the waltons

The Waltons

Book One of a series of short books recording some of theFamily History research carried out by Kath and Phil Walton

Phil Walton 2014

Family History Book 1 The Waltons December 2014 of 20

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Samuel WALTONBorn: 1758 in Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

Elizabeth GROCOTTBorn: 1758Marr: 1778 in St Giles Newcastle

Staffordshire


StaffordshireMarr: 1809 in St Edwards LeekSpouse: Letitia GOODWIN

Hannah WALTONBorn: 1809Spouse: William PILSBURY

John WALTONBorn: 1810 in Newcastle Under Lyme

StaffordshireDied: 1816 in Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

George WALTONBorn: 1813 in Braidley FarmMarr: 1836 in St Mary's Astbury

CheshireSpouse: Martha CONDLIFFE

Hannah WALTONBorn: 1837

Elizabeth WALTONBorn: 1840Buried: 1843 in Christchurch

Eliza Ann WALTONBorn: 1840 in Odd Rode

George WALTONBorn: 1844

Martha Elizabeth WALTONBorn: 1846

Sarah WALTONBorn: 1848 in Odd RodeMarr: 1874 in Christ Church StaffordSpouse: William Walter LEE

Annie LEEBorn: 1876 in Stone Staffordshire

Charles LEEBorn: 1878 in Shrewsbury Salop

Ethel LEEBorn: 1881 in Shropshire Shrewsbury

William LEEBorn: 1887 in Shropshire Shrewsbury

Florence LEEBorn: 1881 in Salop Shrewsbury

William WALTONBorn: 1849 in Shardlow DerbyshireMarr: 1875 in Middlewich Parish

ChurchSpouse: Mary Ann BROCKLEHURST

Sarah Ellen WALTONBorn: 1876 in MiddlewichMarr: 1905 in Woolton St PetersSpouse: Christopher WilliamROGERSDied: 1950 in Vineyard Street

Liverpool

Ethel Rose ROGERSBorn: 1909 in Much Woolton Lancs

Martha Ann WALTONBorn: 1882 in Sproston CheshireDied: 1885 in Northwich Cheshire

William Henry WALTONBorn: 1886 in Croxton CheshireMarr: 1918 in St Peters WooltonSpouse: Charlotte Helen ROGERSDied: 1947 in Liverpool

Hannah WALTONBorn: 1888 in Newton

James WALTONBorn: 1853 in Odd Rode

Samuel WALTONBorn: 1855 in Odd RodeMarr: 1884 in Wesleyan Methodist

ChapelSpouse: Sarah TRIPPDied: 1917 in Smallwood

George WALTONBorn: 1886 in Martins Moss

SmallwoodDied: 1917 in High Road

William John WALTONBorn: 1888 in Martins MossMarr: 1912 in SmallwoodSpouse: Mary Ellen TENCHDied: 1967

William Henry WALTONBorn: 1911 in Thurlwood Odd RodeMarr: 1943 in St Thomas Kidsgrove

StaffordshireSpouse: Lillian Jessie RATCLIFFE

Lily WALTONBorn: 1913 in High Road SmallwoodDied: 1913 in High Road Smallwood

Edith Ada WALTONBorn: 1914 in Thurlwood Odd RodeMarr: 1937 in Odd Rode Parish

ChurchSpouse: Arnold RUSCOE

George WALTONBorn: 1917 in Thurlwood Odd RodeMarr: 1943 in All Saints Odd Rode

CheshireSpouse: Doris TWEATS

John WALTONBorn: 1920 in Thurlwood Odd Rode

Ethel WALTONBorn: 1925 in Thurlwood Odd RodeMarr: 1944 in Sandbach Civil

MarriageSpouse: Martin Thomas MAHON

Henry WALTONBorn: 1892 in SmallwoodMarr: 1915 in BuglawtonSpouse: Ruth Elizabeth HOLLANDDied: 1986 in Macclesfield General

