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ID:52 Rev. James Burton 1859-1940

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Gaz's 3rd Great Uncle

Birth

7th Feb 1859 

Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire, England

Death

4th Feb 1940

Fleetwood, Lancashire

Mother

Edith Alcock (b.1831) /ID:50

Father

Thomas Burton (b.1830) /ID:51

Siblings

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

Spouse

Emily Barnett (b.1853)/ID:1126

Children

James Barnett Burton (b.1891)/ID:1938

 

Edith Emily Burton (b.1892)/ID:1939

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

7th Feb 1859

Birth of  James Burton at Stoke on Trent, Staffs to parents Thomas Burton & Edith Burton (nee Alcock).

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

Ministerial Circuit
1884 North Cave 
1887 Hornsea 
1888 Pontypridd 
1889 Wolverhampton 
1890 Bloxwich 

 

 

 

1891

1891 Census for '17, Church Street, Bloxwich, Staffordshire'

Name                        

Relationship   

Status    

Age    

Est YOB

Gender   

Birth County                    

Occupation               

James Burton      

Head               

Married 

32       

 1859      

Male        

Stoke On Trent, Staffs  

Primitive Methodist Minister

Emily Burton

Wife

Married

37

1854

Female

Ellastone, Staffs

 

James B Burton

Son

 

4 mths

1890

Male

Bloxwich, Staffs

 

Florence Craddock

Niece

Single

20

1871

Female

Norton Canes, Staffs

 

 

 

Ministerial Circuit
1894 Torquay 

 

 

1901

1901 Census for 'West View, Torquay, Devon'

Name                        

Relationship   

Status    

Age    

Est YOB

Gender   

Birth County                    

Occupation               

James Burton      

Head               

Married 

42       

1859      

Male        

Stoke On Trent, Staffs  

Primitive Methodist Minister

Emily Burton

Wife

Married

46

1855

Female

Ellastone, Staffs

 

James Burton

Son

 

10

1891

Male

Bloxwich, Staffs

 

Edith Burton

Daughter



8

1893

Female

Bloxwich, Staffs

 

Florence Spry

Servant

Single

22

1879

Female

Tavistock, Devon

General Domestic Servant

Ministerial Circuit
1901 Matlock 
1909 Liverpool

1911

1911 Census for '29, Norwood Grove,Liverpool, Lancashire'

Name                        

Relationship   

Status    

Age    

Est YOB

Gender   

Birth County                    

Occupation               

James Burton          

Head               

Married 

52       

1859      

Male        

Stoke On Trent, Staffs  

Primitive Methodist Minister

Emily Burton

Wife

Married

57

1855

Female

Ellastone, Staffs

 

James Barnett Burton

Son

 

20

1891

Male

Bloxwich, Staffs

Bank Clerk

Edith Emily Burton

Daughter



18

1893

Female

Bloxwich, Staffs

 

 

 

Ministerial Circuit
1913 Fleetwood 
1924 Fleetwood (S)

1939 Registry

1939 Registry for '6 Warren Ave North, Fleetwood, Lancashire'

Name                        

Status    

DOB           

Gender   

Occupation               

James Burton           

Married

07/02/1859 

Male       

Minister of Religion- Retired

Emily Burton

Married

16/07/1853

Female

UDD

Edith E Burton

Single

12/11/1892

Female

UDD

 

 

 

 

1940

4 February 1940 - Death of James Burton at Fleetwood, Lancashire.

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James's Ministerial Life (information from www.myprimitivemethodists.org.uk/)

In his early ministerial years, a serious breakdown of health necessitated frequent change of circuits. James then spent four years at Bloxwich and Cannock where he missioned a village and built a church. James was then stationed at Torquay, and to use his own words, James ‘lost his physical weakness,’ and was able to proceed in the work in good health. 
 
Whilst at Torquay, the circuit membership rose from 141 to 264 over seven years. At Matlock James built three new churches. 
 
As a preacher James was always attractive, convincing, and spiritually uplifting. His language was well-chosen and chaste, and his pulpit style most effective. 
 
James twice held the position of district Sunday School Secretary and was a member of the Probationers’ Examining Committee for over twenty years. For a number of years, James was the Connexional Teachers’ Examination Secretary. 
 
His obituary records that he brought to his work a diligent, discriminating mind and a sympathetic disposition.

Circuits 
Hartley 
1884 North Cave 
1887 Hornsea 
1888 Pontypridd 
1889 Wolverhampton 
1890 Bloxwich 
1894 Torquay 
1901 Matlock 
1909 Liverpool III 
1913 Fleetwood 
1924 Fleetwood (S)