Searching for the Waltons in Wales

(C) 2016 by Frederick Walton

Recently a cousin of mine told me that he was planning a visit to Wales. I told him about the time that I visited Wales in September & October 2002. I had gone to Wales looking for information about my great grandfather, George Walton.

At this time, in 2002, the only information I had about George Walton was an 1860 birth date from his headstone (later discovered to be incorrect), his date of death and the fact that he and his parents were “English” from various sources like his U.S. Federal Census records and my grandfathers birth certificate. Oddly enough, My grandfather listed his father, George’s, birth place as “Wales” in his 1930 census. He also listed his mothers birth place as “New York”  both subsequently proven to be incorrect. But it was this fact, along with a Welsh address on a job reference that ultimately encouraged me to seek more information on George Walton in Wales.

Job Reference #2, John Peel of DANYRALLT Llangadock, S. Wales to George Walton dated 4 November 1882

Early in my genealogical sleuthing I had being given copies of a set of documents belonging to George that turned out to be his job references from throughout his work life. One of these had the name of an estate, DANYRALLT, in South Wales embossed on the stationary¹.

Llangadock or Llangadog?

"Llangadock (now called Llanadog), South Wales is a “market-town and parish, in the county of CARMARTHEN, SOUTH WALES, 21 miles (E.N.E.) from Carmarthen; and 188 miles (W. by N.) from London. This parish, which derives its name from the dedication of its church to St. Cadog, is of very remote antiquity . . . The TOWN is beautifully situated between the rivers Brân and Sawdde, over the former of which it has a neat stone bridge of three elliptic arches . . . it consists principally of one spacious street, containing several well built houses of respectable appearance, and is abundantly supplied with water, but neither paved nor lighted."²

The name DANYRALLT comes from the Welsh “Tan Yr allt” meaning “beneath the hillside” and is often used to names farms and estates in southern Wales.³

Searching through my records I came across the journal I kept during this trip. The following are notes I made of my visit to Llangadog, Wales, where, according to the 1882 job reference, my great grandfather, George Walton, was employed by John Peel as a groom.

Monday, September 30, 2002

Black Mountains of South Wales on the way to Llangadog. Photo by Rick Walton (c) 2002

Our trip from Bath, England to South Wales took us through some beautiful countryside, much of it on well paved, yet not very busy highways. At times the mountains towering above the lush green valleys reminded us of those fertile valleys in California near Brownsville. At other times the far-reaching vistas reminded us of the valleys in Pennsylvania and the Shenandoah mountains.

Turnoff to to Llangadog.  (Square and Compass refers to the old public house  at this spot)
Photo by Rick Walton (c) 2002

 Llangadog s on a major “B” road and was no challenge to find, the bigger challenge being the  navigation along the narrow streets of the village. The village is very small, composed of three primary  streets that meet in the village center.  The streets are clogged with cars parked in nearly every available empty place, but that did not seem to bother the local farmers driving massive tractors with farm machinery, at a fast pace, clearing the autos by mere centimeters. As I recall, we parked near the edge of the village and walked!

View of Main street from center of Llangadog village. Photos by Rick Walton (c) 2002

 The village consists of three or four hotels or public houses, a post office and newsstand, a general store and residences or shops. It was lunchtime, but the village was a quiet as a tomb.

Author Rick Walton in front of the Castle Hotel in Llangadog, South Wales. Could his Great Grandfather, George Walton, have frequented the pub 120 years earlier? Photo by Ruthann Walton (c) 2002. 

We ate lunch at the Castle Hotel before heading to the Post Office. Ruthann mailed some postcards while I made inquiries. The little man who ran the connected stationary/newspaper store was as fidgety as a nervous mouse. I explained that I was looking clues to my ancestor, who once lived and worked here but there seemed to be a minor language barrier. Even though I was asking him questions in English and he was responding in English neither of us seemed to understand the other well. I showed him the job references. He seemed to recognize the scrawled signature on job reference #1 but didn't know about Belmont Hall. This was exciting. I had been unable to decipher this name and it was causing a brick wall to my research.

He seemed to think the middle name was Lloyd and pronounced the last name…in his Welsh accent… still undecipherable, this time to my ear instead of my eyes. I begged his pardon and asked him to repeat it, which he did several times, ending up shouting at me. It was still illegible to my ear. I asked him if he would mind spelling it for me. He impatiently picked up a pen and wrote it out for me on a scrap of paper. It looked correct…in fact it looked exactly like the scrawl I already had, illegible.I could see it was pointless to continue so I thanked him for his help and we
left. Still a dead end!

