the writer of Cherry Ripe 1825, and I know a bank 1830); taught in New York many of best known American singers. d. Morrisania co. Winchester, New York, Jany. 1887. Ireland’s New York Stage, ii, 176 (1867).
HORN, Robert (youngest son of William Horn, farmer). b. Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire 24 May 1810; ed. at Glasgow univ.; passed at Scotch bar 1834; hon. memb. Speculative Soc. Edin.; a commissioner of the board of manufacturers 1866; vice dean of Faculty of Advocates 1874 and dean 1876; helped in preparing Catalogue of Faculty of Advocate’s Library 1873. d. 7 Randolph crescent, Edinburgh 2 Jany. 1878. Journ. of Jurisprudence, xxii, 93–7 (1878).
HORNBLOWER, Jane Elizabeth (dau. of William Roscoe 1753–1831 historian). b. Liverpool 1797; (m. Francis Hornblower); author of Poems 1820; Poems 1821; Poems 1843. d. Liverpool 2 Aug. 1853.
HORNBY, Edmund (eld. son of Rev. Geoffry Hornby, R. of Winwick, Lancs. d. 1812). b. 16 June 1773; ed. at Trin. coll. Cam., B.A. 1794, M.A. 1797; barrister I.T. 22 June 1798; chairman of Lancaster court of quarter sessions many years; M.P. for Preston 1812–26; sheriff of Westmoreland 1828. d. Dalton hall near Burton, Westmoreland 18 Nov. 1857.
HORNBY, Edmund George (son of the preceding). b. 6 Nov. 1799; ed. at Eton and Trin. coll. Cam., M.A. 1820; M.P. for Warrington 1832–5; constable of Lancaster castle. d. Dalton hall 26 or 27 Feb. 1865.
HORNBY, Louisa (sister of Edmund Hornby 1773–1857). b. Winwick 5 April 1788; author of Bible Stories; Universal Reform; The Full Loom and other books. d. Winwick 6 Jany. 1873.
HORNBY, Sir Phipps (brother of the preceding). b. Winwick 27 April 1785; ed. at Sunbury; entered navy 19 May 1797, captain 16 Feb. 1810; as commander of the Volage took part in action off Lissa 1811, gold medal; superintendent of royal naval hospital and victualling yard at Plymouth 1832 to 6 Jany. 1838; superintendent of Woolwich dockyard 6 Jany. 1838 to 16 Dec. 1841; controller general of the coastguard 16 Dec. 1841 to Nov. 1846; commander in chief in the Pacific 1847–50; a lord of the admiralty 28 Feb. to 30 Dec. 1852; admiral 25 June 1858; C.B. 4 June 1815, K.C.B. 6 April 1852, G.C.B. 28 June 1861. d. Little Green near Petersfield 19 March 1867.
HORNBY, Robert Vernon Atherton. b. Atherton 6 Nov. 1805; author of Statistical account of Winwick 1837; Vale: a poem 1854. d. Wansfell, Windermere 25 Aug. 1857.