Francis William Norton (1856 - 1902)

Born 1856 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Husband of Mary Jane (Farley) Davey — married 28 Dec 1879 in Millbrook, Cornwall, England

Descendants

Died 1902 at about age 46 in St Germans Registration District, Cornwall, England

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Biography

Francis was born in 1856 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. ^[1] Research into his parents is still ongoing: they may be Michael Norton and Ann (Adams) Norton, married in 1851 in Liverpool, and on the 1871 census are living in Liverpool, Lancashire, with their children. ^[2]

Francis signed on for ten years as a "Boy" in the navy, beginning aboard the HMS Eagle. He served on several ships with Samuel Thomas Farley, the man who was to become his brother-in-law, who maybe introduced Francis to his sister, Mary Jane Farley.

Francis and Mary Jane married on 28 December 1879 ^[3]in her home town of Millbrook, Cornwall, England. Francis was doing gunnery training on HMS Cambridge at the time of their marriage. On the 1881 census, Francis is an AB Seaman on HMS Swift with his brother-in-law. ^[4][5][6] He is absent from home on the 1891 census, so probably still at sea, then pensioned off in 1896. On the 1901 census, he is a baker in Millbrook.^[7]

Francis and Mary Jane had seven children: Martha, Mabel, Beatrice, Francis William, Edith, Irene, and Reginald.

Francis's death (age 47) was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec quarter of 1902 in the St Germans district.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ UK birth registration: W Derby, Volume 8b, Page 401, Dec quarter 1856
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZGY-QHV : 11 December 2017), Francis W Norton in entry for Michael Norton, 1871.
3. ↑ UK marriage registration: St Germans, Volume 5c, Page 469, December quarter 1879
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27W-VDPR : 11 December 2017), Francis Norton, Minster In Sheppey, Kent, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 2, Piece/Folio 981/157, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,447.
5. ↑ Service Record of Francis William Norton
6. ↑ Service record of Samuel Thomas Farley
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSHW-7LY : 8 April 2016), Francis Norton, Millbrook, Cornwall, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Antony subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
8. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 26 August 2022)
   Norton, Francis William (Age at death: 47).
   GRO Reference: 1902 Oct-Nov-Dec in St Germans Volume 05C Page 22.

Acknowledgments

• Correspondence: Thomas 2002

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