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Re;-The Lawtons from Staffs/Walsall/Wednesbury

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Maddie

Maddie Report 15 Feb 2013 12:21

could this be father john ????????????, 1783 is baptism date, not birth date
name: John Lawton
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 13 Jul 1783
baptism/christening place: SAINT BARTHOLOMEW,WEDNESBURY,STAFFORD,ENGLAND
birth date:
birthplace:
death date:
name note:
race:
father's name: John Lawton
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Jane
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C05520-4
system origin: England-ODM
source film number: 421615
reference number:

Jonesey

Jonesey Report 15 Feb 2013 12:13

If you are interested in that part of the world you may find these sites of interest:

http://www.west-bromwich-photos.co.uk/aboutus.htm

http://archive.org/details/westbromwichpari01west

Researching:
Don't put off until tomorrow doing what you can do today. If you like doing it today you can do it again tomorrow.

Maddie

Maddie Report 15 Feb 2013 11:43

a tree on ancestry has the following
not sure if it is accurate


John Lawton
Birth September 1805 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
Death 1896 in Cannock, Staffordshire, England
Birth
1805 Sep
Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
8 source citations

Baptism
1805 8 Sep
St Bartholomews Church Wednesbury
Marriage to Pheobe Jones
1825 28 Sep Age: 20
All Saints Church West Bromwich
IGI cert witness James Jones and Ellen lawton
Residence
1841 Age: 36
Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
1 source citation
Residence
1851 Age: 46
Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
1 source citation
Residence
1861 Age: 56
Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
1 source citation
Residence
1861 Age: 56
Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
1 source citation

Residence
1871 Age: 66
St Bartholomew, Staffordshire, England
1 source citation
Residence
1881 Age: 76
Cannock, Staffordshire, England


1 source citation

Residence
1891 Age: 86
Cannock, Staffordshire, England
1 source citation
Death
1896 Age: 91
Cannock, Staffordshire, England

father


John Lawton
Birth abt 1777 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
Death
1777 abt
Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
2 source citations
Residence
1841 Age: 64
Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Residence
1851 Age: 74
Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England


mother Ann - no info provided

following children
Matilda Lawton 1826 – 1895
Maryann Lawton 1828 – 1832
William Lawton 1830 –
Phoebe Lawton 1834 –
Emma Lawton 1835 –
Eliza Lawton 1836 –
Selina Lawton 1837 –
Harriet Lawton 1839 –
Margaret Lawton 1839 –
Thomas Lawton 1839 –
Comfort Lawton 1843 – 1878
Rueben Lawton 1847 – 1878
Alfred Lawton 1856 –

phoebe jones

1800 Feb
Wednesbury
source IGL 1851 census


3 source citations

Christening
1802 21 Nov Age: 2
St Bartholomews Church Wednesbury
parents Thomas and Mary Jones. (IGL)
Marriage to John Lawton
1825 28 Sep Age: 25
All Saints Church West Bromwich
IGI cert witness James Jones and Ellen lawton

Residence
1841 Age: 41
Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England



Residence
1851 Age: 51
Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England


1 source citation

Residence
1861 Age: 61
Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Death
1863 Age: 63
West Bromwich
source BDM records Jqtr 6b 451

maddie

patchem

patchem Report 15 Feb 2013 06:50

If you are looking for anyone else who is researching the same family, have you used the Search All Trees function, above?

K

K Report 15 Feb 2013 05:29

Hello Trevor

Have you considered this John from Famliy Search?

K

name: John Lawton
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 08 Sep 1805
baptism/christening place: SAINT BARTHOLOMEW,WEDNESBURY,STAFFORD,ENGLAND
birth date:
birthplace:
death date:
name note:
race:
father's name: John Lawton
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Ann
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C05520-4
system origin: England-ODM
source film number: 421615
reference number:

Researching:
Anstee/Bucks; Russell/London; Durose; Pease/North Yorks; Kelly/IoM

Trevor

Trevor Report 15 Feb 2013 02:20

I have come to a full stop
Is there anyone else researching same lines that can help me.
any advice /tips/info would be greatly appreciated
Best regards
Trevor Mitchell in a very wet Queensland

p.s.I have got one John Lawton mariied a Phoebe Jones in
West Bromwich 18/09/1825. No info earlier