Person:Edward Walton (4)

Edward Walton was baptised on 20th August 1843 at Great Hale in Lincolnshire, son of Elizabeth Walton, formerly Ward, and her husband Robert Walton, an agricultural labourer and shepherd. Edward appears in the 1851 census living with his parents and siblings on Sharpe Row in Great Hale.

In 1861 Edward was working as a carter for a farmer in the neighbouring parish of Little Hale. By 1871 he had returned to live with his parents in Great Hale and was working as an agricultural labourer and shepherd.

On 21st November 1876 Edward married Betsy Sellars, a dairy maid from Chapel Hill, a few miles north-east of Great Hale. They married at Great Hale and settled there after their marriage, having eight children baptised there between 1877 and 1886, although three of their children died as babies. The 1881 census finds the family living on Fen Road in Great Hale.

Betsy died when she was only 37 years old, being buried at Great Hale on 8th December 1887. Just over a year later, both Edward's parents died in quick succession, both dying in February 1889.

The 1891 census finds Edward and four of his children living at Great Hale. He had taken on a housekeeper called Anna Hewitt, presumably to help him raise his family. She would later go on to marry Edward's brother Joseph.

In 1901 Edward was working as a farm labourer at Silk Willoughby, about seven miles west of Great Hale. He had returned to Great Hale by 1911, when he was living alone in a three-roomed home. Later in 1911 Edward was prosecuted for failing to pay his poor-rate of six shillings and eleven pence. He claimed that he was not in a position to pay. The authorities claimed that he had had money left to him but was spending it in public houses. He was given a month to find the money.

Edward died at Great Hale on 7th January 1917, aged 73.

1.   Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. Edward WALTON, September Quarter 1843, Sleaford Registration District, Volume 14, page 496, mother's maiden name Ward

2. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish Church of Great Hale (Lincolnshire). Parish registers for Great Hale, ca.1568-1988. (Lincoln, England: Lincoln Archives Office, 1993-2002).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Hale Magna in the County of Lincoln in the Year 1843
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   1004	August 20th	Edward son of	Robert & Elizabeth	Walton	Great Hale	Labourer	J. Saunders, Off[iciatin]g Minister

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 2101; Folio 246; Page 15, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Sharpe Row, Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Robert Walton, head, married, male, 36 [1814/5], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Elizabeth Walton, wife, married, female, 38 [1812/3], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer']s Wife, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Ann Walton, daughter, female, 10 [1840/1], Scholar, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Edward Walton, son, male, 7 [1843/4], Scholar, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   John Walton, son, male, 5 [1845/6], Scholar, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   William Walton, son, male, 2 [1848/9], b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire

4. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 2345; Folio 114; Page 12, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Little Hale, Lincolnshire
   John Tindall, head, unmarried, male, 46 [1814//15], Farmer 100 Ac[res] employ 2 lab[ourer]s, b. Boothby, Lincolnshire
   Eliza Towe, servant, married, female, 40 [1820/1], Kitchen Maid, b. Billinghay, Lincolnshire
   Eliza Vicers, servant, unmarried, female, 20 [1840/1], Housemade [sic], b. Billinghay, Lincolnshire
   John Wilson, servant, unmarried, male, 24 [1836/7], Carter, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Edward Walton, servant, unmarried, male, 17 [1843/4], Carter, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   John Porter, servant, unmarried, male, 21 [1839/40], Carter, b. Scredington, Lincolnshire
   Robert Newton, servant, married, male, 38 [1822/3], Shepherd, b. Spalding, Lincolnshire

5. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 3352; Folio 114; Page 19, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Robert Walton, head, married, male, 57 [1813/4], Shepherd, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Elizabeth Walton, wife, married, female, 59 [1811/2], b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Ann Walton, daughter, unmarried, female, 29 [1841/2], Dressmaker, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Edward Walton, son, unmarried, male, 27 [1843/4], Agr[icultural] Lab[ourer] & Shepherd, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire

6. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 3225; Folio 104; Page 20, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Fen Road, Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Edward Walton, head, married, male, 37 [1843/4], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Betsy Walton, wife, married, female, 30 [1850/1], b. Chapel Hill, Lincolnshire
   Arthur Walton, son, male, 4 [1876/7], b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Ann Walton, daughter, female, 1 [1879/80], b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire

7. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 2579; Folio 79; Page 11, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   4 rooms occupied
   Edward Walton, head, widower, male, 47 [1843/4], Agricultural Laborer, employed, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Arthur Walton, son, male, 14 [1876/7], Scholar, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Benjamin Walton, son, male, 13 [1877/8], Scholar, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Martha Walton, daughter, female, 7 [1883/4], Scholar, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Sarah Walton, daughter, female, 6 [1884/5], Scholar, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Anna Hewitt, servant, female, 50 [1840/1], Housekeeper, employed, b. Crookham, Somerset

8. ↑ England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG13; Piece 3050; Folio 173; Page 15, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: Silk Willoughby, Lincolnshire
   George Beeden, head, married, male, 59 [1841/2], Farm Labourer, worker, b. Silk Willoughby, Lincolnshire
   Mary Beeden, wife, married, female, 48 [1852/3], Sub Postmistress, b. Swarby, Lincolnshire
   Ruth E. Rollings, step daughter, single, female, 21 [1879/80], b. Aunsby, Lincolnshire
   John R. Rollings, step son, single, male, 20 [1880/1], Farm Labourer, b. Aunsby, Lincolnshire
   Herbert H. Rollings, grandson, male, 2 [1898/9], b. Silk Willoughby, Lincolnshire
   Edward Walton, boarder, widower, male, 57 [1843/4], Farm Labourer, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire

9. ↑ England. 1911 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.))
   Class RG14; Piece 19638; Schedule 51, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   3 rooms occupied
   Edward Walton, head, male, 67 [1843/4], widower, Farm Labourer, worker, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire

10. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

    d. Edward WALTON, March Quarter 1917, Sleaford Registration District, Volume 7a, page 591, aged 73 [1843/4]

11. ↑ Boston Guardian, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
    Page 11, 13 Jan 1917.

    At Great Hale, Jan. 7th, Edward Walton, aged 73 years.

12.   Stamford Mercury, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
    Page 6, 22 Sep 1911.

    SLEAFORD POLICE.
    Edward Walton, Great Hale, was summoned for non-payment of poor-rate 6s. 11d. Defendant said he was not in a position to pay. The assistant-overseer said defendant had had money left him and was spending it in public-houses. Adjourned for a month to give defendant opportunity of paying the amount and 7s. costs.