Edward Colton (1874 - 1931)

Born 1874 in Barnes, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Lilias Deborah (White) Colton — married 4 Oct 1903 in Covent Garden, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Died 3 Feb 1931 at about age 57 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Biography

Edward son of Edward Colton, a Pianoforte dealer and Helen Ann Knight.

In the 1881 census Edward (age 7), Scholar, was the son of Edward Coltan in Byetheway Cot, Barnes, Surrey, England.^[1]

In the 1891 census Edward (age 17) was the son of Edward Colton in Barnes, Barnes, Surrey, England.^[2]

Edward (full age), son of Edward Colton, married Lilias Deborah White on 4 October 1903 in St Paul, Covent Garden, London, England.^[3][4]

In the 1911 census Edward (age 38), Grocer General, was the married head of household at 8 Fulbourne Rd, Walthamstow, Walthamstow, Essex, England.^[5]

Edward and his family, Lilias, Dorothy and Walter departed the Port of London on 29 August 1912 on the Rimutaka for Wellington New Zealand^[6][7]

Resident of Park Island Old Men's Home, Napier and a victim of the 1931 Hawke's Bay Earthquake passed away on 3 February 1931 and is buried at Park Island Cemetery^{[8][9][10][11]}

Research Notes

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBTRIB19310126.2.20?end_date=31-12-1931&items_per_page=10&page=5&query=Edward+colton&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1931 walter's engagement notice

Sources

1. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 England Census"
   Class: RG11; Piece: 848; Folio: 86; Page: 2; GSU roll: 1341201; ED, institution, or vessel: 15
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 7572 #21697517 (accessed 3 June 2023)
   Edward Coltan (7) son, Scholar, in household of Edward Coltan (41) in Byetheway Cot, Barnes in Richmond registration district in Surrey, England. Born in Barnes, Surrey, England.
   
   

   1881 Census of England: Byetheway Cot, Barnes, Surrey, England

   Name	Relation	Status	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Edward Coltan	Head	Married	M	41	Pianoforte Maker	Ludlow, Shropshire, England
   Ellen A. Coltan	Wife	Married	F	37	Wife	Westbur, Shropshire, England
   Edith Coltan	Daughter		F	11	Scholar	Lambeth, Surrey, England
   Emily Coltan	Daughter		F	9	Scholar	Barnes, Surrey, England
   Edward Coltan	Son		M	7	Scholar	Barnes, Surrey, England

   
   

2. ↑ 1891 Census: "1891 England Census"
   The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 624; Folio: 126; Page: 22; GSU roll: 6095734
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 6598 #18436168 (accessed 3 June 2023)
   Edward Colton (17) son in household of Edward Colton (51) in Barnes, Barnes in Richmond registration district in Surrey, England. Born in Barnes, Surrey, England.
   
   

   1891 Census of England: Barnes, Barnes, Surrey, England

   Name	Relation	Status	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Edward Colton	Head		M	51		Hereford, Herefordshire, England
   Hellen E Colton	Wife		F	48		Lalop, Westbury
   Edward Colton	Son		M	17		Barnes, Surrey, England

   
   

3. ↑ Marriage: "Westminster, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935"
   City of Westminster Archives Centre; London, England; Westminster Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: STP/PR/3/14
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 61867 #2319374 (accessed 3 June 2023)
   Edward Colton (full age) marriage to Lilias Deborah White on 4 Oct 1903 in St Paul, Covent Garden, London, England.
4. ↑ Marriage Banns: "Westminster, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935"
   City of Westminster Archives Centre; London, England; Westminster Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: STP/PR/2/5
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 61867 #2169568 (accessed 3 June 2023)
   Edward Colton marriage to Lilias Deborah White on 27 Sep 1902 in St Paul, Covent Garden, London, England.
5. ↑ 1911 Census: "1911 England Census"
   The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; Registration District Number: 188; ED, institution, or vessel: 61; Piece: 9735
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 2352 #52922879 (accessed 3 June 2023)
   Edward Colton (38), married, Grocer General, head of household at 8 Fulbourne Rd, Walthamstow, Walthamstow, Essex, England. Born in Barnes, Surrey.
   
   

   1911 Census of England: 8 Fulbourne Rd, Walthamstow, Walthamstow, Essex, England

   Name	Relation	Status	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Edward Colton	Head	Married	M	38	Grocer General	Barnes, Surrey
   Lilias B Colton	Wife	Married	F	35	Assistant in Business	Barnes, Surrey
   Emily Colton	Sister	Single	F	40	Assistant in Business	Barnes, Surrey
   Dorothy C Colton	Daughter		F	6		Battersea, London, England
   Walter E Colton	Son		M	3		Bloomsbury, London, England

   
   

6. ↑ Passenger List: "UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960"
   The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; BT27 Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Outwards Passenger Lists; Reference Number: Series BT27-111355
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 2997 #41690611 (accessed 3 June 2023)
   Name: Mr E Colton [Edward Colton]; Gender: Male; Departure Age: 40; Birth Date: abt 1872; Departure Date: 29 Aug 1912; Departure Port: England; Ship Name: Rimutaka; Shipping Line: The New Zealand Shipping Company, Limited; Destination Port: Wellington, New Zealand; Master: F A Hemming.
7. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3M6-2M3 : 9 March 2021), E Colton, 16 Oct 1912; citing ship , Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm 004415931.
8. ↑ "Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
   Manawatu Standard, Volume LI, Issue 59, 9 February 1931, Page 3
   Papers Past Article (accessed 3 June 2023)
9. ↑ "Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
   Waikato Times, Volume 109, Issue 18247, 7 February 1931, Page 7
   Papers Past Article (accessed 3 June 2023)
10. ↑ "Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
    Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXI, Issue 54, 16 February 1931, Page 4
    Papers Past Article (accessed 3 June 2023)
11. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #195585538

• "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz).
  • Death Registration /1931/6844 / Name: Colton, Edward / Aged: 62Y