Robert Horlock

1774 - 1848  (74 years)

• Name	Robert Horlock
  Birth	1774	Northfleet, Kent
  Christening	5 Dec 1774	St Botolph's Church, Northfleet, Kent
  Gender	Male
  Census	1841	The Street, Steeple, Essex
  Occupation	1841	Bargeman
  Death	1848	Steeple, Essex
  Burial	28 May 1848	Steeple, Essex
  Person ID	I1159	Wright and Savill
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2014

  
  

  Father	Samuel Horlock           b. 1726             d. Apr 1796, Essex (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Frost           b. Abt 1744             d. 1815, Essex (Age ~ 71 years)
  Marriage	22 Dec 1760	St Botolph's Without, Aldersgate, London
  Notes	This took place on 22nd Dec.1760 at St.Boltoph Without Aldersgate between Samuel Horlock, bachelor of this parish and Elizabeth Frost, spinster of this parish. The marriage was by banns and was witnessed by William Carter and Edward Sanders.
  Family ID	F329	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lucy or Louisa Barefoot           b. 1770, Stock, Essex           d. 28 Jan 1848, Steeple, Essex (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	7 Jul 1798	St Leonard's, Shoreditch, London
  Notes	Date of marriage from LDS web site.
  Children	1. Henry Barefoot Horlock           b. 1796, Rettendon, Essex   2. John Richard Horlock + 3. Samuel Horlock           b. Abt 1799, Rettendon, Essex           d. 1837 (Age ~ 38 years)   4. Robert Horlock           b. 1800             d. 1845 (Age 45 years)   5. Richard Horlock           b. 1806   6. William Horlock           b. 1809             d. Oct 1830, Steeple, Essex (Age 21 years)   7. Elizabeth Horlock           b. 1814
  Family ID	F332	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Birth - 1774 - Northfleet, Kent Christening - 5 Dec 1774 - St Botolph's Church, Northfleet, Kent Marriage - 7 Jul 1798 - St Leonard's, Shoreditch, London Death - 1848 - Steeple, Essex Burial - 28 May 1848 - Steeple, Essex  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  Robert Horlock inherited a half share of his father's estate in 1799, including at least one sailing barge. In 1836 he was involved in a lawsuit over the delivery of a wet cargo to London. After taking the case from court to court he finally ended up in the High Court. Realising that if he lost this final decision all his property would be forfeited he decided to entail his land to a third party so that he could regain it at some later date. Robert won his case but was unable to recover the land he had given away, leaving him with only the three barges "Wellington", "Hand of Providence" and "Thomas & Mary". As a result of this tragedy Robert and his two sons left Rettendon and moved up the coast, first to Harwich and then , in 1839 to Mistley. Robert had moved back to Steeple by 1845, perhaps to live with his son and daughter. The 1841 census shows the following people living at The Street, Steeple Robert Horlock aged 65, a bargeman Lucy Horlock, his wife aged 60 Elizabeth Bowsal? a servant aged 15. Robert died in Steeple in 1848, aged 74 years.