“Mystery” signature from the 1879-1882 Job Reference #1.  

The Llangadog clerk incorrectly identified the middle name as “Lloyd” 

He directed me to the Shoemaker, a Mr. Edwards who at 80 something was the oldest man in the village and if anyone would know, he would. We walked down the road as directed and two buildings beyond the square we were looking at the cultivated fields outside the village. The distinctive smell of burning coal drifted from chimneys to ward off the late afternoon chill. Other, more pungent, odors wafted into the village from the fields. We came to a small darkened shop with shoes on display in the window. I tried the doorknob. To my surprise it opened into a small unlit room with counters on either side and cobblers tools neatly organized behind the counter.

I didn't know if I should enter or not, but the opening of the door jangled a shop bell. As I stood there deciding what to do next, I heard footsteps approaching. A tiny, spry, white-haired, older gentleman, dressed in a clean white shirt and tie and wearing an unbuttoned cardigan sweater looked at me with a friendly smile as he switched on the shop lights. He didn’t look 80 something. He stood about 4’ 8" high. He was not a dwarf, but a perfectly proportioned miniature man.

"Are you Mr. Edwards?" I inquired.

"Yes I am" He replied with a smile.

I explained to him the man at the post office had sent me and he was happy to listen to what I had to say. I mentioned the name Perl (which is what I thought the signature on job reference #2 looked like) and  he corrected me.

"It's Peel: P– E– E– L, he was a Sir you know! Sir Melvin Peel, a generous man!”

I pulled out the job reference and showed him the signature of John peel.

Mystery Signature for Job Reference #1- Is it PERL or PEEL (it’s Peel) 

"Oh, that was his father, they are buried at the local cemetery”.

I probed him for other details and learned the following: DANYRALLT was a large estate located on the edge of the village. After Word War I, Sir Melvin Peel partitioned off lots from his estate to give to destitute returning local veterans. They were very grateful to him. The mansion was used for refugees during World War II and burned down in the 1940s, shortly after the war. The horse stables, where my great-grandfather worked as a groom, were still standing near the entrance to the estate and being refurbished as town houses. The ruins of the estate were about half a mile beyond the stables and couldn't be seen from the highway.

Danyrallt Park was built as a villa in the 1840's, replacing the 'Old Tanyrallt' (Nprn 17288). In 1864-5, the villa and an adjacent farmhouse were joined and named 'Dirleton'. The building is thought to have had a stone circular staircase in a canted bay. In 1881, the building was renamed Danyrallt Park. It was burned down in the 1940's (5).. 

He had no recollection of any Waltons, but suggested visiting the village church, the only one in town. “They may have some records of the Waltons. If the vicar is not at church, his house is just down the street. The Peel family plot is in the village cemetery on the right about halfway down the lane.” Mr. Edwards informed us.

The shop bell jingled as a customer entered. Mr. Edwards had answered my questions and there was not much more to tell me,  so I thanked him for his time and let him return to his business.

Grave Monument for John Peel at the village cemetery in Llangadog, Wales.
Photo by Rick Walton (C) 2002

We drove to the cemetery on the edge of the village in search for the Peel family plot, a large conspicuous monument. We next searched each row for Walton headstones, eventually going up and down many rows in the cemetery. No Waltons were found., although we did not take the time to inspect every one of the hundreds of stones stretched out before us. 

As disappointing as this was we did find information on the Peel monument that John Peel was from “Lanc” which we took to mean Lancaster or Lancashire, perhaps this is where the Waltons were from as well. Mr. Edwards had explained that local land barons like the Peels brought their servants with them rather than trying to communicate with the Welsh speaking locals. Considering some of the communications issues we had encountered ourselves, this seemed like a good idea.

St Cadog Parish Church, Llangadog The name of the village, Llangadog, means the area around (the church of) Cadog. There has been a church on this site since the 7th century. The tower was a 14th century addition. The present-day church is mostly the result of an extensive restoration and partial rebuild in 1889.
source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_side_of_St_Cadog_Parish_Church,_Llangadog_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3331830.jpg

Our next stop was the church. it was closed and empty. The ancient burial grounds surrounding the church was full of ancient headstones tilted in every direction. No Walton was found among the few that were legible. We drove to the Vicars house, down Rectory Lane, no one was home. I had hoped to look at church records to see if the Waltons were among the parishioners but were unable to. Another dead end.