Hospital

Harold WALTONBorn: 1917 in CongletonMarr: 1940 in St Stephen's Church

Congleton CheshireSpouse: Ada YATESDied: 1996 in Macclesfield General

Hospital Cheshire

Nancy WALTONBorn: 1920 in 19 Brook Street

CongletonMarr: 1958 in Macclesfield Registry

OfficeSpouse: Henry Edward LEVITTDied: 1990 in Park Side Hospital

John WALTONBorn: 1859 in ThurlwoodDied: 1861 in Union Workhouse

Abigail WALTONBorn: 1815 in Handford StaffordshireMarr: 1833 in Stoke Upon Trent

StaffordshireSpouse: William HALL

Mary WALTONBorn: 1816 in Hanford StaffordshireDied: 1817


StaffordshireMarr: 1840 in Wolstanton

StaffordshireSpouse: Eliza CLARKE

Henry WALTONBorn: 1843 in Burslem Staffordshire

Thomas WALTONBorn: 1822 in Stoke Upon Trent

StaffordshireMarr: 1845 in Boston LincolnshireSpouse: Ann KNIGHT

James WALTONBorn: 1848 in Market Raisen

Lincolnshire

Betsy WALTONBorn: 1849 in Horncastle Lincolnshire

George WALTONBorn: 1853 in Horncastle Lincolnshire

Mary Ann WALTONBorn: 1855 in Horncastle Lincolnshire

Hannah WALTONBorn: 1860 in Horncastle Lincolnshire

William WALTONBorn: 1863 in Horncastle Lincolnshire

Arthur WALTONBorn: 1865 in Horncastle Lincolnshire

Albert Edward WALTONBorn: 1867 in Horncastle LincolnshireMarr: 1894 in Newark

NottinghamshireSpouse: Clara Ann SMITH

Florence WALTONBorn: 1897 in Horncastle Lincolnshire

William WALTONBorn: 1782 in Stoke Upon Trent

StaffordshireMarr: 1802 in Stoke Upon Trent

StaffordshireSpouse: Elizabeth COOPER

Mary WALTONBorn: 1783 in Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

Phebe WALTONBorn: 1787 in Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire


Staffordshire

Mary UKWALTONBorn: 1732

Joseph WALTONBorn: 1695 in Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

Elizabeth POPEBorn: 1695Marr: 1715 in Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire


Staffordshire

Published October 2014 by Phil Walton – First Edition

Contents Page

Photo of Henry Walton with wife Ruth (Holland) - Cover

A tree of Waltons – inside front page

Chapter 1 – Stoke is a good place to start

Chapter 2 – Boatpeople

Chapter 3 – Workhouse Secrets

Centre Pages – Diagram – the bigger picture

Chapter 4 – Away from the boats – life in Smallwood

Chapter 5 – Congleton

Chapter 6 – It's never finished!

Descendent Tree

Photo of Buglawton School – inside back page


Chapter 1

Stoke is a good place to start!

The earliest "Walton" on our tree is Joseph. He was born around 1695 in Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire. Hemarried Elizabeth Pope on the 18th May 1715. We have records for two children of Joseph and Elizabeth. These records are from baptisms. The dates and places fit with following generations. The first child of Joseph and Elizabeth was named Joseph and he was baptised on the 3rd February 1722 . Joseph was possibly married to Ann. The following baptisms are from the St Peter's Church Stoke parish records - Richard Walton 27th July 1746 son of Joseph and Ann of Hanley and James Walton 20th Feb 1762 son of Joseph and Ann of Hanley.

The second child of Joseph and Elizabeth Pope was named William Walton and is our direct line (the secondgeneration). William was christened on th 15th April in 1732 in Stoke Upon Trent Staffordshire. We also know that William was married to someone called Mary. There are no more details for Mary, her maiden name is unknown. Christening records for William and Mary's children are the only records of Mary's name.

The picture of St Peter's Church in Stoke on the left is a copy of a postcard and was dated 1893. Stoke Town Hall known now as the Kings Hall can be seen in the background.

William Walton and his wife Mary had six known children, it is the first one called Samuel who is our direct line (the third generation). Samuel was baptised on the 6th August 1758 in St Peter's Church Stoke Upon Trent. The other known children of William and Mary were Joseph, Mary, Jane, Thomas and John.Samuel baptised in 1758 married Elizabeth Grocott on the 27th December 1778 in St Giles Church NewcastleUnder Lyme, Both signed with a mark and the witness's were Timothy Leigh and John Cole.

On the right here is acopy of the Banns ofMarriage for SamuelWalton and ElizabethGroucott.


This water colour by John Whessell completed in 1841 – 1842 is of St. Giles Church Newcastle Under Lyme, it is taken from the Staffordshrie Past Track website. The church existed as shown here between 1721 and 1876 which included the time of the marriage of Samuel Walton and Elizabeth Groucott. It was rebuilt in 1876 in the Gothic revival style which is the church that exists at the present time,

Samuel and Elizabeth had four known children, the first one was named Samuel the same name as his father and is our direct line (our fourth generation). He was baptised on the 14th March 1779 in St Peter's Church Stoke Upon Trent. The other known children of Samuel and Elizabeth were a son William and daughters Mary and Phebe.

Samuel Walton born 1779 married Lititia Goodwin in St Edwards Church Leek on the 2nd January 1809, this was by licence and stated tha Samuel Walton was of Stone in Staffordshire and his wife Lettice was of Leek Parish. Both of them signed their own names. Recorded as witnesses were Franc's Williams and John Allicors? (mark). Samuel and Lettice (sometimes written Letitia) had seven known children. It is the third one George that is in our direct line (the fifth generation). Samuel was a Farm Labourer when his son George was born.


Chapter 2

Boatpeople

The map above is dated 1795 and shows the route of the Trent and Mersey Canal. This is the canal that was worked by George Walton and many of his inlaws the Condliffes. The families of the Waltons and Condliffes were living in the area of the bottom of the first vertical strip on the map.


