Gill Street, Charters Towers, Australia - circa 1910 (Via) |
Friday 17 May 2024
James Wevell and Martha Wilton
Tuesday 30 April 2024
William Palmer Wilton and Dorothy Agnes Dickins
Fitzjohn's Avenue, Hampstead cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Derek Harper - geograph.org.uk/p/1916588 |
William Palmer Wilton (b. 19 Sep 1869), son of Henry Staines Wilton and Amelia Palmer, married at 40 (in quite some style), to Dorothy Agnes Dickins, then 25, daughter of Henry Percy Tavener Dickins and Charlotte Rebecca Fase, at the church of St Paul, Hampstead, on Saturday, 30 Apr 1910.
- Frances Mary Wilton b. 31 Aug 1911 D Quarter Vol 01A Page 984
- Agnes Joan Wilton b. 1916 M Quarter Volume 01A Page 963
- Helen Margaret Wilton b. 1919 J Quarter Volume 01A Page 724
William Palmer Wilton died at the end of 1957 D Quarter in HAMMERSMITH Volume 05C Page 955, at the age of 88. He was buried, on 3 Jan 1958, in the family plot at Hampstead Cemetery, along with his parents, his brother John and sister Margaret. On his death, Major William Palmer Wilton left the company, Champion & Wilton, to his shop manager Reginald Arkell.
Amusing comment here: "In the early 1950s I met William Wilton who was pretty old then and died soon after. He told me his shop was on Oxford Street and that he lived in Hampstead. From the top floor of his shop he told me that he could see his home “until that man Selfridge built in the way”."
Dorothy Agnes Wilton died in 1965, aged 81.
William and Dorothy's Daughters
Records show that Frances Mary Wilton (42) and Agnes Joan Wilton (37), embarked in Southampton at the end of July 1953 and arrived in Quebec on 4 Aug 1953, aboard the T.S.S. Columbia and then crossed the border into the United States. They gave the address - presumably of where they were going to be staying - as 1725 Orrington Avenue, Evanston, IL.
Frances Mary Wilton died in August 1986, aged 75 and Agnes Joan Wilton died, in 2014 at the grand old age of 98, both in London. Neither married.
Helen Margaret Wilton, married in Hampstead, in 1954 to Kenneth Graeme Todd (b. 1909). Records suggest that they had two children (born in 1957 and 1960). Kenneth Graeme Todd died, in Surrey in 1994. Helen Margaret Todd died in 2017, in Exeter, Devon. Like her sister, she will have been 98.
Wednesday 3 April 2024
Thomas Clark and Sarah Wilton
Part of the carriage drive in Southwark Park cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Marathon - geograph.org.uk/p/2649163 |
Thomas Clark, son of Claudius Clark and Hannah Cornell, married Sarah Wilton, daughter of Stephen Wilton and Elizabeth Hankin, on 3 Apr 1839 in Royston, Hertfordshire. Thomas was baptised on 15 Mar 1818 in Great Dunmow (where his parents were married on 27 May 1817). Claudius was a wheelwright. Thomas, like Sarah's brothers, was a Harness Maker.
Thomas and Sarah had ten children:
- Thomas Clark Wilton b. 1838 S Quarter in ROYSTON Vol 06 Page 528
- Ann Clark b. 1841 J Quarter in DUNMOW UNION Vol 12 Page 72
- Emma Clark b. 1842 D Quarter in DUNMOW UNION Vol 12 Page 69
- Sarah Wilton Clark b. 1845 M Quarter in BRAINTREE Vol 12 Page 26
- Alfred Clark b. 1847 M Quarter in BRAINTREE Vol 12 Page 32
- Robert Clark b. 1849 M Quarter in SAINT GEORGE THE MARTYR SOUTHWARK Volume 04 Page 525
- Caroline Clark b. 1851 J Quarter in CAMBERWELL Vol 04 Page 84
- Elizabeth Clark b. 1854 M Quarter in CAMBERWELL Vol 01D Page 465 (Died at 13 in 1867 D Quarter in CAMBERWELL Vol 01D Page 413)
- Thomas William Clark b. 1857 S Qtr in CAMBERWELL Vol 01D 433
- Walter Edward Clark b. 1862 M Qtr in CAMBERWELL Vol 01D 514 (Died at 18 in 1880 D Quarter in CAMBERWELL Vol 01D Page 443)
Saturday 30 March 2024
Richard Wilton and Mary Robinson
St Mary, Sawston - East end cc-by-sa/2.0 - © John Salmon - geograph.org.uk/p/4970953 |
Richard Wilton (b. 1737), son of Henry Wilton and Martha Douse, married Mary Robinson on 30 Mar 1762 in Sawston, Cambridgeshire. Only two miles from Great Shelford and Stapleford, is Sawston, where there were many Wiltons, going back to the early 1600s - just haven't tied them all together.