Alter inside the empty St. Cadog church. I wondered if this is what my Great Grandfather viewed while attending church on Sundays. Photo by Rick Walton (C) 2002 

The day was rapidly burning to a close but I had one more stop to make, the stable my great-grandfather worked at.

We drove down the highway and turned left as directed. We came upon a large two-story stone barn on the left side of the highway. Pulling off nearby I walked back along the highway to take photographs.

The countryside in all 360° of my view had probably changed very little since my great grandfather took in the same views over a century before. This was the land and the very building where my great-grandfather worked as a groom. I felt a connection, but also disappointment in not finding out any more details about my mystery ancestor.

We pulled into a country lane to turn the car around, and discovered we had entered the courtyard in front of the stable, and a sign that said DAN-YR-ALLT Park, Private.

Pulling over on the farm lane I got out and took several more pictures of the beautiful stone building. My great grandfather most likely had quarters here on the second floor to fulfill his duties as a groom which required him to look after and care for the horses at all times  Beyond the stable, the lonely farm lane farm disappeared into fields that rose to a commanding hill. I imagined the long gone estate mansion perched on the crest.

Farm lane leading from Dan-Yr-Allt Park Stable to Mansion ruins in Llangadog. This is the same view seen by my great grandfather George Walton while he worked worked here as a groom from 1881-1882

Photo by Rick Walton Sept 30, 2002

My wife reminded me that our time in Llangadog had run out. It was time to head to our next destination.

I had actually found the estate and the stable he worked in! Amazing! Exhilarating! Yet disappointing. I did NOT find what I was really looking for. Who was George Walton? I knew he left Wales from right here in 1882, but where did he come from? Who were his parents? What was my Walton ancestry?

All I knew at this point was that my 22 year old⁴ great grandfather, George Walton,  worked on this estate for John Peel as a “groom under a coachman for somewhat more than a year.” There was no trace of him or any Waltons in Llangadog now. He probably wasn’t Welsh. Walton is not a typical Welsh name. I still needed more  clues to uncover his origin. He had been right here, but I sensed the rest of the Walton clan originated elsewhere still waiting to be discovered. More research was needed to continue. My trail had dried up.

I had come all the way to Wales based on a letterhead. I found the actual estate where this reference was written 120 years before but still hadn't learned who George was. That would come years later.

Notes:

[1] I received a photocopy of this document from cousin Molly Lewis in Sept. 2000. It was a single, cut sheet measuring 8 ½ “ by 5 ½”. The seal and printed address would indicate it was a piece of stationary for the Danyrallt estate. The crest is the Peel crest.

In 2010 I received a scan from cousin Claudia Shuttleworth taken from the original in the position of her mother Barbara Simpson, the daughter of Harry Walton. Barbara was studying family history in the 1960’s when she received this from her cousin Connie Ludwig. Connie had received this and other family documents from her mother, Lillian (Walton) Halpin who had received them from her mother, Constance Wilhelmina Walton. Constance Wilhelmina lived with Lillian and her family before her death in 1931

[2] From A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (S. Lewis, 1844). Found online at  Genuki in 2002 & 2016. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/CMN/Llangadock 

[3] Gareth, John, List Administrator for Dyfed, GGM & PEM, Genuki, 3/1/2002 reply to  emailed question about present location of DANYRALLT in Llangadog. He was unable to identify the location, but shared the Welsh meaning of the name.

[4] Actually only 18 years old in 1882 once I found his correct birth date (3 July 1864) in 2006.

[5] source:  https://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/111848/details/llwyn-y-berllandirletondanyrallt-park

The Cheddleton Walton's 1861-1881

An annotated analysis of available Walton Records 

in Cheddleton 1861-1891 

 What we know about the Walton's in Cheddleton, England between 1861 and 1891 is limited by available records, primarily Birth, Marriage, Death and Census.  Let's start with what we know by identifying the Who? Where? When? Why? and How?

Who? Where? When?- We will investigate the Walton family (the Who?) that lived in Cheddleton (the Where?) during 1861 to 1881 (the When?).