George (our fifth generation of Waltons) was born at Braidley Farm Cheadle Staffordshire. He was baptised as George Goodwin Walton in St Giles Church Cheadle Staffordshire on the 5th May 1813. It is interesting that there are two St Gile's chuches in Cheadle, an Anglican one which is the likely place of George's baptism, and Catholic one. Both churches were been rebuilt after 1813. The Catholic church is of particular note and is known as Pugin's Gem. Pugin designed and built this stunning church in the gothic revival style in the 1840's. Pugin is more famous for designing the interior of the Palace of Westminster.

From the 1851 census we see that George Walton was in Shardlow Derbyshire with wife Martha and children Eliza, George, Martha and Sarah.

His occupation was given as Canal Carriers Boatman and his birthplace as Stafford Cheadle.An odd ommision from this census return is the name of William Walton. William who would have been around two years old at at the time, he was born in Shardlow and his father was George Walton.

George had married Martha Condliffe on 16th May 1836 at Christchurch Alsager. Marriage George Walton of this parish bachelor and Martha Condliffe of this parish spinster Wit James Barker & Parish Clerk. George and Martha had ten known children, it is the eighth child Samuel that is in our direct line.

It has not been possible to find any record of George in the 1861 census, and also until recently his wife Martha their young chilldren William and Samuel. More about Martha, William and Samuel in Chapter 3. It is also of note that Martha married again to John Foden in 1870.

Martha had another child called John in 1859 and it is notable that George was not mentioned as the father. There are records for 10 known children for George and Martha. Son Samuel quotes him as "George Walton" on his marriage certificate and Samuel's brother William Walton also quotes George as his father. There are some records of George and his wife Martha being named at the christenings of some their children, mainly at Christchurch Alsager. Their abode is given as either Thurlwood, Odd Rode, Salt Works Odd Rode or Salt Works Lawton. George's occupation Boatsman or Boatman. His occupation was thought for a long time to be the reason for not finding him on a census and in particular none of his family appearing in the 1861 census. There was also the failure to register the births of some of their children.

Our sixth generation (Samuel born 1855) was christened at Christchurch Alsager.

In 2013 there was a finally a breakthrough with the 1861 census. It's nice to find the family although the results are sad. This is explained in more detail in Chapter 3 – Workhouse Secrets.


Chapter 3

Workhouse Secrets.

It was sad to find that the family of George and Martha Walton fell on hard times. This is certainly true as in 1861 Martha and her sons Samuel and William appear to be in Arclid Workhouse. It has not yet been possible to locate George or to find a record of his death.

The discovery of a reference to Samuel in a book written by Marlene and Graham Langley called At the Crossroads – A History of Arclid Workhouse and Hospital was the key to finding out more about the family. The enumerator who recorded the Arclid census information in 1861 decided that inmates in the workhouse would not have their names recorded – just their initials. The names of the staff of the workhouse we recorded in full. The initials of Martha, Samuel and William Walton are all in the Arclid Workhouse list and therecord of their place of birth matches other birth information.

Above is part of the 1861 census for Arclid workhouse. The enumerator clearly did not think that the inmates were worthy of having there full names recorded. The top entry WW is thought to be William Walton born 1849 the son of George and Martha Walton.

I am sure that Henry Walton, the son of Samuel Walton was not aware of his father having been in the workhouse. He often talked about Smallwood and I questioned him about his own Grandfather and about hisfather. He had no recollection of his paternal Grandfather and did not know what his name was or what his occupation had been. He was clear about his father Samuel being a wheelwright and working in Smallwood but never mentioned the workhouse in connection with his own family.

Ariel photo of Arclid Workhouse – date unknown. It was built in 1844-5 to accommodate 370 inmates. It was extended inlater years before becoming a hospital. It closed in 1993 and all the buildings are now demolished.

Henry was also very protective of two documents - his parents marriage certificate and a memorial card for John Tripp aged 7. He also talked about his maternal Grandfather also called John Tripp as he was listed asa mariner from Liverpool on the marriage certificate of Henry's parents. He was of the opinion that the John Tripp aged 7 was his mother's brother, this information must have been from his mother. However birth records confirm that John was not his mother's brother but his mother's son, his own half brother. This was another secret held by his parents, probably just his mother, which he never found out about. The details of this particular story belong in the Tripp family book to follow this one.


A visit to Chester record office confirmed the information regarding Samuel being an inmate there. Although admission and discharge records are no longer available records of the minutes of meetings of the board of Guardians have survived. Below is the record of Samuel being made apprentice to John Dale in 1869. Workhouse children were normally sent into service when they became young teenagers, the record regarding Samuel is unusual as the Guardians would not normally approve a premium payment

There is also a record in the minutes of Samuel being sent to Parkgate with two other inmates. This was in 1868. Parkgate is a village on the Dee estuary of the Wirral Peninsula. It appears to have been run by the Parkgate Sea Bathing Charity. This charity began life in 1790 and was set up to help working class invalids enjoy the benefits of being by the sea and sea bathing.




