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90 DAYS EMERGENCY SERVICE 12 Apr 1921

British Army Service Records
England

First name(s) John Henry
Unit / Battalion 5th Battalion
Last name Hornby
Series WO 363
Birth year -
Series description Wo 363 - First World War Service Records 'Burnt Documents'
Birth town Hebburn
Archive The National Archives
Birth county Durham
Record set British Army Service Records
Birth country England
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Service number 5NF/154
Subcategory First World War
Regiment Northumberland Fusiliers
Collections from Great Britain, UK None

Married to Annie Jowett 3 Apr 1920, daughter Mary Annie b 20 Feb 1921


So this would also be him in 1921.

1921 Census Of England & Wales
Town Hall, Wallsend, Northumberland, England

First name(s) John Henry
Name of ship or barracks Castille Power Station Guard
Last name Hornby
Type of ship or barracks Military Guard
Sex Male
Location of ship or barracks A Company, 5th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, Carville Power Station Guard, Wallsend on Tyne
Birth year 1898
Parish Wallsend
Census date 19 June 1921
Registration district Tynemouth
Age in years 23
Registration district number 559
Age in months 3
Sub-district Wallsend
Age as transcribed 23 y 3 m
Sub-district number 1
Marital status Married
Enumeration district number 20
Birth place Hebburn, Durham, England
County Northumberland
Birth town Hebburn
Country England
Birth county Durham
Ward of borough or urban district Hadrian
Birth country England
Parliamentary borough or division Wallsend PB
Birth place as transcribed Hebburn, Co Durham
Archive The National Archives
Occupation code 813
Archive series RG 15
Occupation code with suffix 813/6
Piece number 25440
Employer code 701
District reference RD 559 RS 1 ED 20
Rank or rating Sergeant
Schedule type code NM
Branch of service Army
Schedule type Armed Forces, multiple page, 70+ entries
Service and branch or arm of service Army Infantry
Other household member's first name(s) -
Number of minor dependants 1
Other household member's last name -
Language used to complete form English
Record set 1921 Census Of England & Wales
Person making return Stoker
Category Census, land & surveys
House name Town Hall
Subcategory Census
Address Town Hall
Collections from Great Britain, England
Full address as transcribed Town Hall, Wallsend

Joseph Hornby 1925 isn’t the same family!

Thank you for that
now I have to find the other children in 1939

Joseph 1925 not sure about him

Ronald 1926-2000

Gladys 1927

Ronald died too recently to be an open record in 1939

Gladys may well be the same………

A Gladys Hornby m William A Thorpe in 1946 in Leeds. Cert will confirm if it’s the right one

Right Thank you for all your help I've managed to find out Ronald was Evacuated in 1939
I couldn't find birth that fitted for Joseph so possibly he isn't the right family

Glady's I would have thought she would have been with Ronald ?? so without that marriage certificate I wouldn't know

So as it's a distant relation I think I've got what I needed

Thank you

Births Jun 1921
Hornby Mary A Jowett S.Shields 10a 2019
Births Jun 1922
Hornby Florence Jowett S.Shields 10a 1740
Births Jun 1926
Hornby Ronald Jowett Leeds 9b 700
Births Sep 1927
Hornby Gladys Jowett Leeds 9b 494

Jink posted a 1938 outward travel record, to Bermuda.

Here's his return to 21 Neville Place, Osmondthorpe, Leeds, in 1939:

Mr John Henry Hornby
in the UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
Name Mr John Henry Hornby
Arrival Age 40
Birth Date abt 1899
Port of Departure West Coast of South America
Arrival Date 3 Apr 1939
Port of Arrival Liverpool, England
Ports of Voyage Liverpool; Valparaiso; Antofagasta; Arica; Iquique; Callao; Paita; Salinas; Cristbal; Kingston; Havana; Nassau; Bermuda and La Pallice Offi
Ship Name Orbita
Shipping Line The Pacific Steam Navigation Company
Official Number 137467

His occupation is listed as Foreman Director.
I expect that's a typo for Foreman Erector.

I wonder if he was working in the RN dockyard in Bermuda. OH’s cousins had no idea their father had worked there until we unearthed a photo and tracked him sailing to and from.