They had at least four children, all baptised at St Mary's Church, Sawston.
- Elizabeth Wilton bap. 4 Jul 1762
- Henry Wilton bap. 30 Oct 1768
- Stephen Wilton bap. 25 Dec 1777
- Hannah Wilton bap. 7 Jun 1779 (buried 17 Aug 1779)
The River Cam (or Granta) near Sawston cc-by-sa/2.0 - © John Sutton - geograph.org.uk/p/2860358 |
Monday 25 March 2024
Richard Wilton and Catherine Byatt
Quaker Meeting House (1835), New Street, Great Dunmow |
- Ann Wilton b. 1844 M Quarter in DUNMOW UNION Volume 12 Page 76, mother's maiden name BYATE. (Died 27 Apr 1850 (1850 J Quarter in DUNMOW UNION Volume 12 Page 56), aged 6, buried 2 May 1850)
- Elizabeth Wilton b. 6 Aug 1847 (1847 S Quarter in DUNMOW UNION Volume 12 Page 69 1847 Q3 - the whole of volume 12 is missing except for the first page (about 3000 entries missing)
- Richard Wilton b. 1848 (No GRO birth registration) (Died, aged 41, in 1889 J Quarter in POPLAR Volume 01C Page 322)
- Walter Wilton b. 1850 D Quarter in DUNMOW Volume 12 Page 79 (Died, aged 1, in 1852 M Quarter in DUNMOW Vol 04A Page 219)
- Martha Wilton b. 1853 M Quarter in DUNMOW Vol 04A Page 317 (Died, aged 1, in 1854 J Quarter in DUNMOW Vol 04A Page 209)
- William Wilton b. 1855 J Quarter in DUNMOW Volume 04A Page 311 (Died, aged 3, in 1858 J Quarter in DUNMOW Vol 04A Page 223)
- Ellen Wilton b. 1857 J Quarter in DUNMOW Vol 04A Page 335
- John Eldred b. 1849 D Quarter in DUNMOW Volume 12 Page 73, bap. 10 Jul 1853 in Great Dunmow. (Died aged 10, in 1860 J Quarter in DUNMOW Volume 04A Page 224)
- Walter Eldred b. 1852 D Quarter in WHITECHAPEL Volume 01C Page 355, bap. 10 Jul 1853 in Great Dunmow. On the baptism, his father's occupation is listed as Brewer's Servant and address given as No 12 Smith Place High Street Wapping London. (Died, aged 18, in 1871 J Quarter in DUNMOW UNION Volume 04A Page 256)
- Alfred Eldred bap. 12 Aug 1855 in Great Dunmow
- Thomazine Maria Eldred b. 24 Jul 1857 S Quarter in SAINT GEORGE IN THE EAST Volume 01C Page 413, bap. 4 Apr 1858 in the parish of St George in the East, Stepney. Her father's occupation was listed as Drayman and their address again as 12 Smith's Place.
Matchgirl strikers, several showing early symptoms of phosphorus necrosis. Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons |
Friday 8 March 2024
Edwin Joseph Wilton and Maria Seaton
Buckingham Road, Brighton, BN1 cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Mike Quinn - geograph.org.uk/p/3125000 |
Edwin Joseph Wilton (b. 1843), son of Joseph Wilton and Ann Thurlbourn, married Maria Seaton (b. 1851 in Holbeach, Lincolnshire), daughter of William Seaton and Ann Cook, in Hackney, London, on 8 Mar 1877. The Lincoln, Rutland and Stamford Mercury of 16 Mar 1877 reported on the marriage, "at the Victoria Park Tabernacle, London, Edwin J Wilton, of Dunmow, to Maria, youngest daughter of Mr. Wm. Seaton, Holbeach Drove, Crowland."
Edwin and Maria had seven children:
- Sydney Edwin Wilton b. 1878 M Qtr in DUNMOW Vol 04A Page 454
- Frederick William Wilton b. 1879 D Qtr in DUNMOW Vol 04A Page 473
- Mabel Annie Wilton b. 1882 M Qtr in DUNMOW Vol 04A Page 539. (Died 1882 M Qtr in DUNMOW Vol 04A Page 330.)
