Bethiah (Claughton) Clafton (abt. 1825)

Born about 1825 in Ossett cum Gawthorpe, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

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Bethiah Clafton was born about 1825 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England, and baptised on 25th Feb 1825 at Dewsbury, All Saints, Yorkshire, daughter of George and Mary Clafton. At that time her father was a Miner, and the family was living in Ossett.^[1]

On 6th Jun 1841, Bethia Cloughton, aged 15, had no declared occupation and was living with her father George and sister Nancy (7) at Chickenley Lane, Soothill, Yorkshire. Her birthplace was Yorkshire, England.^[2]

On 30th Mar 1851, Bithiah Claughton, aged 25 and unmarried, was a Worsted Frame Tenter living with her father George, stepmother Ann and their extended family at Soothill, Yorkshire. Her birthplace was Chickenley, Yorkshire.^[3]

On 7th Apr 1861, Bethia Clafton, aged 35 and marital condition not declared, was a Rag Sorter and she and her assumed daughter Elizabeth Clafton (9) were boarding with Hannah Broadhead (32) and her five children at Pepper Alley, Gawthorpe, Yorkshire. Her birthplace was Gawthorpe, Yorkshire.^[4]

On 22nd Sep 1862, John Clayton, aged 39 and a widower, married Bethia Clafton, aged 37 and a spinster, at Dewsbury, All Saints, Yorkshire. At that time he was living in Ossett and she was living in Gawthorpe. He was a Labourer and his father was Robert Clayton, Bricklayer. She didn’t declare an occupation and her father was George Clafton, Coal Miner. He signed his name and she signed with her mark and their witnesses were Paul Ward and Henry Ellis.^[5]

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP9/10, via Ancestry, Bethiah mistranscribed as Bathiah, baptism 25 Sep 1825 mistranscribed as 25 Feb 1825 (see adjacent pages, and Civil Registration)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1268; Book: 13; Civil Parish: Dewsbury; County: Yorkshire; Enumeration District: 6; Folio: 24; Page: 2; Line: 4; GSU roll: 464239, via Ancestry
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2325; Folio: 81; Page: 25; GSU roll: 87560-87561, via Ancestry
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3415; Folio: 79; Page: 6; GSU roll: 543128, via Ancestry
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Leeds, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Reference Number: WDP9/32, via Ancestry