Staffordshire

Elizabeth GROCOTTMarr: 27 Dec 1778 in St Giles

Newcastle Staffordshire toSamuel WALTON

Child: Samuel WALTON 1779- =Letitia GOODWINChild: William WALTON 1782- =Elizabeth COOPERChild: Mary WALTON 1783-Child: Phebe WALTON 1787-


Staffordshire

Letitia GOODWINMarr: 2 Jan 1809 in St Edwards Leek

to Samuel WALTONChild: Hannah WALTON 1809-1876= Henry BOWERSChild: John WALTON 1810-1816Child: George WALTON 1813- =Martha CONDLIFFEChild: Abigail WALTON 1815- =William HALLChild: Mary WALTON 1816-1817Child: Samuel WALTON 1818- =Eliza CLARKEChild: Thomas WALTON 1822- =Ann KNIGHT

Hannah WALTONBorn: 3 Feb 1809Marr: 1 Aug 1844 in Hilderstone

Staffordshire to HenryBOWERS

Marr: 1859 in Stone Staffordshire toWilliam PILSBURY

Died: 1876 in Stone Staffordshire

Henry BOWERS William PILSBURY

John WALTONBorn: 25 Aug 1810 in Newcastle

Under Lyme StaffordshireDied: 1816 in Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

George WALTONBorn: 1813 in Braidley Farm

Martha CONDLIFFEMarr: 16 May 1836 in St Mary's

Astbury Cheshire to GeorgeWALTON

Child: Hannah WALTON 1837-Child: Elizabeth WALTON b.1840,bur.1843Child: Eliza Ann WALTON 1840-Child: George WALTON 1844-Child: Martha Elizabeth WALTON1846-Child: Sarah WALTON 1848- =William Walter LEEChild: William WALTON 1849- =Mary Ann BROCKLEHURSTChild: James WALTON 1853-Child: Samuel WALTON 1855-1917= Sarah TRIPPChild: John WALTON 1859-1861Marr: 14 Nov 1870 in The Register

Office to John FODEN

Abigail WALTONBorn: 1815 in Handford StaffordshireMarr: 9 Apr 1833 in Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire to William HALL

William HALL

Mary WALTONBorn: 1816 in Hanford StaffordshireDied: 1817


Staffordshire

Eliza CLARKEMarr: 1840 in Wolstanton

Staffordshire to SamuelWALTON

Child: Henry WALTON 1843-

Henry WALTONBorn: 1843 in Burslem Staffordshire

Thomas WALTONBorn: 1822 in Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

Ann KNIGHTMarr: 1845 in Boston Lincolnshire to

Thomas WALTONChild: James WALTON 1848-Child: Betsy WALTON 1849-Child: George WALTON 1853-Child: Mary Ann WALTON 1855-Child: Hannah WALTON 1860-Child: William WALTON 1863-Child: Arthur WALTON 1865-Child: Albert Edward WALTON 1867-= Clara Ann SMITH

James WALTONBorn: 1848 in Market Raisen

Lincolnshire

Betsy WALTONBorn: 1849 in Horncastle Lincolnshire

George WALTONBorn: 1853 in Horncastle Lincolnshire

Mary Ann WALTONBorn: 1855 in Horncastle Lincolnshire

Hannah WALTONBorn: 1860 in Horncastle Lincolnshire

William WALTONBorn: 1863 in Horncastle Lincolnshire

Arthur WALTONBorn: 1865 in Horncastle Lincolnshire

Albert Edward WALTONBorn: 1867 in Horncastle Lincolnshire

Clara Ann SMITHMarr: 1894 in Newark

Nottinghamshire to AlbertEdward WALTON

Child: Florence WALTON 1897-

Florence WALTONBorn: 1897 in Horncastle Lincolnshire


Staffordshire

Elizabeth COOPERMarr: 31 Mar 1802 in Stoke Upon

Trent Staffordshire to WilliamWALTON

Mary WALTONBorn: 1783 in Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

Phebe WALTONBorn: 1787 in Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire


StaffordshireMary UKWALTON

Born: 1732 (app)Marr: in to William WALTONChild: Samuel WALTON 1758- =Elizabeth GROCOTTChild: Joseph WALTON 1761- =Elizabeth RHODESChild: Mary WALTON 1763-Child: Jane WALTON 1766-Child: Thomas WALTON 1769-Child: John WALTON 1777-1821 =Easter LONGSHAW

Joseph WALTONBorn: 1695 (app) in Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

