updated March 2014
Note: In all the documents I have seen, the family name always appears as Horden with Hanwith as a middle name, the hyphen was not used in any documents in India.
The Hanwith-Horden family are of interest because two Hanwith-Horden brothers, Charles and John, married two of the Pierce sisters, Alice and Mildred.
The marriages in Dhurrumtollah, Calcutta were found in the Ecclesiastical records at the British Library with sufficient detail to identify the families.
A search of the Thackers Indian Directories provided the following information:
| 1908 & 1912 Editions | |
| Residents Directory: | |
| Horden C.H. Secy. Grossmann (Imports) Ltd. res. 9 British Indian Street | |
| Horden J.H. Asst. Secy. Grossmann (Imports) Ltd. res. 69 Bentinck Street | |
| Street directory: | |
| 69 Bentinck Street (Calcutta) P.Swaries & Co., C.R.Swaries, J.A.Lavalette, W.D'Silva, J.Horden & Mrs.Christian |
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| 9 British Indian Street (Calcutta) C. Horden |
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| Commercial Directory: | |
| Grossmann(Imports) Ltd. 2 Fairlie Place Merchts. and Agents Director - Adolphe Grossmann, Mang. Dir. - James Grossmann, Secy. C.H. Horden, Asst. Secy. J.H. Horden |
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| 1914 Edition | |
| Residents Directory: | |
| Horden C.H. Asst. E.D. Sassoon & Co. 4 Mission Row | |
I found a will for John Hanwith Horden in the register of wills, British Library
ref L/AG/34/29/153.
A summary of the will is:
John Hanwith Horden, 69 Bentinck street, Calcutta left all his belongings to his wife
Mildred Ann Horden.
The will was dated 13/12/1907 and he died 31/1/1908.
The estate value is recorded as 4,242 Rupees.
The knowledge that Charles and Alice moved on from India to Zimbabwe and the possibility that Charles was born in Australia came from a Hanwith-Horden family researcher.
In the table below, I have listed events which I think could be clues to the parents of the Charles and John who married the Pierce sisters.
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1864 | Charles H Horden married Emily J. Chester in Swan, Western Australia | Western Australia Marriage Index downloaded from findmypast.co.uk There is no info on this transcript regarding ages, parents or occupations. |
| 1865 | Charles H Horden married Letitia S Rice in Guildford, Western Australia | Western Australia Marriage Index downloaded from findmypast.co.uk There is no info on this transcript regarding ages, parents or occupations. |
| 6 Nov 1876 | Latitia Susan Horden died, age 32 years in Vepery, St. Matthias (Madras) Wife of Charles Hanwith Horden, Contractor |
British Library film N2/57/346 |
| 18 Apr 1875 | Insolvency of: Charles Gallyott, Mary Louisa Gilles, Charles Hamnith Horden and Augustus Anthony Gilles, respectively residing at No 6 Erra Baulloo Chetty Street in the Black Town of Madras, and carrying on business as hotel keepers under the name, style or designation of “The Duplex Hotel” |
The London Gazette June 15, 1875. Pages 3109 and 3110 |
| 3 Jun 1857 | Marriage of Augustus Anthony Gilles age 22 and Mary Louisa Gallyott age 15 in Madras | British Library film downloaded from findmypast.co.uk |
| 24 Dec 1877 | Death of Augustus Anthony Gilles, age 42 years, 5 months, 5 days - hotel keeper in Madras | British Library film N2/58/396 |
| 5 Jun 1878 | Marriage of C. Hanwight Horden, bachelor and M. Louisa Gilles, widow in Rangoon. One of the witnesses was C.A. Gallyott. Father of the groom was given as John Horden and of the bride, M.L. Gilles. | British Library film N1/263/339 |
| 1879 | Calculated year of birth of Charles Hanwith Horden. He was 23 when he married Alice Matilda Pierce in Calcutta on 27 Oct 1902. Unknown location | |
| 18 May 1882 | Birth of John Hanwith Horden. The year of birth is calculated from his age (22) when he married Mildred Anne Pierce. The actual date came from a birthday book inherited by Avril Anderson. Unknown location |
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| 30 Dec 1882 | Death of Charles Hanwith Horden age 50 years in Howrah, Calcutta. Occupation: out of employment. | British Library film N1/182/204 |