James Horrox ^{1 2 3 4}

   FamilySearch ID: LD7Z-HLV.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1861 in Whitefield, LAN, England, GBR. ² The 1861 England Census recorded living at 105 Little Ireland Road in Whitefield hamlet, Pilkington civil parish in All Saints ecclesiastical parish in Lancashire county: Edward Horrox, coal miner, 36; his wife, Ann, cotton spinner, 32; daughter Mary A., cotton spinner, 13; William, scholar, 10; and James, scholar, 8. Edward was born in Heywood, Lancashire, and all others in Middleton, Lancashire.

2. He immigrated on 21 Mar 1865 to New York, New York, NY. ³ Arriving in New York on the ship City of Washington in steerage class were Ann Horrox, 35, wife, with daughter Mary Ann, 14, spinster; William, 11; and James, 9. Everyone was born in England. The ship departed from Liverpool, England, and Queenstown, Ireland.

3. Census in 1870 in Jacksons, Schuylkill, PA. ^{8 9} The 1870 U.S. census recorded in Mahanoy Township two Horrax households:
Henry Horrax, miner, 25, with wife Sarah, 23; and daughter Maggie, 2. Henry was born in England, the others in Pennsylvania.
The widow Ann Horrax, 40, keeping house, living with her son William, laborer, 19; James, laborer, 17; son Alphie, 4; and daughter Mary A., 23. Also in the home is Mary A.'s son, Thos. E. Jackson, age 2, born in Pennsylvania. Everyone else was born in England.
Who was the father of 2-year old Thomas Jackson? Likely it is the Thomas Jackson on the following census page:
Thomas Jackson, laborer, age 20, along with Margaret J. Jackson, 12, and Lizie M. Jackson, 10, were all living in the household of coal miner John Long, 40, and his wife Margaret, 36. Perhaps Margaret was first married to a Jackson?.

4. Census in 1880 in Jacksons, Schuylkill, PA. ^{1 9} The 1880 census recorded Ann Scholes, widow, 50, living with her sons with Horrox surname: William Horrox, coal miner, 29; James Horrox, coal miner, 26; Alfred Horrox, works in mine, 13; and Thomas Horrox, at school, 11. Also with them are Ann's stepsons with the Scholes surname: Robert Scholes, 18; John Scholes, 12. Everyone was born in England, except John in Maryland, and Alfred and Thomas in Pennsylvania. The Horrox father and Scholes father and Ann were born in England. Note: His PA Death Certificate reveals Thomas Horrox was actually the son of Ann's daughter Mary Ann Horrox and Thomas Jackson.

5. Census in 1910 in Hazleton, Luzerne, PA. ¹⁰ The 1910 Census recorded James Horrax, laborer in coal mine, single, 56, boarding in the home of John Hodgets, 58, and his wife Mary A., 54, who was born in Pennsylvania. James and John and their parents were born in England.

6. Occupation: miner in 1922 in , Schuylkill, PA. ⁶

7. Residence: in 1922 in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill, PA. ⁴

8. Cause of Death: James died at the Schuylkill County Hospital in North Mainheim Townshp from paretic dementia, 12 Jul 1922, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill, PA. ⁶