Elizabeth POPEBorn: 1695Marr: 18 May 1715 in Stoke Upon

Trent Staffordshire to JosephWALTON

Child: Joseph WALTON 1722-Child: William WALTON 1732- =Mary UKWALTON


Staffordshire

See opposite page for details of the children of Georgeand Martha Walton



Staffordshire


Staffordshire

George WALTONBorn: 1813 in Braidley Farm

Martha CONDLIFFEMarr: 16 May 1836 in St Mary's

Astbury Cheshire to GeorgeWALTON

Child: Hannah WALTON 1837-Child: Elizabeth WALTON b.1840,bur.1843Child: Eliza Ann WALTON 1840-Child: George WALTON 1844-Child: Martha Elizabeth WALTON1846-Child: Sarah WALTON 1848- =William Walter LEEChild: William WALTON 1849- =Mary Ann BROCKLEHURSTChild: James WALTON 1853-Child: Samuel WALTON 1855-1917= Sarah TRIPPChild: John WALTON 1859-1861Marr: 14 Nov 1870 in The Register

Office to John FODEN

Hannah WALTONBorn: 1837

Elizabeth WALTONBorn: 1840Buried: 26 Jun 1843 in Christchurch

Eliza Ann WALTONBorn: 25 Oct 1840 in Odd Rode

George WALTONBorn: 1844

Martha Elizabeth WALTONBorn: 1846

Sarah WALTONBorn: 27 Sep 1848 in Odd RodeMarr: 25 Oct 1874 in Christ Church

Stafford to William Walter LEEChild: Annie LEE 1876?-Child: Charles LEE 1878?-Child: Ethel LEE 1881?-Child: Florence LEE 1881?-Child: William LEE 1887?-

William Walter LEE

Annie LEEBorn: 1876 (cal) in Stone

Staffordshire

Charles LEEBorn: 1878 (cal) in Shrewsbury Salop

Ethel LEEBorn: 1881 (cal) in Shropshire

Shrewsbury

Florence LEEBorn: 1881 (cal) in Salop Shrewsbury

William LEEBorn: 1887 (cal) in Shropshire

Shrewsbury

William WALTONBorn: 1849 in Shardlow Derbyshire

Mary Ann BROCKLEHURSTMarr: 29 Sep 1875 in Middlewich

Parish Church to WilliamWALTON

Child: Sarah Ellen WALTON 1876-1950 = Christopher WilliamROGERSChild: Martha Ann WALTON 1882-1885Child: William Henry WALTON 1886-1947 = Charlotte Helen ROGERSChild: Hannah WALTON 1888-

Sarah Ellen WALTONBorn: 1876 in MiddlewichMarr: 1905 in Woolton St Peters to

Christopher William ROGERSChild: Ethel Rose ROGERS 1909-Died: 29 Nov 1950 in Vineyard Street

Liverpool

Christopher WilliamROGERS

Martha Ann WALTONBorn: 1882 in Sproston CheshireDied: 1885 in Northwich Cheshire

William Henry WALTONBorn: 1886 in Croxton CheshireDied: 1947 in Liverpool

Charlotte Helen ROGERSMarr: 1918 in St Peters Woolton to

William Henry WALTON

Hannah WALTONBorn: Dec 1888 in Newton

James WALTONBorn: 20 Oct 1853 in Odd Rode

Samuel WALTONBorn: 1855 in Odd RodeDied: 22 Jun 1917 in Smallwood

Sarah TRIPPMarr: 1 Jul 1884 in Wesleyan

Methodist Chapel to SamuelWALTON

Child: George WALTON 1886-1917Child: William John WALTON 1888-1967 = Mary Ellen TENCHChild: Henry WALTON 1892-1986 =Ruth Elizabeth HOLLANDChild: William John TRIPP 1881-1881

George WALTONBorn: 8 Apr 1886 in Martins Moss

SmallwoodDied: 22 Mar 1917 in High Road

William John WALTONBorn: 25 Dec 1888 in Martins MossDied: 18 Jun 1967

Mary Ellen TENCHMarr: 13 Nov 1912 in Smallwood to

William John WALTONChild: William Henry WALTON 1911-= Lillian Jessie RATCLIFFEChild: Lily WALTON 1913-1913Child: Edith Ada WALTON 1914- =Arnold RUSCOEChild: George WALTON 1917- =Doris TWEATSChild: John WALTON 1920-Child: Ethel WALTON 1925- =Martin Thomas MAHON

Henry WALTONBorn: 27 Mar 1892 in SmallwoodDied: 11 Jan 1986 in Macclesfield

General Hospital

Ruth Elizabeth HOLLANDMarr: 16 Oct 1915 in Buglawton to

Henry WALTONChild: Harold WALTON 1917-1996 =Ada YATESChild: Nancy WALTON 1920-1990 =Henry Edward LEVITT

John WALTONBorn: 31 Mar 1859 in ThurlwoodDied: 10 Jan 1861 in Union

Workhouse


Staffordshire

Joseph WALTONBorn: 1695 (app) in Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire


Staffordshire

See opposite page for more details of the ancestorsof George and Martha Walton

Chapter 4

Away from the boats – life in Smallwood.

