Copyright (C) 2010 Frederick Walton
In 1934, A William Read Esq of Leicester undertook a transcription of the Baptism, Marriage and Burial records at Appleby church. These have now been digitized, page by page, thanks to Chris Bee, who did the scanning and conversion to searchable text and additional research, and the kind permission of the Appleby Group Parochial Church Council.
The original registers are held at the Leicestershire Record Office, and there is a microfiche copy at Coalville library. A copy of the typed transcript is held by the Parochial Church Council in Appleby.
The records do not cover all the births and deaths in Appleby during these years, only the baptisms, weddings and burials that were recorded at St Michael's church, although this would include the majority of these events in the village.
Volume 2 Index
Marriages 1754 - 1783 Pages 1 to 15
Baptisms & Burials 1805 - 1812 “ 16 to 33
Banns 1784 - 1823 “ 34 to 48
Marriages 1784 - 1812 “ 49 to 67
Marriages 1813 - 1837 “ 68 to 86
Baptisms 1813 - 1862 “ 87 to 187
Burials 1813 - 1906 “ 188 to 267
Walton Family Historian, Rick Walton of Raleigh, NC, has, on 15 Nov. 2010, extracted the records pertaining to the Walton Family.
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The Walton Records Found
Banns
The First record found was in Volume 2 Page 47, which makes it a Marriage Bann1
Page 34- BANNS.
N.B. All parties of the parish of Appleby unless otherwise described.
No. Pub
1821. 237. John Walton & Jane Waterson. “ 31 Dec. 7-14 Jan. Page 47
Note: December 31, 1820 was a Sunday as was Sunday January 7, 1821 and Sunday January 14, 1821. These would be the 3 consecutive Sundays that the Marriage Banns were “published” or read to the congregation. Since no other descriptor is included, we can conclude both parties were residents of the Parish of Appleby
The Second record found was in Volume 2 Page 74, which makes it a Marriage record (Marriages 1813 - 1837 pages 68 to 86)
Page 68 - MARRIAGES.
N.B. All parties are of the parish of Appleby unless otherwise described.
1821.
No. 66. John Walton & Jane Worterson. B.
Wit. James Hatton, Mary Walton or Watton. Jan. 15.
Notes: Worterson is a misspelling of Waterson which is found consistently in the other records. The B. following her name stands for Banns of Marriage, the other option being Lic. for Marriage License.
Cousin Gayle Walton Judd of Saratoga, California examined the record in person and states:
“MARRIAGE: In the parish register, the marriage entry reads: "John Walton of Appleby Parish and Jane Worterson of Appleby Parish were married in this church by banns this 15 of January, 1821, in the presence of James Walton and Mary Walton." I assume Mary Walton was his sister, but I don't know the relationship of James. (There was a James Walton who was buried in Appleby, 10 Apr. 1853, age 69. In the IGI, there is a James Hulm Walton, son of Henry Walton, christened 14 Apr 1784, at St.Mary, Lichfield, Stafford. Any connection would be pure conjecture.)”
Baptisms
The 12 entries are found on page 106-185, which makes them Baptisms (Baptisms, 1813 - 1862, pages 87 to 187)
Page 87- BAPTISMS.