Why?How?- Why did the Walton's come to Cheddleton in 1861. As I said in the previous blog, that is a mystery, but it is more than likely due to a job opportunity. How they got to Cheddleton may never be known. It is possible they took a train or maybe they simply walked. To date, no records have been found to positively answer these questions.

The one question we can answer is more depth by analyzing existing public records is: 

Who are the Walton's of Cheddleton (1861)?

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 From birth, death(1) and census(2) records, we know that in 1861 the John Walton family consisted of the following five members: (Note: Both Elizabeth and John Joseph were part of the family immediately prior to the move in 1861 and are included here for completeness. They have been greyed out to indicate their deaths)

Name	Birth	BirthPlace	Death	Place	Age 1861*
John Walton (father)	1828	Appleby			31
Eliza (mother)	1835	Shackerstone			26
1. Emily	1852	Appleby			7
2. Elizabeth	1855	Appleby	1861	Appleby	(6)
3. Jane Ann	1857	Appleby			4
4. Mary	1859	Appleby			2
5. John Joseph	1860	Appleby	1860	Appleby	(2)

* Age taken from 1861 Census

On April 23, 1862 a second son, and namesake, John William, was born. He survived to adulthood, immigrated to America and is the great- grandfather of Gayle Judd of California who has done extensive research on our family and shared her findings with me.

On July 3, 1864 a third son was born and named George. He too survived to adulthood, immigrated to America and is my great-grandfather and a direct ancestor of many of you reading this blog.

On December 3, 1865 Edwin, the fourth son was born followed two years later by a daughter, Lousia on June 29, 1867. John and Eliza's ninth child, Rosalia Alberta was born on March 21, 1870.

These children would grow up in the village of Cheddleton. They would attend church and school here. Like most children, they probably hiked in the nearby fields and splashed in the abundant streams. They undoubtedly walked to the train station and watched trains arriving and departing to a world outside the borders of their tiny rural village. They would have visited the village shop and post office. (These are all  places I visited, and tried to envision the children visiting, during my short visit to Cheddleton in April 2011.)

Death only visited the Walton household in Cheddleton once during the decade between 1861 and 1871. Jane Ann died of scarlet fever on September 10, 1868 and is buried in Cheddleton.  I visited the Churchyard and searched for her grave, but will tell that story another time.

Who are the Walton's of Cheddleton (1871)?

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By 1871 John and Eliza doubled the family size with the 5 new children, decribed above, whose names are listed in bold:

Name	Birth	Place	Death	Place	Age 1861	Age 1871*
John Walton	1828	Appleby			31	42
Eliza	1835	Shackerstone			26	36
1. Emily	1852	Appleby			7	17
2. Elizabeth	1855	Appleby	1861	Appleby	6
3.Jane Ann	1857	Appleby	1868	Cheddleton	4
4. Mary	1859	Appleby			2	12
5.John Joseph	1860	Appleby	1860	Appleby	2
6. John William	1862	Cheddleton				8
7. George	1864	Cheddleton				6
8. Edwin	1865	Cheddleton				5
9. Louisa	1867	Cheddleton				3
10. Rosalia-Alberta	1870	Cheddleton				1

* Age taken from 1871 Census  Emily is no longer part of the Walton household in the 1871 Census


On May 31, 1872, 5th son Frederick was born in Cheddleton according to the records in the General Register Office, London. He is 8 years old when the 1881 census is taken and is not found in the 1891 English census. He is believed to have immigrated to America around 1890 according to research conducted by Gayle Judd. (4)

Their final child, Charles, was a Valentine baby, born on February 14, 1874. I am not sure if the Walton's practiced this holiday, but it was well known by this time. Valentine’s Day is alluded to by Shakespeare, Chaucer and many of the old poets. Like his brothers before him, Charles Walton immigrated to NY in 1890, when he was16 year old, according to research conducted by Gayle Judd. (5)

At the Same time as new babies were being Born, older Children were leaving the nest. Emily Walton, age 17,  is greyed out in the above table because by 1871 she had left the Walton household, as was customary for a girl of this age. On the 1871 Census (3), she is listed as a "unmarried, domestic servant" in the household of  Eliza Woolliscroft, a 65 year old "retired farmer widow" in nearby Leek.
 
Where did they live?

