Stephen Horton 1847-1911
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1847. Stephen Horton was born 1.5.1847 Nelson NZ to John Horton & Phoebe Curtis who had married 1841 and sailed for N Z in 1842 - his dofb from his 1911 grave
1847-1876. Family , or just him, moved from Nelson to Picton
1876. Stephen Horton married Catherine Coutts on 29.6.1876 in Picton NZ- this up in the NE.
Stephen and Catherine had children: David Horton 1877-1877; Phoebe Horton 1877-1877; Joseph Stephen Horton 1878-1975; Barbara Horton 1879; Frances Anne Horton 1883-1961
1905. Their daughter, Barbara, married in Nelson- she given as of Pelorus Sound. ~20k NW of Picton
He maybe the elderly man on their wedding photo.
1906. They were living Hastings Street Nelson in May 1906 when their daughter, Barbara, died
1906. . Joseph Stephen Horton , only son of Stephen Horton, married Elizabeth Jane Bunker, both of Nelson, on 7/3/1906
1911 .Stephen Horton died 24.5.1911 Nelson. Death notice in the Nelson Evening Mail: aged 63 years, at Nelson, beloved husband of Catherine