WALTON OF HIGH HOYLAND

 

Thomas Walton of High Hoyland married Sarah Heppenstall in 1759 and Mary Exley in 1772. His age at the time of his second marriage is given as thirty in abstracts of marriage licence records but that may be intended to mean at least thirty rather than be an exact age. Thomas seems to have come from the neighbouring parish of Cawthorne, where a Thomas, son of Thomas Walton, was baptised on 13 May 1727. There was also a Thomas, son of John and Hannah Walton, baptised at Cawthorne on 18 July 1743. The latter was probably the Thomas Walton of Cawthorne who married Sarah Hindle at Barnsley on 13 January 1780 when he was said to be aged thirty-six.

 

Sarah Heppenstall who married Thomas Walton at High Hoyland in 1759 was perhaps the Sarah, daughter of Peter Heppenstall of High Hoyland, who was baptised there on 11 April 1732. However, a note in the register which appears to refer to this baptism entry states that “This Woman was alive and well on 18 Decm 1821”, which does not appear to have been the case for the wife of Thomas Walton. There was also a Sarah, daughter of James Heptonstall of Hoylandswaine, who was baptised at Silkstone on 16 April 1729. The marriage of Thomas Walton and Sarah Heppenstall was witnessed by a Joseph Wright, probably the one of that name who married Mary Heppenstall at High Hoyland in 1758. Both Sarah, daughter of Peter, and Sarah, daughter of James, appear to have had a sister called Mary.

 

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WALTON

 

1          THOMAS WALTON of Cawthorne, Yorkshire, yeoman, was baptised on 16 March 1681/82 at Cawthorne[1] and buried on 25 March 1730 at Cawthorne.[2] He married first, ELLEN, who was buried on 2 October 1713 at Cawthorne.[3] He married second, on 21 August 1717 at Silkstone, ELIZABETH COPLEY.[4] She was born ca 1695.[5]

 

Children of Thomas and Ellen Walton:

i               JOHN WALTON of Cawthorne, bap 21 Dec 1708, Cawthorne;[6] 31 Dec 1730, Cawthorne, HANNAH EASTWOOD.[7]

ii              THOMAS WALTON, bap 27 Dec 1709, Cawthorne,[8] bur 20 Jun 1710, Cawthorne.[9]

iii             ELIZABETH WALTON, bap 19 May 1711, Cawthorne,[10] bur 31 Jul 1711, Cawthorne.[11]

 

Children of Thomas and Elizabeth (Copley) Walton:

iv             JOSHUA WALTON, bap 29 May 1718, Cawthorne.[12]

v              ANN WALTON, bap 3 Oct 1719, Cawthorne.[13]

vi             MARTHA WALTON, bap 30 Sep 1721, Cawthorne,[14] bur 4 Jul 1744, Penistone;[15] m 13 Nov 1740, Denby, DAVID CHAMBERS.[16]

vii            JONAS WALTON, bap 21 Jul 1724, Cawthorne.[17]

2              viii           THOMAS WALTON (1727-1807); m(1) SARAH HEPPENSTALL; m(2) MARY EXLEY.

 

2          THOMAS WALTON of High Hoyland, tailor, was baptised on 13 May 1727 at Cawthorne[18] and buried on 9 May 1807 at High Hoyland.[19] He married first, on 8 November 1759 at High Hoyland, SARAH HEPPENSTALL,[20] who was buried on 19 May 1768 at High Hoyland.[21] Thomas married second, on 16 May 1772 at Darton, MARY EXLEY.[22] She was buried on 17 March 1809 at High Hoyland.[23]

 

Children of Thomas and Sarah (Heppenstall) Walton:

i               MARTHA WALTON, bap 14 Mar 1760, High Hoyland,[24] bur 3 Oct 1802, Darton;[25] m 27 Jan 1788, High Hoyland, DAVID SAUSBY[26] (see here).

