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ID:50 Edith Alcock (Burton) 1831-1910
Gaz's 3rd Great Grandmother
Birth	1831	Leigh, Staffordshire
Death	July 1910	Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire
Mother	Esther Brown (b.1789) /ID:382
Father	Thomas Alcock (b.1784) /ID:383
Siblings	Sarah Alcock (b.1809) /ID:440
	John Alcock (b.1811)/ID:511
	Elizabeth Alcock (b.1815)/ID:2015
	Mary Alcock (b.1817)/ID:2011
	Thomas Alcock (b.1820) /ID:441
	William Alcock (b.1822)/ID:2012
	Edward Alcock (b.1823)/ID:2016
	James Alcock (b.1824)/ID:2013
	Ann Alcock (b.1826)/ID:2014
	Edith Alcock (b.1831) /ID:50
Spouse	Thomas Burton (b.1830) /ID:51
Children	James Burton (b.1859) /ID:52
	Ann Burton (b.1862) /ID:77
	Mary Burton (b.1864) /ID:55
	Sarah Emma Burton (b.1865) /ID:53
	Esther Burton (b.1867) /ID:54
	Thomas H Burton (b.1872) /ID:56

1831

25 Dec 1831 - Baptism of Edith Alcock at Leigh, Staffordshire

1841

1841 Census for 'Moore Lane, Leigh, Staffordshire'

Name	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
Thomas Alcock	55	1786	Male	Staffordshire	Agricultural Labourer
Esther Alcock	50	1791	Female	Staffordshire
Edith Alcock	9	1832	Female	Staffordshire

1851

1851 Census for 'Lockwood, Kingsley, Staffordshire'

Name	Relationship	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
Thomas Averill	Head	70	1781	Male	Kings Bromley, Staffs	Farmer of 210 acres
Mary Slaney	Servant	25	1826	Female	Alton, Staffs	House Servant
Edith Alcock	Servant	19	1832	Female	Leigh, Staffs	House Servant
John Mould	Servant	20	1831	Male	Bloor, Staffs	Farm Servant
John Clowes	Servant	19	1832	Male	Checkley, Staffs	Farm Servant
Charles Rowbotham	Servant	16	1835	Male	Alton, Staffs	Farm Servant

1854
29th Oct 1854- Marriage of Edith Alcock to Thomas Burton at All Saints, Leigh, Staffs

1859

Birth of son, James Burton at Stoke on Trent, Staffs

1861

1861 Census for 'Bridge Street, Fenton, Staffordshire'

Name	Relationship	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
Thomas Burton	Head	30	1831	Male	Alton, Staffordshire	Grocer
Edith Burton	Wife	29	1832	Female	Leigh, Staffordshire
James Burton	Son	2	1859	Male	Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs

1861

18 Oct 1861 - Birth of daughter Ann ('Annie') Burton at Stoke on Trent

1864
Birth of daughter Mary Alice  Burton at Stoke on Trent

1865 -
Birth of daughter Sarah Emma Burton at Stoke on Trent
12th November 1865 - Baptism of daughter Sarah Emma Burton at Stoke on Trent, Staffs

1867
Birth of daughter Esther  Burton at Stoke on Trent

1871

1871 Census for 'Bridge Street, Fenton, Staffordshire'

Name	Relationship	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
Thomas Burton	Head	41	1830	Male	Alton, Staffordshire	Grocer
Edith Burton	Wife	40	1831	Female	Leigh, Staffordshire
James Burton	Son	12	1859	Male	Stoke on Trent, Staffs	Scholar
Ann Burton	Daughter	9	1862	Female	Stoke on Trent, Staffs	Scholar
Mary Burton	Daughter	4	1867	Female	Stoke on Trent, Staffs	Scholar
Sarah Burton	Daughter	6	1865	Female	Stoke on Trent, Staffs	Scholar
Esther Burton	Daughter	4	1867	Female	Stoke on Trent, Staffs
Thomas Alcock*	Brother in law	22	1849	Male	Leigh, Staffordshire	Agricultural Labourer
Sarah Baker	Servant	14	1857	Female	Middlesex, London	General Servant

*We think Thomas Alcock (1849) was more likely to be Edith's nephew than brother

1872
Birth of son Thomas H Burton at Leigh, Staffordshire

1881

1881 Census for 'Leigh Head, Leigh, Staffordshire'

Name	Relationship	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
Thomas Burton	Head	50	1831	Male	Alton, Staffordshire	Farmer
Edith Burton	Wife	49	1832	Female	Leigh, Staffordshire
James Burton	Son	22	1859	Male	Stoke on Trent, Staffs	Railway Clerk
Annie Burton	Daughter	22	1862	Female	Stoke on Trent, Staffs
Thomas H Burton	Son	9	1872	Male	Stoke on Trent
John Burton*	Relative	43	1838	Male	Alton, Staffs	Agricultural Labourer

* John Burton is Thomas Burton Snrs brother

1891

1891 Census for 'Upper Leigh, Leigh, Staffordshire'

Name	Relationship	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
Thomas Burton	Head	60	1831	Male	Alton, Staffordshire	Retired Farmer
Edith Burton	Wife	59	1832	Female	Leigh, Staffordshire
Esther H Burton	Daughter	24	1867	Female	Stoke on Trent	Dressmaker

1901

1901 Census for 'Blakelow Villas (Elin Dene), Abbey Hulton, Staffordshire'

Name	Relationship	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
Thomas H Burton	Head	29	1872	Male	Stoke on Trent, Staffs	Wholesale Grocer
Annie J Burton	Wife	30	1871	Female	Leigh, Staffs
Thomas Burton	Father	70	1831	Male	Alton, Staffs	Retired Farmer
Edith Burton	Mother	69	1832	Female	Leigh, Staffs

1910
Death of Edith Burton, aged 78 at Stoke on Trent, Staffs