Sheffield-born Frederick Horton (1829-1887) was the son of Mary Horton.  They lived in Hanover Street in 1841, with Mary classed as ‘independent’ and with no husband.  St Peter’s baptismal register recorded Frederick’s father as Thomas Hands (file smith).  In 1855, Frederick was married at St Peter’s Parish Church to Hannah, the eldest daughter of John Pitt, who was a lead merchant, Glossop Road.  In the Census (1861), Frederick described himself as an electro-plate manufacturer and merchant.  In the directory (1868), he was listed as a silver and electro-plate manufacturer of knives, forks, and spoons in Norfolk Street.  The business may not have been successful, because in 1871 Frederick Horton & Co was a coal merchant in Exchange Street.  By 1881, Horton had moved to London and was working as an iron agent.  He died on 4 May 1887, aged 57, in Isledon Road, Finsbury Park, London.