2. | Anthony Hordern was born on 16 Jul 1819 in London, England (son of Anthony Hordern and Ann Woodhead); died in 1876 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Notes:
Anthony, a merchant, was born on 16 July 1819 in London, the eldest son of Anthony Hordern and his wife Ann, nee Woodhead, of Retford, Nottingham.
The Horderns moved to Melbourne in 1839 and Anthony (I) became a town councillor, but Anthony (II) returned to Sydney in 1844 with his brother Lebbeus, and opened a drapery store on Brickfield Hill. In 1856, The business moved to larger premises in the Haymarket, Sydney. By the time that Anthony II's sons, Anthony III and Samuel had joined the business In 1869, this store had become, Anthony Hordern and Sons.
Anthony died on 9 June 1869, survived by four sons and two daughters and by his wife, who died at Darling Point, Sydney, on 18 January 1871.
Anthony married Harriet Marsden in 1841 in Windsor, New South Wales, Australia. Harriet was born in 1821; died on 18 Jan 1871 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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