ii             JOHN WALTON, bap 13 Feb 1762, High Hoyland.[27]

iii            THOMAS WALTON of Denby, farmer, b High Hoyland, bap 25 Jan 1766, High Hoyland,[28] bur 21 Jul 1852, Denby;[29] m 7 Jul 1788, Worsbrough, MARY SHAW.[30]

iv            MARY WALTON, bur 13 May 1768, High Hoyland.[31]

 

Children of Thomas and Mary (Exley) Walton:

v              JOSEPH WALTON of High Hoyland, labourer, bap 15 Aug 1772, High Hoyland;[32] m ANN.[33]

vi            GEORGE WALTON, bap 13 Aug 1775, High Hoyland,[34] bur 23 Jun 1794, High Hoyland.[35]

vii           ALICE WALTON, bap 18 Mar 1777, High Hoyland.[36]

viii          MATTHEW WALTON of Silkstone, miner, bap 28 Dec 1782, High Hoyland,[37] bur 24 Feb 1837, Silkstone;[38] m(1) 17 Oct 1808, Darton, MARY SIMPSON;[39] m(2) 16 Jun 1811, Silkstone, LYDIA SHAW.[40]

ix            ALICE WALTON, bap 28 Dec 1782, High Hoyland.[41]

x              MARY WALTON, bap 5 May 1785, High Hoyland,[42] bur 14 Dec 1807, High Hoyland.[43]



[1] Cawthorne parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com); Archbishop of York Marriage Licences Index, 1613-1839 (online at www.findmypast.co.uk). The baptism entry does not name the parents of Thomas but he may have been a son of the Thomas Walton whose wife Martha was buried at Cawthorne on 11 Jan 1702/03.

[2] Cawthorne parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).

[3] Cawthorne parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).

[4] The Silkstone parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com) give the marriage date as 21 Aug 1717 and the parties as “Tho: Walton & Eliz: Copley both of Cawthorne”. However, abstracts of marriage licence records give a date of 22 Aug 1717 and the parties as Thomas Walton, 34, of Cawthorne, and Ann Coppley, 22, of Tankersley: Archbishop of York Marriage Licences Index, 1613-1839 (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).

[5] Archbishop of York Marriage Licences Index, 1613-1839 (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).

[6] Cawthorne parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).

[7] Cawthorne parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).

[8] Cawthorne parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).

[9] Cawthorne parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).

[10] Cawthorne parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).

[11] Cawthorne parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).

[12] Cawthorne parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).

[13] Cawthorne parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).

[14] Cawthorne parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).

[15] Penistone parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).

[16] Penistone parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).

[17] Cawthorne parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).

[18] Cawthorne parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).

[19] High Hoyland parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).

[20] High Hoyland parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).

[21] High Hoyland bishop’s transcripts (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).

[22] Darton parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).

[23] High Hoyland parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).

[24] High Hoyland parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).

[25] Darton parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).

[26] High Hoyland parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).

[27] High Hoyland parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).

[28] High Hoyland parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com); 1851 census returns, Bradford (National Archives, HO 107/2307, fol. 82).

[29] Denby parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com). His age is given as 90 in both the 1851 census returns and at his burial the next year, probably an exaggeration. It is given as 75 (that is, 75 to 79) in the 1841 census returns for Denby (National Archives, HO 107/1324/1, fol. 47).

[30] Worsbrough parish registers (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).

[31] High Hoyland parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).

[32] High Hoyland parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).

[33] High Hoyland parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com). George, son of Joseph and Ann Walton, was baptised on 2 May 1799.

[34] High Hoyland parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).

[35] High Hoyland parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).

[36] High Hoyland parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).

[37] High Hoyland parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com). He may have been somewhat older than usual when baptised as his baptism was on the same day as that of his sister Alice, and Matthew’s age is given as 58 in his burial entry.

[38] Silkstone parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).

[39] Darton parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).

[40] Silkstone parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com). The entry describes the bridegroom as a bachelor but there does not seem to be another likely Matthew Walton. Mary, wife of Matthew Walton, was buried at Darton on 7 Nov 1810.

[41] High Hoyland parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).

[42] High Hoyland parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).

[43] High Hoyland parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).