James Walter Eaton was born in 1838 in St Leonards, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England the son of Henry Eaton, a book keeper and Mary formerly Carr [1]. Between 1841 and 1848 his father abandoned his work as a book keeper and became a cab driver. By 1857 he had become acquainted with a Fanny Entwhistle. Their first child was born in St Pancras in 1858. Although they never married James and Fanny lived to gether for the next 23 years. They has ten children together
James died in Kensington, Middlesex, England in 1881[2].
1841 census, Hill Street, St George the Martyr, St George Southwark, London & Surrey, England
Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
Henry Eaton | M | 35 | Cl(erk) | Surrey, England |
Mary Eaton | F | 30 | Surrey, England | |
Henry Eaton | M | 14 | Surrey, England | |
Alfred Eaton | M | 12 | Surrey, England | |
Mary Eaton | F | 10 | Surrey, England | |
Frederick Eaton | M | 8 | Surrey, England | |
James Eaton | M | 4 | Surrey, England | |
George Eaton | M | 0 | Surrey, England |
Surrey was the birthplace only of Frederick Eaton
1851 census, Brunswick Grove, Saint Pancras, St Pancras, London & Middlesex, England
Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
Henry Eaton | Head | Married | M | 47 | Cab driver | Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England |
Mary Ann Eaton | Wife | Married | F | 44 | Cripplegate, Middlesex, England | |
Mary Ann Eaton | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 20 | Shirt maker | Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England |
Frederick Eaton | Son | Unmarried | M | 18 | Chertsey, Surrey, England | |
James Eaton | Son | Unmarried | M | 13 | Shoreditch, Middlesex, England | |
George Eaton | Son | Unmarried | M | 11 | ||
Henry Eaton | Son | Unmarried | M | 5 | St Pancras, Middlesex, England | |
Benjamin Eaton | Son | Unmarried | M | 3 | St Pancras, Middlesex, England |
1861 Census, 4, Brunswick Street, St Pancras, Middlesex
Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
James Eaton | Head | Married | M | 24 | Cab driver | St Luke's, Middlesex, England |
Fanny Eaton | Wife | Married | F | 26 | Charwoman | Jamaica, West Indies |
James Eaton | Son | M | 1 | St Pancras, Middlesex, England | ||
Fanny Eaton | Daughter | F | 3 | St Pancras, Middlesex, England |
1871 census, 1 Upper Winchester St, All Saints, Islington, London & Middlesex, England
Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
James Eaton | Head | M | 34 | Cab driver | St Lukes, Middlesex, England | |
Fanny Eaton | Wife | F | 35 | Jamaica, West Indies | ||
Fanny Eaton | Daughter | F | 14 | Grays Inn, Middlesex, England | ||
James Eaton | Son | M | 12 | Grays Inn, Middlesex, England | ||
Amelia Eaton | Daughter | F | 9 | Grays Inn, Middlesex, England | ||
Julia Eaton | Daughter | F | 7 | Grays Inn, Middlesex, England | ||
Miriam Eaton | Daughter | F | 3 | Grays Inn, Middlesex, England | ||
Eaton | Son | M | 6 weeks | Grays Inn, Middlesex, England |
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