1826:
Feb 22 - Baptism at St Mary's Church Reading
Walter William Colton
son of William Colton and Anna
his wife
1841: Census
- St Giles, Reading
William Colton
born abt 1790 age 51 - Silk Weaver
Hannah Colton born abt 1795 age 46 -
Silk Weaver
Arthur Colton born about abt 1822 age
19 - Silk Weaver
Walter Colton
born abt 1826 age 15 - Silk Weaver
Resuma Colton born abt 1835 age 6
1851: Census:
5 Vine Court, Reading, Berkshire
William
Coulton born
1791 age 60 - Hand Lomer Weaver (Silk) -born
Newington, Surrey
Hannah Coulton born 1794 age 57 - Hand
Lomer Weaver (Silk) - born Tilhurst, Berkshire
David Coulton born 1824 age 27 - Tailor
Journeyman - born at Reading
Walter Coulton
born 1826 age 25 - Hand Lomer Weaver
(Silk) - born at Reading
Rosanna Coulton born 1836 age 15 - Servant
House - born at Reading
Below we have
an entry of 'Marriage Banns' and from all accounts
it appears to be Walter - However, no offical
marriage record has been found. in 1861
. However we
find them together in the 1871 census we find
Walter and Charlotte together states he is in
fact married. .
1856: Marriage
Banns at Tower Hamlets St Dunstan and All Saints,
Stepney
Aug 31st & Sep 14th
Walter William Colton,
Bachelor, age 30, of 5 Lucas Street
Charlotte Newman, Spinster, age 22, of
36 York Street
1860: Dec
9th - Baptism at Tower Hamlet, Bethnal Green
- Entry 154
Charlotte Colton born August 29th 1859
dau of Walter William
Colton a Fringe Weaver of 39 Bacon
Street and Charlotte his wife
1861: Removal
Order - Bethnal Green, London -
William Colton
age 35 a Weaver
8 Friars Buildins, 8 weeks, 39 Bacon Street,
2 years (Mr Black), 20 Swan Street, 9 months
- Came Sherington last Whitsuntide. Married
at Stepney 1856 to Charlotte 24 and 2
children, Walter William 4, Charlotte
2 - Native of Reading Berks: Father William
& Mother Ann were married at St Giles,
Reading. Father is a Weaver and reanted a house,
5 Vine Court, Queens Road, Reading at 2/6 a
week. Ex was at Small Court, Guardian Street,
Reading which Father rented but at low rent.
Parents were both natives of Reading but dead.
Has 2 brothers living there.
Arthur Colton age 40 a Weaver, 1 Baron
Court, Hosier Street, Reading
David Colton age 37 a Labourer, 2 Baron
Court.
1861: Census
- Barron Court, Reading
Arthur Colton -
head - age 39 - Married - House Builder - born
Reading
Jane Colton - wife - age 41 - born Kingston
Hants
George D. Colton - son - age 14 - Labourer
- born Reading
Andrew Colton - son - age 12 - Servant
- born Reading
Athur J. Colton - son - age 8 - born
Reading
Walter William Colton
- brother - Married - age 35 - Silkweaver
- born Reading
Meanwhile
Chalotte was here - Recorded as Cotton
1861: Census
- 39 Bacon Street, Bethnal Green, London -
Charlott Cotton - Head - Married -
age 24 - Bethnal Green
Walter W Cotton - Son - age 3 - Bethnal
Green
Charlott Cotton - Dau - age 1 - Bethnal
Green
39 Bacon Street must have been a large propety
as several families were living there
Recorded
as Cotton
1871: Census - 48 Bacon Street, Bethnal
Green, London
Walter William Colton
- Head - age 45 - Weaver - Reading
Charlotte Colton - Wife - age 34 (1837)
- Bethnal Green, Middlesex
Walter William Colton - Son - age 13
(1858) - Errand Boy - Bethnal Green, Middlesex
Charlotte Colton - Dau - age 11 - Bethnal
Green, Middlesex
Maria Colton - Dau - age 8 - Bethnal
Green, Middlesex
Things now get
interesting for we no discover Walter and Charlotte
did not get married after all for in 1872 Charlotte
married John Harris using her maiden name.
1872:
Marriage record - Charlotte Newman
to John Harris at Bethnal Green - Dec
quarter (1c 730)
1881: Census
- 1 Butteress Gardens, Whitchapel London
John Harris - Head - age 60 - Labourer
- London
Charlotte Harris - Wife - age 43 -
Charwoman - London
Elizabeth Harris - Dau - age 6 - Scholar
- London
Walter Coulton - Stepson - single -
age 23 - Sofa Maker - Bethnal Green
Charlotte Coulton - Stepdaughter -
single - age 21 - Stay Maker - Bethnal Green
Meanwhile Walter
was here and it looks like he has given up on
being married!!