One of the main reasons for becoming interested in Family History research were the stories of my grandfather Henry Walton. I pictured an ideal life in the quiet country side and friendly community of Smallwood. Henry was born and raised at Martins Moss in Smallwood where he attended Smallwood Schooluntil the age of twelve when he had to start work. He also attended St John's Church located next to the school. Either myself or one of my older brothers when we were able to drive took him once a year to Smallwood Church where he tended his parents grave and would walk around the churchyard explaining the families whose ancestors were buried there.

Part of an old drawing located in Chester Record Office which shows a plan of Smallwood School. It's small with separate Boy's and Girl's playgrounds and with the schoolmasters house attached. It still exists in 2014 but much larger with the many extensions sympathetically copying the original architecture.

Samuel Walton born in 1855 married Sarah Tripp, who originated from Liverpool, on 1st July 1884 in the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel at Middlewich. Samuel and Sarah had three sons George, William John and Henry. Henry is in our direct line.

Henry (seventh generation) was born in Smallwood on 27th March 1891. After spending his childhood in thevillage of Smallwood he married Ruth Elizabeth Holland on 16th October 1915 at St John's ChurchBuglawton. Henry and Ruth had two children Harold and Nancy. After he had left school aged 12 Henry, orHarry as he was usually called worked on farms for 4 years and then went to work at Birchenwood colliery.


Part of an old ordnance survey map which shows Martins Moss in Smallwood. The road disappearing to the right had side leads to the School and Church. The roads disappearing from the top of the map lead to the same road that goes left to the Legs of Man and right towards Congleton.

This is a “Google Maps” picture of what was part of a row of cottages in Martins Moss Smallwood – the childhood home of Harry (Henry) Walton.


Chapter 5

Congleton.Having arrived at Henry Walton (our eighth generation) I have reached some of my personal memories. AfterHenry married Ruth they had two children - Harold my father, and Nancy. Both were born in Congleton. Henry and Ruth were to stay in Congleton until they died. Harold lived all his life in Congleton, apart from his time in the army. Nancy lived in Sunbury on Thames for many years following her marriage, however she later returned to Congleton so that she could live near to her father.

On the right is a photograph of Harry (Henry) Waltonand his wife Ruth Elizabeth Holland at Blackpool.

When Henry was 21 he went to work for the Co-op asa driver. He married Ruth Elizabeth Holland when hewas 23, first living in Brook Street and then HerbertStreet in Congleton and Queen Street in Buglawtonbefore moving to Kingsley Road, Congleton. In 1960they moved to a retirement bungalow in Buxton OldRoad. Henry lived alone following the death of Ruth inFebruary 1970 until January 1986 when he died aftershort illness in Macclesfield hospital.

Below is a picture taken in Brunswick Coal Wharf inCongleton. Henry Walton is on the left .


On the left is an article copied from the Congleton Chronicle celebrating the 90th birthday of Harry (Henry) Walton in 1982.

Harold (ninth generation) was born 22nd January 1917 in Buglawton Cheshire. Harold married Ada Yates in 1940 at St Stephen's Church Congleton. They had three sons, David, Raymond and Phillip (tenth generation). He also had eight grandchildren.

Two pictures above and below of Harold in his schooldays. Above on the right outside his childhoodhome in Queen Street Buglawton – see picture on the next page of notice to quit when the houses were demolished. Below at Brook Street School, on the front row second from the left. According to WB Stephens in his History of Congleton “the Board of Education were persuaded to make minor alterations to Brook Street and it lingered on alternately condemned and reprieved until 1927”. It must have been then when Harold moved to Buglawton School – see inside back cover.


Copy of the notice to quit served on Henry and Ruth Walton when they lived in Queen Street Buglawton. In March 1938 Harold was 20 and Nancy 16. After leaving Queen Street they moved to Kingsley Road, Congleton before their final move back to Buglawton into a retirement bungalow in Buxton Old Road.


Chapter 6

It's never finished.The research involved in producing this short history has taken many years almost always in short durations.This does lead to problems especially if things aren't always written down in a logical way.

Mistakes have been made especially in between 1970 – 1990 when an incorrect track was taken from Samuel Walton (born 1855) with his father incorrectly identified. There might well be other mistakes and there is certainly more information to find.

In the last few years I have discovered more about my great grandfather Samuel Walton. In particular his time in Arclid Workhouse. It is unfortunate that admission and discharge details for Arclid for this period have been lost.

I do know that Samuel left the workhouse in 1869 to be apprenticed to John Dale. I do not know when his brother William or his mother Martha left the workhouse. I do not know why or when any of them entered the workhouse. Also I do not know what happened to Samuel's father George. Samuel's mother Martha had an illegitimate son who she named John in 1859. Martha registered John's birth at Sandbach and gave her address as Thurlwood Odd Rode. So at the time of John's birth Martha was not in the workhouse. It is easy to speculate that Martha and her sons William, Samuel and John had to enter the workhouse later in 1859 with no father to support them.

