WALTON OF HIGH HOYLAND

 

The age of the Thomas Walton who heads this account is given as thirty in abstracts of 1772 marriage licence records but that may be intended to mean at least thirty rather than an exact age. There was a Thomas, son of Thomas Walton, baptised at Cawthorne 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

 

THOMAS WALTON of High Hoyland, Yorkshire, tailor, was buried on 9 May 1807 at High Hoyland.[1] He married first, on 8 November 1759 at High Hoyland, SARAH HEPPENSTALL,[2] who was buried on 19 May 1768 at High Hoyland.[3] Thomas married second, on 16 May 1772 at Darton, MARY EXLEY.[4] She was buried on 17 March 1809 at High Hoyland.[5]

 

Children of Thomas and Sarah (Heppenstall) Walton:

i               MARTHA WALTON, bap 14 Mar 1760, High Hoyland,[6] bur 3 Oct 1802, Darton;[7] m 27 Jan 1788, High Hoyland, DAVID SAUSBY[8] (see here).

ii             JOHN WALTON, bap 13 Feb 1762, High Hoyland.[9]

iii            THOMAS WALTON of Denby, farmer, b High Hoyland, bap 25 Jan 1766, High Hoyland,[10] bur 21 Jul 1852, Denby;[11] m 7 Jul 1788, Worsbrough, MARY SHAW.[12]

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

 

Children of Thomas and Mary (Exley) Walton:

v              JOSEPH WALTON of High Hoyland, labourer, bap 15 Aug 1772, High Hoyland;[14] m ANN.[15]

vi            GEORGE WALTON, bap 13 Aug 1775, High Hoyland,[16] bur 23 Jun 1794, High Hoyland.[17]

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

viii          MATTHEW WALTON, bap 28 Dec 1782, High Hoyland,[19] bur 24 Feb 1837, Silkstone;[20] m(1) 17 Oct 1808, Darton, MARY SIMPSON;[21] m(2) 16 Jun 1811, Silkstone, LYDIA SHAW.[22]

ix            ALICE WALTON, bap 28 Dec 1782, High Hoyland.[23]

x              MARY WALTON, bap 5 May 1785, High Hoyland,[24] bur 14 Dec 1807, High Hoyland.[25]



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[11] 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).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[19] 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.

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

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

[22] 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.

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

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

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