1881: Census - 46 Hanbury St, Spitalfields,
London, Middlesex
Walter William Coulton
- Lodger - age 55 - unmarried - Iron Driller
- born Reading, Berkshire, England
46 Hanbury Street was the Whitechapel infirmary
Walter was one of 44 other lodgers of various
trades
Walter could have died sometime
before 1882 as his daughter Charlotte stated
in her marriage to John Beadle that her father
was deceased - No Record Found
More on Charlotte Newman
In the 1911 Census Charlotte
stated she had given birth to 6 children 2 of
which had died.
Charlotte's children
[1] Walter William Colton - about 1857 - died
1917
[2] Charlotte Colton - about 1859 - died 1893
[3] Maria Colton - about 1863
[4] Elizabeth Harris - about 1875 - died 1941
[5] Martha Elizabeth Chadwick - about 1886 -
died 1978
1872:
Marriage record - Charlotte
Newman to John Harris at Bethnal
Green - Dec quarter (1c 730)
1881: Census
- 1 Butteress Gardens, Whitchapel London
John Harris - Head - age 60 - Labourer
- London
Charlotte Harris
- Wife - age 43 - Charwoman - London
Elizabeth Harris - Dau - age 6 - Scholar
- London
Walter Coulton - Stepson - single - age
23 - Sofa Maker - Bethnal Green
Charlotte Coulton - Stepdaughter - single
- age 21 - Stay Maker - Bethnal Green
1882: Death
record John Harris at Whitechapel - Jun
quarter (1c 216) age 61
1883: Sep 16th
- Marriage at the St Judes Church Bethnal Green
- Entry 396
Josiah Chadwick a Widowers age 45, Hawker
of 11 York Street - made his mark
Charlotte Harris
a Widow age 45 of 6 Leabright Street - made
her mark
Fathers: James Chadwick a Weaver and
Charles Newman a Weaver - both deceased
Witness: William Harris and Rebecca
Nans
1883: Marriage
record - Charlotte
Harris to Josiah Chadwick
at Bethnal Green - Sep quarter (1c 502)
1887: Death
record - Josiah Chawick at Bethnal Green
- Dec quarter (1c 186) age 49
1889: Jan 1st
- Marriage at the St Judes Church Bethnal Green
- Entry 364
William Hopkins a Widower age 45, Labourer
of 37 Carden Street - made his mark
Charlotte Chadwick
a Widow age 50 of 26 New Yark Street - made
her mark
Fathers: Edward Hopkins a Tanning Manufacture
and Charles Newman a Silk Weaver - borh
deceased
Witness: Anothony Emm and Charlotte
Harris
1889: Marriage
record - Charlotte
Chadwick to William Hopkins
at Bethnal Green - Mar quarter (1c 313)
1891: Death
record - William Hopkins at Bethnal Green
- Mar quarter (1c 165) age 50
1901: Census
- 14 Gales Gardens, Bethnal Green, London,
Charlotte Hopkins
- Head - Widow - age 63 - Fruit Stall Hawk Keeper
- own account - Bethnal Green
Walter Colton - Son - single - age 43
- Coach Maker - own account - Bethnal Green
Elizabeth Harris - Dau - single - age
25 - Fruit Stall Hawk Keeper - own account -
Bethnal Green
Martha Chadwick - Dau - age 14 - Flower
Maker (artificial) - worker - Bethnal Green
1911:
Census - 14 Gales Gardens, Bethnal
Green Road
Charlotte Hopkins
- Head - Widow - age 73 - Bethnal Green
Walter Colton - Son - single - age 53
- Coach Maker - Bethnal Green
Elizabeth Harris - Dau - single - age
35 - Saleswomen - Bethnal Green
Martha Chadwick - Dau - single - age
23 - Fancy Millinery - Bethnal Green
Charlotte states she has had 6 children 2 of
which had died.
Property has 3 rooms
1917: Death
record - Walter William Colton (Son)
at Bethnal Green - Dec quarter (1c 181) age
60
1931: Death
record - Charlotte
Hopkins at Bethnal Green - Mar quarter
(1c 218) age 92
More on Children
Charlotte Colton
1882: Apr 9th
- Marriage at the St Judes Church Bethnal Green
- Entry 332
John Beadle a Bachelor age 21, Labourer
of 27 Leverstone Road - signed
Charlotte Colton a Spinster age 22 of
1 Pondersons Gardens - made her mark
Fathers: Samuel Beadle a Labourer and
Walter William Colton a Weaver (Deceased)
Witness: John Fuller and Mary Ann
Fuller
Charlotte and John had childred:
Charlotte Eliza 1883, Elizabeth
1885, Albert John 1891, Ann 1892
Charlotte died in the Dec quarter of 1893 at
Bethnal Green age 34
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