Person:Joseph Walton (28)

Joseph Walton was baptised on 15th September 1836 at Great Hale in Lincolnshire, son of Elizabeth Walton, formerly Ward, and her husband Robert Walton, an agricultural labourer and shepherd. Joseph appears in the 1841 census living with his parents and siblings on South Street in Great Hale. By 1851, Joseph had left home and was working as a farm servant at nearby Little Hale.

On 1st December 1857, Joseph married Eleanor Ann Armitage at Heckington, just north of Great Hale. They returned to Great Hale after their marriage. It would appear that they had at least eight children there between 1858 and 1872, although at least four of them died as babies.

The 1861 census finds Joseph and Eleanor living in Great Hale village, at 17 High Street. They later moved to Great Hale Fen, to the east of Great Hale village, appearing there in the 1871 and 1881 censuses. Joseph worked as an agricultural labourer and shepherd, as his father had done.

Joseph's parents both died in February 1889; his mother on the 1st of the month and his father on the 27th.

In 1891 Joseph and Ellen were living at Great Hale with one of their daughters and a grandson.

Eleanor died at Great Hale Fen on 23rd September 1892, aged 58.

The 1901 census finds Joseph living with his daughter Rose and her family at Great Hale Fen.

In 1904, aged 68, Joseph remarried. His second wife was a widow called Ann Green, also known as Ann Hewitt, whose maiden name was Pitman. She had previously worked for Joseph's brother Edward as a housekeeper at the time of the 1891 census.

Joseph and Ann appear together in the 1911 census at Great Hale. Joseph reported that he had had nine children, of whom three were still living.

Ann died at Great Hale in 1916, aged 80. Joseph survived her by three years. He died aged 82 on 17th May 1919 at Bicker, a neighbouring parish to the south-west of Great Hale.

1. ↑ 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 1836
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   779	Sept[em]b[e]r 15th	Joseph son of	Robert and Elizabeth	Walton	Great Hale	Labourer	W. Hirst Simpson, Offic[iatin]g Minister

2. ↑ England. 1841 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 HO107;Piece 619; Book 4; Folio 12; Page 18, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: South Street, Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Robert Walton, male, 25 [1811-16], Ag[ricultural] lab[ourer], born in county
   Elizabeth Walton, female, 25 [1811-16], born in county
   Joseph Walton, male, 3 [1837/8], born in county
   Luke Walton, male, 2 [1838/9], born in county
   Ann Walton, female, 7 months [1840], born in county
   ~
   Elizabeth Ward, female, 5 [1835/6], born in county

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 264; Page 8, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Little Hale, Lincolnshire
   George Thompson, head, married, male, 56 [1794/5], Farmer of 80 Acres, b. Scredington, Lincolnshire
   Mary Thompson, wife, married, female, 27 [1823/4], b. Little Hale, Lincolnshire
   Mary Thompson, daughter, female, 7 [1843/4], b. Little Hale, Lincolnshire
   William Thompson, son, male, 2 [1848/9], b. Little Hale, Lincolnshire
   William Asher, servant, unmarried, male, 15 [1835/6], Farm Servant, b. Helpringham, Lincolnshire
   Thomas Clark, servant, unmarried, male, 24 [1826/7], Farm Servant, b. Ruskington, Lincolnshire
   Joseph Walton, servant, male, 14 [1836/7], Farm Servant, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Hannah Shalby, servant, female, 13 [1837/8], House Servant, b. Helpringham, 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 103; Page 24, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: 17 High Street, Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Joseph Walton, head, married, male, 24 [1836/7], Ag[ricultura]l Lab[ourer], b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Elenor Ann Walton, wife, married, female, 26 [1834/5], b. Kirton, Lincolnshire
   Elizabeth Walton, daughter, female, 3 [1857/8], b. Great Hale, 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 116; Page 23, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: The Fen, Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Joseph Walton, head, married, male, 34 [1836/7], Agr[icultural] Lab[ourer], b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Eleanor A. Walton, wife, married, female, 36 [1834/5], b. Kirton, Lincolnshire
   Elizabeth Walton, daughter, unmarried, female, 13 [1857/8], b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Rose H. Walton, daughter, female, 9 [1861/2], b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Mary Ann Walton, daughter, female, 3 [1867/8], 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 105; Page 21, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Fen, Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Joseph Walton, head, married, male, 44 [1836/7], Shepherd, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Ann Walton, wife, married, female, 47 [1833/4], b. Kirton, Lincolnshire
   Mary A. Walton, daughter, female, 12 [1868/9], Scholar, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Fanny Walton, daughter, female, 8 [1872/3], Scholar, 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 77; Page 6, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Joseph Walton, head, married, male, 54 [1836/7], Shepherd, employed, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Eleanor A. Walton, wife, married, female, 56 [1834/5], b. Kirton, Lincolnshire
   Mary A. Walton, daughter, single, female, 23 [1867/8], General Servant, b. Great Hale Fen, Lincolnshire
   John Walton, grandson, male, 4 [1886/7], b. Sleaford, Lincolnshire

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 69; Page 5, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: Great Hale Fen, Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Joseph Walton, head, widower, male, 64 [1836/7], Shepherd on Farm, worker, b. Hale Magna, Lincolnshire
   Rose A. Barnett, daughter, married, female, 39 [1861/2], b. Hale Magna, Lincolnshire
   George Barnett, son in law, male, 33 [1867/8], Labourer on Farm, Worker, b. East Heckington, Lincolnshire
   John Barnett, grandson, single, male, 14 [1886/7], Boy on Farm, worker, b. Hale Magna, 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 26, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   4 rooms occupied
   Joseph Walton, head, male, 74 [1836/7], married, 9 children born alive, 3 children still living, Retired Shepherd, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Ann Walton, wife, married, female, 74 [1836/7], married 6 years, no children born to marriage, b. Crewkerne, Somerset

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

    d. Joseph WALTON, June Quarter 1919, Boston Registration District, Volume 7a, page 428, aged 82 [1836/7]

11. ↑ Boston Guardian, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
    Page 11, 24 May 1919.

    DEATHS.
    At Bicker, May 17th, Joseph Walton, formerly of Great Hale, aged 82 years.