When Child’s Parents Surname Abode Quality (page)
Baptd. Chris Christian trade or
Name Name Profession
1822. (Page 106)
Jan. 6, 1822 Thomas John Walton Appleby laborer (106)
No. 299. Jane
1823. (Page 108)
Aug. 18, 1823 William John Walton Appleby laborer (110)
No. 357. Jane
1825. (Page 113)
Dec. 1, 1825 Elizabeth John Walton Appleby laborer (115)
No. 449. Jane
1828. (Page 120)
Aug. 25, 1828 John John Walton Appleby laborer (121)
No. 540. Jane
1832. (Page 127)
Dec. 5, 1832 Joseph John Walton Appleby laborer (129)
No. 669. Jane
1834. (Page 131)
Jul. 13, 1834 Ann John Walton Appleby laborer (133)
No. 731. Jane
When Child’s Parents Surname Abode Quality (page)
Baptd. Chris Christian trade or
Name Name Profession
1837. (Page 138)
Oct. 22, 1837 Charles John Walton Appleby laborer (139)
No. 828. Jane
Note- New Parents:
When Child’s Parents Surname Abode Quality (page)
Baptd. Chris Christian trade or
Name Name Profession
1853. (Page 170)
Oct. 30, 1853 Emily John Walton Appleby laborer (172)
No. 1350. Eliza
1855. (Page 174)
Mar. 13, 1855 Elizabeth John Walton Appleby laborer (175)
No. 1393. Eliza
1857. (Page 178)
Apl. 5, 1857 Jane Anne John Walton Appleby laborer (178)
No. 1453. Eliza
1859. (Page 182)
Mar. 29, 1859 Mary John Walton Appleby Groom (182)
No. 1515. Eliza
1860. (Page 183)
Nov. 7, 1860 John Joseph John Walton Appleby laborer (185)
No. 1565. Eliza
Burials
The 5 entries are found on page 188, which makes them Burials (Burials 1813-906, pages 188 to 267)
Burials in the Parish of Appleby in the County of Leicester
Name. Abode When buried. Age. (Page)
469. Thomas, s. of John Appleby Mar. 23, 1836 14 (213)
& Jane Walton
963. John Joseph Walton Appleby Nov. 25, 1860 13 weeks (236)
Note: Nov 25, 1860 Was a Sunday. Exactly 13 weeks would be Sept 2, 1860.
972. Elizabeth Walton Appleby Apl. 3, 1861 6 (236)
1151. Jane Walton Appleby Dec. 30, 1870 69 (245)
1193. John Walton Appleby Mar. 2, 1874 74 (247)
Important Note: The Parish Records include over 30 instances of Waterson and should be researched separately
Notes:
- What is a Bann?- The banns of marriage, commonly known simply as "the banns" (from an Old English word meaning "to summon"), are the public announcement in a Christian parish church that a marriage is going to take place between two specified persons. It is commonly associated with the Church of England and with other denominations whose traditions are similar.
The purpose of banns is to enable anyone to raise any canonical or civil legal impediment to the marriage, so as to prevent marriages that are invalid. Impediments vary between legal jurisdictions, but would normally include a pre-existing marriage that has been neither dissolved nor annulled, a vow of celibacy, lack of consent, or the couple's being related within the prohibited degrees of kinship.
In England, under the provisions of Lord Hardwicke's Act of 1753, a marriage was only legally valid if the banns had been called or a marriage licence had been obtained, codifying earlier practice within the Church of England. By this statute, 26 Geo. II, c.33, the banns were required to be read aloud on three Sundays before the wedding ceremony, in the home parish churches of both parties. Omission of this formality rendered the marriage void, unless the bishop's licence (a common licence) or the special licence of the Archbishop of Canterbury had been obtained. This statutory requirement had the effect of requiring Roman Catholics and other non-conformists to be married in the Church of England, a requirement lifted by legislation in 1836. The present legislation relating to banns of marriage is contained in the Marriage Act 1949.
The wording of banns according to the rites of the Church of England is as follows:
* I publish the banns of marriage between NN of … and NN of …
o This is the first / second / third time of asking. If any of you know cause or just impediment why these two persons should not be joined together in Holy Matrimony, ye are to declare it. (Book of Common Prayer 1662)
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banns_of_marriage
Rosalia Alberta Walton married Daniel Williams in January 1889. They lived in Bradford, Manchester with Eliza Walton. They had eight daughters from 1890, Madelina, Lilly, Gertrude, Agnes, Rose, Emily, Florence and Eva. Emily, born in 1903, is my Grandmother on my mother's side. I'm not sure how related that makes us, but hello family! Daniel appears to have died before the 1922 census as Rosalia (known as Rose) is listed as Head of Household. Genealogy is new to me and I cannot tell you how excited I was to find your blog!
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