1871 Cheddleton Census for John and Eliza Walton

The April 7, 1871 Census gives us a few more clues about the family. They lived in Cheddleton. You already knew that, but this census enumerator has listed a house name so we can pin point where they lived. Unfortunately I couldn't quite make out the name as he wrote it, can you? (see 2nd yellow circled name to left of circled "John Walton")

Luckily the preceding neighbor's house was easier to read..."Dale House". My Cheddleton B&B host had an old village map, and I was able to locate the Dale house. It was only a mile or two down the road from where we were staying. I knew the enumerator would go from house to house in an orderly fashion , so now I simply had to look at the name of the next house. There is was! "Sunnyside". Knowing that, the mystery name suddenly becomes obvious. (I visited this house. Look for pictures in an upcoming tour blog.)

The Census also tells us who is living in the household and confirms their ages and birth places. With the exception of Emily, who is living in nearby Leek as a servant, all the living children are listed on the 1871 English census. (see table above).

Under the column of Occupation, John is again listed as a "Coachman Domestic Servant".  Eliza is listed as "house wife" and all the children, except Rosalia, are listed as "scholars" including 3 year old Louisa. This would suggest that the children attended the village school which is still standing, but is today used as a tearoom and craft shop. (I visited the school and we had lunch here. Look for pictures in an upcoming tour blog.)

A final and reassuring tidbit is that none of the Waltons is check-marked on the 1871 Census form in the column labeled as being "deaf and dumb", "blind", "imbecile" or "idiot", or "insane".

Who are the Walton's of Cheddleton (1881)?

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By the time of the 1881 Census, John and Eliza added the final two members of the family (listed in bold), totaling 12 children, but they are not all living under one roof: The family members living in other households at the time of the 1881 Census have been grayed out.

Name	Birth	Place	Death	Place	Age 1861	Age 1871	Age 1881*
John Walton	1828	Appleby			31	42	52
Eliza	1835	Shackerstone			26	36	46
1. Emily	1852	Appleby			7	17	27
2. Elizabeth	1855	Appleby	1861	Appleby	6
3.Jane Ann	1857	Appleby	1868	Cheddleton	4
4. Mary	1859	Appleby			2	12	22
5.John Joseph	1860	Appleby	1860	Appleby	2
6. John William	1862	Cheddleton				8	18
7. George	1864	Cheddleton				6	17
8. Edwin	1865	Cheddleton				5	15
9. Louisa	1867	Cheddleton				3	13
10. Rosalia-Alberta	1870	Cheddleton				1	11
11. Frederick	1872	Cheddleton					8
12. Charles	1874	Cheddleton					7

* Age taken from 1881 Census


According to the 1881 Census (6), only four children remained in the household; 15 year old Edwin, who is listed as an apprentice joiner and  11 year old Rosetta, Frederick  and Charles all listed as "Scholar"

John and Eliza have moved their smaller family to a new home at Belmont Cottage, near Belmont hall where John worked as a Coachman. Eliza is listed as "wife".

Eldest daughter Emily is married with children of her own. She is listed as Emily Patterson, in the Everton, Lancashire enumeration at 45 Elias Street (house) as 27, married, lodger with William Price, born at Appleby, Leicestershire, no occupation given. With her is her daughter, Emily, 4, born at Manchester, Lancashire. No husband is listed.(7)

Fourth child, Mary, is listed as a stillroom maid (domestic) in a large household  in the 1881 English Census for Micklethwaite, Yorkshire. A "Still Room Maid " worked in the Still-Room in a large Victorian household, answerable to both the housekeeper and the cook, where she would concoct the kitchen cleaners, soaps, candles and cosmetics for the lady of the house. It also housed the jams pickles etc. that the cook would make. (8) The address was "The Grange Hall",  owned by Robert Gunter, 49, colonel in army militia and landowner. Included in his household is a very large staff. Mary is listed as unmarried, 22 years old, and born in Appleby, Leicester. (9)

18 year old John William is not found in the 1880 US Census or the 1881 English census, so we can conclude that he immigrated sometime between these two dates. His passenger records are not clear because there are a number of John Walton's who immigrated in this time period. 