- Reginald Wilton b. 1883 S Qtr in DUNMOW Vol 04A Page 518
- Ethel Mary Wilton b. 1885 D Qtr in DUNMOW Vol 04A Page 575. (Died 1886 M Qtr in DUNMOW Vol 04A Page 388.)
- Dorothy Wilton b. 1888 J Qtr in DUNMOW Vol 04A Page 621
- Frank Wilton b. 1891 M Qtr in BRIGHTON Vol 02B Page 234
Wednesday 21 February 2024
Stephen Thomas Wilton and Sarah Anna Laver
St John the Baptist, Crondall Street, Hoxton cc-by-sa/2.0 - © John Salmon - geograph.org.uk/p/2624595 |
Stephen and Sarah Wilton had five children:
- Thomas Stephen Wilton b. 1st quarter of 1875, bap. 9 Apr 1875
- Miriam Stevenson Wilton b. 2nd quarter of 1877
- Henrietta Staines Wilton b. 1st quarter of 1879, bap. 16 Apr 1879
- Ethel Maud Wilton b. in the 3rd quarter of 1882, in Dunmow
- William Laver Wilton b. 4th quarter of 1883, in Dunmow
Report from the Hackney and Kingsland Gazette 16 June 1884 |
"He appeared, however, to have suffered slightly from some form of mental derangement ...". FFS! If 'suffering slightly' ends up in suicide, I hate to think what the result might have been if he'd suffered greatly!
Saturday 20 January 2024
Thomas Staines and Sally Hockley
St Giles Church, Mountnessing cc-by-sa/2.0 - © John Salmon - geograph.org.uk/p/2444460 |
Thomas Staines (bap. 28 Mar 1790 in Mountnessing, Essex), son of Thomas Staines and Sarah Lewin, married Sally Hockley (bap. 23 Dec 1787 at St Mary the Virgin, Great Dunmow), daughter of Daniel Hockley and Sarah Turner, on 20 Jan 1812 at St Mary the Virgin, Great Dunmow. Witnesses were Robert Hockley, Sally's 1st cousin, and Benjamin Cheek (the latter was a Boot and Shoe Maker, according to Pigot's Directory of Essex 1823.)
Thomas and Sally had eleven children in total, who were all baptised at St Giles, Mountnessing, where the family settled for many years:
- Thomas Staines bap. 12 Dec 1813
- Sarah Staines bap. 23 Jul 1815
- William Staines bap. 23 Mar 1817
- John Staines bap. 11 Apr 1819
- George Staines bap. 10 Dec 1820
- Robert Staines bap. 13 Oct 1822
- Elizabeth Staines bap. 4 Apr 1824
- Mariah Staines bap. 6 Nov 1825
- Mary Staines bap. 28 Oct 1827
- Anne Staines bap. 31 Mar 1829
- Charles Staines bap. 21 Jun 1831
On the baptisms of Thomas, Sarah, William and John, their father is listed as a Shop Keeper. On those of George onwards, he's listed as a farmer. He's also listed as a farmer on Sarah's marriage to Henry Wilton in 1838.
Farm Buildings, Woodlands Farm, Mountnessing cc-by-sa/2.0 - © John Winfield - geograph.org.uk/p/37921 |
In 1841, Thomas Staines (50), Farmer, was residing at Woodlands Farm [Thoby Lane], Mountnessing with wife Sally and six of their children; George (20), Robert (18), Maria (15), Mary (13), Ann (11) and Charles (9). Eldest son Thomas Staines married Eliza Lee in 1835 and went to live in High Roding; Sarah Staines had married Henry Wilton in 1838 and they could be found in the High Street, Great Dunmow; a William Staines of the right age, who was born in Mountnessing, is a farmer of 79 acres in Navestock, Essex; John Staines also appeared to have left home and Elizabeth Staines, it would seem, sadly, had just died, aged 17, and was buried on 30 May 1841.
In 1851, Thomas Staines (61), Farmer of 130 Acres, Employing 4 Labourers and 2 Boys, at Woodlands Farm, Mountnessing, with wife Sally. Still at home were George (30), Maria (25) and Ann (22). Mary Ann Wilton (5) was listed as Niece (could be an easy mistake if one of children was completing the census or responding to the enumerator for their parents), but she was Thomas and Sally's granddaughter (daughter of Henry Wilton and Sarah Staines), possibly staying with her grandparents as her mother had another child in 1851.
