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Title: Where is Welton in Lancashire?
Post by: Luzzu on Friday 19 June 09 16:45 BST (UK)
Hi,

Has anyone heard of a place in Lancashire called Welton?

 ???

I am looking at the 1881 census and this is how it has been transcribed.  I thought it could be Bolton but it doesn't look like it.  I would be very happy if it was Chorlton in Manchester but it doesn't look like it either.

1881 Census
John Grant born abt 1853 in "Welton", Lancashire
RG11/2965 Folio 4 p 4

Thanks,

Luzzu
Title: Re: Where is Welton in Lancashire?
Post by: ainslie on Friday 19 June 09 16:50 BST (UK)
Walton?
Title: Re: Where is Welton in Lancashire?
Post by: Luzzu on Friday 19 June 09 17:22 BST (UK)
Sorry, I don't know where Walton is either  ???.  The more I look at it though the more it is looking like Nelson or even Preston.
Title: Re: Where is Welton in Lancashire?
Post by: AlanOnTheWirral on Friday 19 June 09 17:49 BST (UK)
Could it be Welton in Lincs..... try Google.
Walton is an area of Liverpool.
Walton-le- Dale is near Preston.
Title: Re: Where is Welton in Lancashire?
Post by: AlanOnTheWirral on Friday 19 June 09 17:56 BST (UK)
I've just had a look at original and couldnt be sure what it says.
Title: Re: Where is Welton in Lancashire?
Post by: celia on Friday 19 June 09 18:08 BST (UK)
Luzzu                                                                               
I  Have just looked in the free 1881 census and there are only 6 John Grant born around those years, 3 born in Liverpool and 3 in Manchester.

Celia
The link wont work For family search  :(
Title: Re: Where is Welton in Lancashire?
Post by: James1950 on Friday 19 June 09 21:02 BST (UK)
 I think there is a Weeton near Preston .Could this be the place?
Title: Re: Where is Welton in Lancashire?
Post by: OlgaD on Friday 19 June 09 21:40 BST (UK)
HI
Also the is a Walton in Cheshire, on the boarder of Warrington by Daresbury.

Olga
Title: Re: Where is Welton in Lancashire?
Post by: Duck on Friday 19 June 09 22:00 BST (UK)
There is a Weeton between Kirkham and Blackpool
Title: Re: Where is Welton in Lancashire?
Post by: Duck on Friday 19 June 09 22:17 BST (UK)
It could be Nelson, that would match a 1852 birth on Lancashire BMD for John Haworth Grant, Burnley BU/29/16

Modified

It isn't the Burnley one as they are both on the 1881 cwnsus
Title: Re: Where is Welton in Lancashire?
Post by: Luzzu on Friday 19 June 09 22:41 BST (UK)
Hi everyone and thanks,

 :)

Just ruled out John Haworth Grant born 1852 Burnley.  I have accounted for him from 1861 to 1891 - he went to London where he married Emma and worked as a school master.

The John Grant I am trying to trace was born in 1852 in Manchester but I can't find his birth - both the Manchester births are wrong and am working through the Liverpool ones but its like lucky dip and I'm not winning.  :'(

I have found him on the 1861 census with his father, Patrick, mother (more likely stepmother), Catherine and brother, Michael.  On the 1871 he is with Catherine (widow), Michael and younger brother Thomas.  On the 1881 census everyone is missing except Michael who I have found with his "wife" and children lodging with the Maitland family.  Michael didn't marry until 1883 though.  John reappears on the 1891 census living in Salford with his wife Mary who he married in 1883.

Fast becoming an expert on every John Grant except "mine".  Last week I thought I had found him in Whittington Barracks, Lichfield but he was the wrong one too.

Luzzu
Title: Re: Where is Welton in Lancashire?
Post by: dobfarm on Friday 19 June 09 22:47 BST (UK)
try these


lancs clerk has all parishs. baps birth/weds/ death/buriels

maybe a cupa if asked

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=335738&y=395077&z=4&tl=Church+of+the+Good+Shepherd+(CofE),+Walton,+Liverpool

http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Liverpool/Walton/index.html

http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/
Title: Re: Where is Welton in Lancashire?
Post by: Luzzu on Friday 19 June 09 23:25 BST (UK)
Hi,

Thanks for the links - not finding any of my Grants but have just found brand new information about another line in my tree so I am really happy tonight ;D

Luzzu
Title: Re: Where is Welton in Lancashire?
Post by: dobfarm on Saturday 20 June 09 02:20 BST (UK)
swings and roundabouts