17 year old George can be found at Belmont Hall in the household of Mary Sneyd Kynnersley, a 72 year old widow of "independent means". George is listed as a "General servant [&] Groom". He is one of the 4 servants listed in this household.(10)

Louisa, age 13, born at Cheddleton, is listed with an aunt and uncle, George Cope, 34, a gamekeeper and Elizabeth, 37,  in Barton Blount, Derby. This is about midway between Cheddleton, and Appleby, 3 1/2 miles from Tutbury station on the North Staffordshire Railway which can be reached via Cheddleton's Churnet Valley line (11). She may be living there as a servant or just visiting on the day the Census was taken. (12) 

Elizabeth Cope's birthplace is listed as Appleby Magna, which is a strong clue to a place connection, but John does not have a sister by this name. I do not find any marriage record for George Cope and Elizabeth Walton (or maternal surnames Bonsall, Waterson or White). John and Eliza named one of their children Elizabeth, perhaps in honor of this relative, but it is not clear what her relationship is without additional research. 


Who are the Walton's of Cheddleton (1891)?

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The Walton's are gone from Cheddleton  by the time the 1891 English Census is taken. Some relocated to the Manchester area while others immigrated to America. Additional research will be needed to follow the various family lines once they have left Cheddleton. With your help, I intend to start with our direct family line, through George Walton, in future Blogs and carry them down to the present generation.

Meanwhile to close this chapter in Walton History, I have summarized where the Walton Family ended up after leaving Cheddleton in the following Table. Note: for clarity, I only included Walton's still living after 1881.

Name	Birth	Place	Age 1891	Comments
John Walton	1828	Appleby	61	Died 1890 Manchester
Eliza	1835	Shackerstone	56	Widow,Manchester
1. Emily (Waugh)	1852	Appleby	37	remarried, Burslem (Stoke-on-Trent)
4. Mary (Starling)	1859	Appleby	32	Married 1885 in Prestwich, a suburb of Manchester, then immigrated to America
6. John William	1862	Cheddleton	28	To America, 1881
7. George	1864	Cheddleton	27	To America, 1883
8. Edwin	1865	Cheddleton	25	Died 1929 Manchester, England
9. Louisa	1867		23	Died about 1895 in New York
10. Rose (Williams)	1870	Cheddleton	20	Married, Manchester, Eliza lives with her.
11. Frederick	1872	Cheddleton	18	to America, 1890
12. Charles	1874	Cheddleton	17	To America , 1890

Notes:

(1) Appleby-Magna Parish Records-"St Michael & All Angels' Church Registers, 1572 to 1906", Source URL http://www.applebymagna.org.uk/appleby_history/records_parish_records.html

(2) 1861 Census Records for Cheddleton district 1, Page 4, Family 19 

     Source Citation: Class:  RG9; Piece:  1951; Folio:  4; Page:  1; GSU roll:  542893.

 

(3) 1871 Leek census for Emily Walton

Source citation: Class:  RG10; Piece:  2882; Folio:  95; Page:  28; GSU roll:  836391.

(4) According to ancestry.com, Frederick Walton immigrated on the ship "Wyoming" which departed from Liverpool and arrived in New York 26 Aug 1890, Frederick Walton was from England, a clerk, traveling in steerage, age 18 (estimated year of birth- 1872). (Source Citation: Year: 1890; Arrival: New York , United States; Microfilm Serial: M237; Microfilm Roll: M237_554; Line: 33; List Number: 1263 )

(5) According to ancestry.com NEW YORK PASSENGER LISTS: Charles was on the ship Arizona that sailed from Liverpool, England and arrived in New York, 14 Jul 1890. He was listed as age 16, weaver (dittoed from passengers before him), and 275 on the list.
(Source Citation:Year: 1890; Arrival: New York , United States; Microfilm Serial: M237; Microfilm Roll: M237_551; Line: 12; List Number: 1011)

(6) 1881 Census for John Walton, Class: RG11; Piece:  2744; Folio:  137; Page:  13; GSU roll:  1341658.

(7) 1881 Census for Emily (Walton) Patterson, Class: RG11; Piece:  3660; Folio:  86; Page:  41; GSU roll:  1341877.

(8) Occupations- http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/s.html

(9) 1881 Census for Mary Walton, Class: RG11; Piece: 4329; Folio: 79; Page: 4; GSU roll: 1342033

(10) 1881 Census for George Walton, Class:  RG11; Piece:  2744; Folio:  137; Page:  14; GSU roll:  1341658. 

(11) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Staffordshire_Railway 

(12) 1881 census for Louisa Walton, Class: RG11; Piece: 2753; Folio: 18; Page: 5; GSU roll: 1341659.

Appleby-Magna Parish, Leicestershire St Michael & All Angels' Church Registers, 1572 to 1906

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:

1. 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