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ID:51 Thomas Burton 1830-1916
Gaz's 3rd Great Grandfather

Birth   

1830 

Alton, Staffordshire, England

Death

1916

Stoke On Trent, Staffs

Mother   

Ann Jeffries (b.1806)/ID:910

Father   

Hugh Burton (b.1806)/ID:689

 

Siblings

Joseph Burton (b.1828)/ID:911

 

Thomas Burton (b.1830)/ID:51

 

Eliza Burton (b.1833)/ID:1940

 

James Burton (b.1836)/ID:912

 

John Burton (b.1837)/ID:914

 

Hannah Burton (b.1839)/ID:1941

 

Emily Burton (b.1841)/ID:915

 

Sarah Burton (b.1844)/ID:916

 

Hugh Burton (b.1849)/ID:1001

Spouse  

Edith Alcock (b.1831) /ID:50

 

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

 

 

 

1830

 16 June 1830 -Baptism of Thomas Burton at Alton, Staffs

 

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1841

1841 Census for 'Alton, Staffordshire'

Name                   

Age    

Est YOB

Gender  

Birth County                

Occupation               

Hugh Burton      

35       

1806      

Male       

Staffordshire              

Shoe Maker            

Ann Burton

35

1806

Female

 

 

Joseph Burton

13

1828

Male

Staffordshire              

 

Thomas Burton

10

1831

Male

Staffordshire              

 

Eliza Burton

8

1833

Female

Staffordshire              

 

James Burton

6

1835

Male

Staffordshire              

 

John Burton

4

1837

Male

Staffordshire              

 

Hannah Burton

2

1839

Female

Staffordshire              

 

 

 

 

 

 

1851

1851 Census for 'Green Hill, Cheadle, Staffordshire'

Name                 

Relationship 

Age    

Est YOB

Gender  

BirthCounty                

                                      

 Occupation        

John Cattlow     

Head             

51        

1800     

Male      

Woolaston, Staffs      

Solicitor - deputy clerk to the county court

Catherine Cattlow

Wife

51

1800

Female

Stone, Staffs

 

John R Cattlow

Son

20

1831

Male

Cheadle, Staffs

Solicitors article clerk

William F Cattlow

Son

14

1837

Male

Cheadle, Staffs



Esther Degg

Servant

21

1830

Female

Stone, Staffs

Cook

Sarah Herry

Servant

19

1831

Female

Cheadle, Staffs

Housemaid

Thomas Burton

Servant

20

1830

Male

Alcock*, Staffs

General Servant

*By strange coincidence Thomas's POB was recorded as Alcock and not Alton !  There is not a place called Alcock in the area.

1854

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

 

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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

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

 

 

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1967

1867 - Birth of daughter Esther  Burton at Stoke on Trent

 

 

 

 

1871

1871 Census for '7 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

 

 

 

 

1972- Post Office Directory - Entry for Thomas at 7 Bridge Street, Stoke 

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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

Summer 1910 - Death of Thomas's wife, Edith.

 

 

 

 

 

1911

1911 Census for '64 Cornwallis Street, Stoke On Trent'

Name                          

Relationship    

Age    

Est YOB

Gender   

Birth County         

Occupation               

Thomas Burton       

Head               

80       

1831      

Male       

Alton, Staffs     

Grocer                       

Esther Dace

Daughter

44

1867

Female

Stoke, Staffs

 

George Dace

Grandson

16

1895

Male

Leigh, Staffs

Railway Loco Dept Cleaner

Gertrude Dace

Granddaughter

15

1896

Female

Leigh, Staffs

 

William Dace

Grandson

10

1901

Male

Leigh, Staffs

 

Esther Goodwin

Grandaughter

4

1907

Female

Stowe, Staffs

 

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64 Cornwallis Street, Stoke On Trent  (picture circa 2014)

 

 

 

1916 - Death of Thomas Burton aged 86 in Stoke On Trent , Staffs

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