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 1746 - 1820 (73 years)
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| Name |
Jethro Hornblower |
| Born |
16 Jul 1746 |
Chacewater, Cornwall, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
1 Jan 1820 |
Kenwyn, Cornwall, England |
| Buried |
05 Jan 1820 |
Kenwyn, Cornwall, England |
- Gwennap Burials 1820: Jethro HORNBLOWER, 73, Gentleman of Kenwyn, buried Parish of Kenwyn, Gwennap-opc.com
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| Notes |
- The Origin of the Hornblower family
The Hornblower surname probably began as an occupational name. According to one story, a Walter de la Grene living in England in 1320 was paid one penny per week for blowing the horn. Versions of the surname do appear in records dating back to the 1300s. including Blauhorn, Blawhorn, Horniblow, Hornblow, Hornisblow, Hornesblow, and Horneblow. The British National Archives contain deeds and papers of Hornblower family members living in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, dating as far back as the 17th century.
Another Hornblower family tradition explains that Charles II of England (1630-1685) was captivated by the strains played by a bugler in his service. He therefore exclaimed that from that time forward the bugler, whose name was Green, should be the king?s "horn blower." As a reward for his service the king gave the bugler's family an estate of Crown land at Kidderminster, near Stourbridge. Supposedly the Hornblower family crest with three bugle horns can be seen in the Tower of London.
Apart from the great family of mining engineers who settled in Cornwall and in colonial America in the mid-eighteenth century, the best-known members of the Hornblower family are fictional. Fans of J. R. R. Tolkien recall that he tells of an important Hobbit family whose most famous member was Tobold Hornblower of Longbottom. Tobold introduced pipe-weed into the Shire. (Pipe-weed, probably a variety of Nicotiana, or tobacco plant.) Frodo Baggins had Hornblower blood. His great-grandfather Largo married one Tanta Hornblower.
The second and probably most famous character with the surname is the British Royal Navy officer, Horatio Hornblower. The original character was created by C. S. Forester, (1899-1967) who wrote eleven novels and several short stories about the adventures of his hero, who lived during the era of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars. In a 1951 movie Gregory Peck starred as Captain Horatio Hornblower. More recently, a series of movies for television based on Forester?s character retold the history of the naval hero.
Before dismissing the fictional Hornblower, take a look at his pedigree chart. Yes, we can claim him as one of our cousins. C. Northcote Parkinson (best known for Parkinson?s Law) was so taken with the character of Horatio that he wrote a biography, The Life and Times of Horatio Hornblower. In creating a family tree for his hero, Parkinson placed him in the same Hornblower family as Jonathan and Ann Carter Hornblower.
Parkinson's family tree shows the naval hero descended from Jonathan Hornblower, engineer, 1717-1780, through a fictional son named Jacob. The pedigree includes three ancestors who are found on the real Hornblower family pedigree. So when people jokingly ask whether you are related to Horatio, you can answer "yes." Incidentally, on our family tree we do have an actual Horatio Hornblower, born in 1798 to Joseph Hornblower, 1755.
Familysearch.org and Ancestry.com have records with two different birthdates and places of birth for Jethro. Alternate birthdate is 16 July 1746, place of birth either Staffordshire or Cornwall.
Either date would work, but if he was born in 1746, he most likely was born in Cornwall. In his article "The Hornblower Family" T. R. Harris states that Jethro was born at Chacewater 16 July 1746.
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| Person ID |
I1509 |
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| Last Modified |
13 Jun 2009 |
| Father |
Jonathan Hornblower, Sr, b. 1717, Staffordshire, England , d. Dec 1780, Kenwyn, Cornwall, England (Age 63 years) |
| Mother |
Ann Carter, b. Abt 1721, Broseley, Shropshire, England , d. 29 May 1802, Kenwyn, Cornwall, England (Age ~ 81 years) |
| Married |
Abt 1743 |
| Biography |
 | Jonathan Sr. and Ann Carter Hornblower Biography - Click on Next Line
Click here for Jonathan Sr and Ann Carter Hornblower Biography on this site
Jonathan and Ann continued to lead the amazing Hornblower family.
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| Family ID |
F0144 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Constance Ferris, b. Abt 1752, Kenwyn, Cornwall, England |
| Married |
Abt 12 Apr 1773 |
Kenwyn, Cornwall, England |
| Children |
| + | 1. Erastus Ferris Hornblower, b. 8 Jan 1774, Kenwyn Street,Truro,Cornwall,England , d. Jun 1814, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (Age 40 years) |
| + | 2. Thomas Ferris Hornblower, b. 10 Jul 1776, Kenwyn, Cornwall, England , d. 1860, Truro, Cornwall, England (Age 83 years) |
| + | 3. Azubiah Hornblower, b. 2 Jan 1778, Kenwyn Street,Truro,Cornwall,England , d. Mar 1861, Cornwall, England (Age 83 years) |
| + | 4. Rebecca Hornblower, b. 16 Jun 1779, Kenwyn, Cornwall, England |
| + | 5. Rosamond Hornblower, b. 11 Oct 1781, Kenwyn, Cornwall, England , d. 20 Feb 1821, Redruth, Cornwall, England (Age 39 years) |
| + | 6. Jemima Hornblower, b. 21 Apr 1784, Chacewater, Cornwall, England , d. 25 Dec 1855, St Luke Parish, Middlesex, England (Age 71 years) |
| | 7. Constantia Hornblower, b. 28 Feb 1785, Kenwyn Street,Truro,Cornwall,England |
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| Last Modified |
25 Nov 2023 |
| Family ID |
F137 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Born - 16 Jul 1746 - Chacewater, Cornwall, England |
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 | Married - Abt 12 Apr 1773 - Kenwyn, Cornwall, England |
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 | Died - 1 Jan 1820 - Kenwyn, Cornwall, England |
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 | Buried - 05 Jan 1820 - Kenwyn, Cornwall, England |
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| Documents |
 | Family Tree for Horatio Hornblower
This is the family tree for the fictional character created by C. S. Forester. See note below, Origin of the Hornblower family, for a full explanation. |
| Histories |
 | Will of Jonathan Hornblower
Jonathan Hornblower (1717-1780) was the father of Jethro Hornblower, the grandfather of both parents of Charles Penrose. |
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