John Walton unfortunately died in January 1861 before his second birthday. At this time the family were probably in Arclid Workhouse as the record of John's death states his occupation as son of Martha Walton Charwoman and the cause of death as “Teething”. It was normal practice to separate Children from parents in the workhouse and John's death was recorded by Mary Farr of the Union Workhouse Arclid. I find it uncomfortable to think of Martha's feelings at the time of John's death and what input she had to his care. It was common at that time to list Teething as a cause of death, nowadays teething is thought of as a natural process creating little more that discomfort. Some methods for relieving teething pain have been known to have caused serious harm or even death.

The biggest mystery seems to be – what happened to George Walton between the christening of his son Samuel Walton in 1855 and the birth of Martha Walton's illegitimate son John in 1859? Martha did marry again to a John Foden (note the christian name) in 1870 and in 1871 they were living at Martins Moss Smallwood with Samuel living on Turnpike Road Smallwood still apprentice to John Dale. In 1881 Samuel Walton is living with John and Martha Foden listed as step son.

Postscript

In the final chapter of this book I talk about the mystery of what happened to George Walton (1813). Shortly after completing the book I came across the attached newspaper article on findmypast.I am of the option that this is our George. I find it very sad what happen to George and then to his widow Martha and sons William and Samuel. It does however now make sense. It is also interesting to note that the older sister of William and Samuel did not go back to Cheshire but stayed in Derbyshire and lived with her Aunt - Hannah Pilsbury. Sarah later went to live in Shrewsbury where for many years she was a midwife. It was probably distressing initially for Sarah but in the long term I'm sure she benefitted.

Feedback and corrections are always gratefully received – please contact either Kath or myself at [email protected]


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Descendent Tree1. Joseph WALTON (1695?- ). Born 1695 (app), Stoke Upon Trent Staffordshire. Marr Elizabeth POPE 18 May 1715, Stoke Upon Trent Staffordshire.Sp. Elizabeth POPE (1695- ).

2. Joseph WALTON (1722- ). Born 1722, Stoke Upon Trent Staffordshire.2. William WALTON (1732- ). Born 1732, Stoke Upon Trent Staffordshire.Sp. Mary UKWALTON (1732?- ).

3. Samuel WALTON (1758- ). Born 1758, Stoke Upon Trent Staffordshire. Marr Elizabeth GROCOTT 27 Dec 1778, St Giles Newcastle Staffordshire.

Sp. Elizabeth GROCOTT (1758?- ).4. Samuel WALTON (1779- ). Born 1779, Stoke Upon Trent Staffordshire. Marr Letitia GOODWIN 2 Jan 1809, St Edwards Leek.Sp. Letitia GOODWIN (1782-1825).

5. Hannah WALTON (1809- ). Born 3 Feb 1809.Sp. William PILSBURY (1787?- ).5. John WALTON (1810-1816). Born 25 Aug 1810, Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire. Died 1816, Stoke Upon Trent Staffordshire.5. George WALTON (1813- ). Born 1813, Braidley Farm, Cheadle Staffordshire. Marr Martha CONDLIFFE 16 May 1836, St Mary's

Astbury Cheshire.Sp. Martha CONDLIFFE (1818-1883).

6. Hannah WALTON (1837- ). Born 1837.6. Elizabeth WALTON (b.1840, bur.1843). Born 1840.6. Eliza Ann WALTON (1840- ). Born 25 Oct 1840, Odd Rode.6. George WALTON (1844- ). Born 1844.6. Martha Elizabeth WALTON (1846- ). Born 1846.6. Sarah WALTON (1848- ). Born 27 Sep 1848, Odd Rode. Marr William Walter LEE 25 Oct 1874, Christ Church Stafford.Sp. William Walter LEE (1854?- ).

7. Annie LEE (1876?- ). Born 1876 (cal), Stone Staffordshire.7. Charles LEE (1878?- ). Born 1878 (cal), Shrewsbury Salop.7. Ethel LEE (1881?- ). Born 1881 (cal), Shropshire Shrewsbury.7. William LEE (1887?- ). Born 1887 (cal), Shropshire Shrewsbury.7. Florence LEE (1881?- ). Born 1881 (cal), Salop Shrewsbury.

6. William WALTON (1849- ). Born 1849, Shardlow Derbyshire. Marr Mary Ann BROCKLEHURST 29 Sep 1875, Middlewich Parish Church.

Sp. Mary Ann BROCKLEHURST (1852- ).7. Sarah Ellen WALTON (1876-1950). Born 1876, Middlewich. Marr Christopher William ROGERS 1905, Woolton St Peters.

