Person:Robert Walton (7)

Robert Walton was baptised on 12th September 1814 at Great Hale in Lincolnshire, son of a labourer called Joseph Walton and his wife Elizabeth.

On 17th May 1836, aged 21, Robert married Elizabeth Ward, who was also from Great Hale. She already had a two year old daughter called Elizabeth, to whom Robert became stepfather.

Robert and Elizabeth went on to have another six children together between 1836 and 1848, all born at Great Hale. Each census from 1841 to 1871 finds Robert and Elizabeth living in Great Hale with some of their children. Robert worked as an agricultural labourer and shepherd.

Robert's eldest son married in 1857, and Robert's first known grandchild was born the following year. He had at least 25 grandchildren born in his lifetime, although several died young. Robert also outlived two of his children; his son Luke died aged 44 in 1883 in Leeds leaving a widow and three surviving children, whilst Robert's son John died a bachelor aged 39 at Great Hale in 1885.

Robert does not appear to have been at home on census night in 1881, when Elizabeth was living alone in Great Hale. Elizabeth died on 1st February 1889 at Great Hale, aged 76. Robert died later that same month, dying at Great Hale on 27th February 1889, aged 74.

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 1814
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   50	Sep[tembe]r 22nd	Robert son of	Joseph & Elisabeth	Walton	Great Hale Fen	Labourer	T. Mitchinson

   Baptised same day as sister Ann.

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], b. Lincolnshire
   Elizabeth Walton, female, 25 [1811-16], b. Lincolnshire
   Joseph Walton, male, 3 [1837/8], b. Lincolnshire
   Luke Walton, male, 2 [1838/9], b. Lincolnshire
   Ann Walton, female, 7 months [1840], b. Lincolnshire
   ~
   Elizabeth Ward, female, 5 [1835/6], b. Lincolnshire

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] 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 96; Page 9, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: 6 North Street, Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Robert Walton, head, married, male, 46 [1814/5], Ag[ricultura]l Lab[ourer], b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Elizabeth Walton, wife, married, female, 48 [1812/3], b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Luke Walton, son, unmarried, male, 22 [1838/9], Carpenter Jour[ney]man, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   William Walton, son, male, 12 [1848/9], 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 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. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Robert WALTON, March Quarter 1889, Sleaford Registration District, Volume 7a, page 292, aged 73 [1815/6]

7. ↑ Burials 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).

   BURIALS in the Parish of Hale Magna in the County of Lincoln in the Year 1889
   No.	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   1351	Robert Walton	Hale Magna	March 2nd	73 y[ea]rs	E.J. Turckheim, Vicar

8. ↑ Stamford Mercury, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
   Page 4, 8 Mar 1889.

   Deaths.
   GREAT HALE.-Feb. 27, Robert Walton, 73.