William Walton, Sarah Brown and Ursula Wood

Kirby Misperton, St Lawrence's church
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William Walton, third son and middle child of John Walton and Betty Oliver, married Sarah Brown, daughter of Francis Brown and Elizabeth Nellis, at St. Laurence's Church, Kirby Misperton on 1 Jul 1854. William Walton, 23, Farmer was, at that time resident in Little Barugh, while Sarah was resident in Great Barugh (Barugh (Great and Little)). Witnesses were James Walton - a cousin, probably - and Mary Ann Walton, who will have been William's sister.

William and Sarah had two children:

1. Francis Walton b. 1855 M Quarter in PICKERING UNION Volume 09D Page 347, bap. 14 Jan 1855 at St. Laurence's Church, Kirby Misperton.
2. Hannah Walton b. 1857 S Quarter in PICKERING UNION Vol 09D Page 355

In 1861, William Walton (30) was a Farmer of 137 acres employing a labourer at Dale Town, Helmsley, Yorkshire with wife, Sarah Walton (31), Francis Walton (6), Hannah Walton (3) and Mary Smith (18) General Servant.

But then Sarah Walton died, aged 38, in 1869 D Quarter in Stockton.

In 1871, William Walton (39) Widower, was a Lodger in the household of Ursula Wood (30) Widow, at 39 Johnson Street, Middlesbrough. Francis Walton (16) and Hannah Walton (13) were both staying with their Uncle Ralph Walton - their father's younger brother - at Maidensworth, Grimston, Helmsley, Yorkshire. 

Then in the 4th quarter of 1871, William Walton married Ursula Wood.

Born Ursula Lee, daughter of Isaac Lee and Elizabeth Sedgwick, she was baptised on 28 Mar 1841 in Osmotherley, North Yorkshire. On 23 Nov 1858, Ursula Lee had married Robert Foster in Scarborough, Yorkshire. We will assume she was shortly widowed, because then in 1866, Ursula Foster had married Thomas Wood in Stockton, Durham, although she had given birth to a son, Alfred Wood Foster (mother's maiden name Lee) in 1862 M Quarter in STOCKTON Volume 10A Page 50. There was a death of a Thomas Wood, aged 30, in Stockton, in 1870.

In 1881, William Walton (49) Store keeper in ships brokers warehouse from Appleton-le-Street, Yorkshire, was living at 30, Vaughan Street, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire with his second wife Ursula Walton (40), Alfred W Foster (19) Stepson, Cabinet Maker and Walter Scott (30) Clothiers assistant tailor from Exeter, Devon, Boarder. Son Francis Walton had married in 1877, while Hannah Walton (23) from Barugh, Yorkshire, was employed as a Housekeeper to William McKinnell (52) Wine & Spirit Merchant at 5, Albert Terrace, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.

William Walton died, aged 56, in 1888 J Quarter in MIDDLESBROUGH Volume 09D Page 363 and was buried on 4 Jun 1888 at Linthorpe Cemetery.

In 1891, Ursula Walton (50) Widow was living at 7 Fallows Street, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, with two Lodgers: Arthur E Soppett (18) Grocers apprentice and Josiah Lancaster (41) Police sergeant.

In 1901, still at 7 Fallows Street, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, Ursula Walton (60) Widow from Osmotherley, Yorkshire, at that time had just one Boarder staying in the household, Robert Burdock (49) Married, Auctioneer from Oxfordshire.

Ursula Walton died, aged 60, in 1901 D Quarter in MIDDLESBROUGH Volume 09D Page 368 and was buried on 17 Nov 1901 also in Linthorpe Cemetery.