Ginge Petre Almshouses, Ingatestone (1840) cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Julian Osley - geograph.org.uk/p/3493906 |
Wednesday 17 January 2024
William Thomas Jarvis and Sarah Ann Wilton
Watling Street, Thaxted All of the buildings here are listed at grade II. |
William Thomas Jarvis married Sarah Ann Wilton (b. 1842), daughter of Joseph Wilton and Ann Thurlbourn, in Great Dunmow, on 17 Jan 1866. On the marriage record, William Thomas Jarvis is listed as the son of John Jarvis, a Grocer, but I've been unable to find a grocer called John Jarvis anywhere. It's a bit suspect that Sarah worked for a grocer and he 'coincidentally' choses this and feels to me like another case of a father invented for the marriage certificate. There are plenty of those. Neither have I found a record of a birth or baptism of William Thomas Jarvis, because he doesn't appear on any census in this period either to get clues to verify when or where he was born.
Whoever he was, nevertheless, the couple had two children:
- Kate Jarvis b. 1867 M Quarter in DUNMOW UNION Vol 04A Page 392
- William Thomas Jarvis b. 1868 M Quarter in DUNMOW UNION Volume 04A Page 387. Died aged 17, on 4 Oct 1885 (1885 D Quarter in CHELMSFORD Volume 04A Page 209) and was buried on 9 Oct 1885, in Chelmsford, with father listed as Thomas Jarvis.
By 1871, Sarah Jarvis (28), Dressmaker, was listed as widowed - although I've been unable to find a record of William Thomas Jarvis' death - living with her two children and her sister Clara Jane in High Street, Great Dunmow.
Sarah Ann Jarvis died, aged just 31, in 1874 M Quarter in DUNMOW.
In 1881, [William Thomas] Tom Jarvis (13) Cashier Clerk, Nephew was living with two of his maiden aunts, his mother's sisters, Eleanor Wilton (29) and Clara Wilton (27) at 3, Duke Street, Chelmsford, Essex.
Then William Thomas Jarvis died on 4 Oct 1885, aged 17.
There were two girls called Kate Jarvis born 1867 in Dunmow |
Monday 25 December 2023
James Hockley and Elizabeth Wilton
St Mary, Great Dunmow cc-by-sa/2.0 - © John Salmon - geograph.org.uk/p/3988759 |
James Hockley, son of George Hockley and Eliza Crow, married Elizabeth Wilton, daughter of Richard Wilton and Catherine Byatt at St Mary the Virgin, Great Dunmow on 25 Dec 1870. The groom was 20, the bride claimed to be 19, but she was 23. :) James' occupation, as well as that of both George and Richard is recorded as Labourer. In Richard Wilton's case, this is incorrect. We know from at least three sources (1841 census, his own marriage in 1843, as well as from his death certificate) that Richard Wilton was a harness maker. However, as Richard had died in 1858, when Elizabeth was only around 11, she either didn't know or had forgotten (and probably couldn't read what was written anyway), so I can see how this error became perpetuated.
James and Elizabeth Hockley set about repopulating Essex:
- Alice Catherine Wilton b. 12 Feb 1869 in Great Dunmow
- George James Hockley b. 21 May 1871 in Great Dunmow,
bap. 30 Mar 1884 at St Andrew's Church, Hornchurch - Charles Stephen Hockley b. 1874 in Bromley, Poplar,
bap. 30 Mar 1884 at St Andrew's Church, Hornchurch - Eliza Ellen Hockley b. 15 Apr 1876 in Romford,
bap. 28 Aug 1881 at St Andrew's Church, Hornchurch. - William Hockley b. 1878 (died 1880, aged 1)
- John Harry Hockley b. 25 Jul 1881,
bap. 28 Aug 1881 at St Andrew's Church, Hornchurch - Emily Hockley b. 1884,
bap. 30 Mar 1884 at St Andrew's Church, Hornchurch - Frederick Hockley b. 1886 (mother's maiden name as Wilson)
- Alfred Albert Hockley b. 15 Apr 1888
- Joseph Hockley b. 1892 (died 1892, aged 0)
- Florence Hockley b. 1894
Sunday 24 December 2023
Charles Prior and Mary Wilton
Shops in Great Dunmow cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Stephen McKay - geograph.org.uk/p/6483373 |
- Henry Prior b. 1835
- Mary Prior b. 1838 M Quarter in DUNMOW UNION Volume 12 Page 71 (Mother's maiden name listed as WILSON.)
- Elizabeth Prior b. 1840 J Quarter in DUNMOW UNION Volume 12 Page 73 (Mother's maiden name listed as HILTON.)
- Ann Prior b. 1842 J Quarter in DUNMOW UNION Volume 12 Page 77 (Mother's maiden name, finally, listed correctly as WILTON.)