Died 29 Nov 1950, Vineyard Street Liverpool.Sp. Christopher William ROGERS (1876-1932).7. Martha Ann WALTON (1882-1885). Born 1882, Sproston Cheshire. Died 1885, Northwich Cheshire.7. William Henry WALTON (1886-1947). Born 1886, Croxton Cheshire. Marr Charlotte Helen ROGERS 1918, St Peters

Woolton. Died 1947, Liverpool.Sp. Charlotte Helen ROGERS (1880-1952).7. Hannah WALTON (1888- ). Born Dec 1888, Newton, Middlewich, Cheshire.

6. James WALTON (1853- ). Born 20 Oct 1853, Odd Rode.6. Samuel WALTON (1855-1917). Born 1855, Odd Rode, Cheshire. Marr Sarah TRIPP 1 Jul 1884, Wesleyan Methodist Chapel,

Middlewich. Died 22 Jun 1917, Smallwood, Cheshire.Sp. Sarah TRIPP (1851-1932).

7. George WALTON (1886-1917). Born 8 Apr 1886, Martins Moss Smallwood. Died 22 Mar 1917, High Road, Smallwood, Chesh.

7. William John WALTON (1888-1967). Born 25 Dec 1888, Martins Moss, Smallwood. Marr Mary Ellen TENCH 13 Nov 1912, Smallwood, St John. Died 18 Jun 1967.

Sp. Mary Ellen TENCH (b.1888, bur.1961).7. Henry WALTON (1892-1986). Born 27 Mar 1892, Smallwood, Cheshire. Marr Ruth Elizabeth HOLLAND 16 Oct 1915,

Buglawton, Cheshire. Died 11 Jan 1986, Macclesfield General Hospital, Cheshire.Sp. Ruth Elizabeth HOLLAND (1891-1970).

6. John WALTON (1859-1861). Born 31 Mar 1859, Thurlwood, Odd Rode. Died 10 Jan 1861, Union Workhouse, Arclid.5. Abigail WALTON (1815- ). Born 1815, Handford Staffordshire. Marr William HALL 9 Apr 1833, Stoke Upon Trent Staffordshire.Sp. William HALL (1815- ).5. Mary WALTON (1816-1817). Born 1816, Hanford Staffordshire. Died 1817.5. Samuel WALTON (1818- ). Born 1818, Stoke Upon Trent Staffordshire. Marr Eliza CLARKE 1840, Wolstanton Staffordshire.Sp. Eliza CLARKE (1820?- ).

6. Henry WALTON (1843- ). Born 1843, Burslem Staffordshire.5. Thomas WALTON (1822- ). Born 1822, Stoke Upon Trent Staffordshire. Marr Ann KNIGHT 1845, Boston Lincolnshire.Sp. Ann KNIGHT (1827- ).

6. James WALTON (1848- ). Born 1848, Market Raisen Lincolnshire.6. Betsy WALTON (1849- ). Born 1849, Horncastle Lincolnshire.6. George WALTON (1853- ). Born 1853, Horncastle Lincolnshire.6. Mary Ann WALTON (1855- ). Born 1855, Horncastle Lincolnshire.6. Hannah WALTON (1860- ). Born 1860, Horncastle Lincolnshire.6. William WALTON (1863- ). Born 1863, Horncastle Lincolnshire.6. Arthur WALTON (1865- ). Born 1865, Horncastle Lincolnshire.6. Albert Edward WALTON (1867- ). Born 1867, Horncastle Lincolnshire. Marr Clara Ann SMITH 1894, Newark Nottinghamshire.Sp. Clara Ann SMITH (1869- ).

7. Florence WALTON (1897- ). Born 1897, Horncastle Lincolnshire.4. William WALTON (1782- ). Born 1782, Stoke Upon Trent Staffordshire. Marr Elizabeth COOPER 31 Mar 1802, Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire.Sp. Elizabeth COOPER (1782- ).4. Mary WALTON (1783- ). Born 1783, Stoke Upon Trent Staffordshire.4. Phebe WALTON (1787- ). Born 1787, Stoke Upon Trent Staffordshire.

3. Joseph WALTON (1761- ). Born 1761, Shelton Stoke on Trent. Marr Elizabeth RHODES 13 Apr 1784, Stoke Upon Trent Staffordshire.Sp. Elizabeth RHODES (1761?- ).

4. William WALTON (1786- ). Born 1786.4. Mary WALTON (1789- ). Born 1789.4. Ann WALTON (1792- ). Born 1792.4. Joseph WALTON (1796- ). Born 1796.

3. Mary WALTON (1763- ). Born 1763, Shelton Stoke on Trent.3. Jane WALTON (1766- ). Born 1766, Stoke Upon Trent Staffordshire.3. Thomas WALTON (1769- ). Born 1769, Stoke Upon Trent Staffordshire.3. John WALTON (1777-1821). Born 1777, Stoke Upon Trent Staffordshire. Died 1821.


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