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William Alton (abt. 1774 - 1849)

William Alton
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Died at about age 75 in Turnditch, Derbyshire, Englandmap
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Biography

William and George, sons of James and Dorothy Aulton, were christened at Duffield, Derbyshire, on 11 September 1774.[1]

William married Mary Wallis on 10 November 1801 in St Alkmund's Church, Derby, Derbyshire, England.[2]

William Alton of Turnditch, Derbyshire, made his last will on 16 July 1848 naming his children James Alton, George Alton, William Alton, Thomas Alton, John Alton, Hannah the wife of Thomas Woolley of Radbourne, Jane Alton, and Mary the wife of John Harvey of Derby, publican. He died on 15 March 1849. Probate was granted at Derby on 17 April 1849 to his son James Alton, licensed victualler of Lodge Lane, Derby.[3][4]

William Alton of Turnditch aged 74 was buried on 20 March 1849 in Duffield, Derbyshire, England.[5]

Research Note

This person has been confused with his cousin William Alton born in 1765.

Sources

  1. ↑ Baptism: "Derbyshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812"
    Derbyshire Record Office; Matlock, Derbyshire, England; Diocese: Diocese of Derby; Reference Number: D 2402 A/PI 1/7
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 61407 #3995008 (accessed 3 September 2022)
    Wm Aulton baptism on 11 Sep 1774 in Duffield, Derbyshire, England.
  2. ↑ Marriage: "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918"
    Citing 10 Nov 1801; citing Marriage, St Alkmund's Church, Derby, Derbyshire, England, Derbyshire Record Office, England; FHL microfilm 1,041,160.
    FamilySearch (accessed 6 September 2022)
    FamilySearch Image
    William Alton marriage to Mary Wallis on 10 Nov 1801 in St Alkmund's Church, Derby, Derbyshire, England.
  3. ↑ Probate: "Staffordshire, Dioceses Of Lichfield And Coventry Wills And Probate 1521-1860"
    FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 2 September 2022)
    William Alton probate in 1849 in Turnditch, Derbyshire, England. Died 15 Mar 1849 in Turnditch, Derbyshire, England.
  4. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
    GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 2 September 2022)
    Alton, William (Age at death: 75).
    GRO Reference: 1849 Jan-Feb-Mar in Belper Volume 19 Page 361.
  5. ↑ Burial: "Derbyshire, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1991"
    Derbyshire Record Office; Matlock, Derbyshire, England; Diocese: Diocese of Derby; Reference Number: D 2402 A/PI 5/3
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 61410 #3412642 (accessed 2 September 2022)
    William Alton burial (died age 74) on 20 Mar 1849 in Duffield, Derbyshire, England.
  • "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNYS-4TD : 29 December 2014), William Alton, 20 Mar 1849; citing Burial, Duffield, Duffield, Derbyshire, England, Record Office, Matlock; FHL microfilm 1,041,434.




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Heathcote-126 Stephen Heathcote
There seem to be two families conflated here. Neither James nor George mentioned in the will of William Alton of Turnditch were the James and George sons of William and Ann christened in Pentrich. The birth date of 1775 seems too late for a marriage in 1790.
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