Individual Details

Sir Henry Russell Hornby J. P.

(12 Sep 1888 - 3 Jan 1971)

2nd Baronet of Brookhouse, of Barraclough, Clitheroe, Lancashire. Educated at Eton and at Magdalen Coll., Oxford. Entered his father's Brookhouse Mills cotton-spinning business, but later sold out. Served in Gt. War, 1914-1919, as Lieut., Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry. J.P. (Lancs.), 1921. One-time Chairman, Blackburn Conservative Assocn., and leader of the Conservatives on Blackburn Town Council. For many years starter for the Pendle Forest and Craven Harriers Steeplechases. Succeeded his father to the Baronetcy, 1928. The Baronetcy became extinct on his death.

    Events

    Birth12 Sep 1888Lancashire, England
    Marriage14 Jul 1913Dorothy Elma Fry
    Death3 Jan 1971Blackburn, Lancashire, England
    Reference No9NQZ-D1Q

    Families

    SpouseDorothy Elma Fry ( - 1976)
    ChildLiving
    ChildLieut. John Raymond Henry Hornby (1918 - 1942)
    FatherSir William Henry Hornby D. L. J. P. (1841 - 1928)
    MotherLetitia Grace Clayton-Browne ( - 1937)
    SiblingOlivia Letitia Hornby (1890 - 1978)
    SiblingNd. Lieut. William Raymond Henry Hornby (1893 - 1915)
    SiblingMargaret Grace Hornby (1901 - 1981)
    SiblingAnnette Mary Hornby (1905 - )