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Title: Brickwall
Post by: danieloftyne on Thursday 07 November 19 22:50 GMT (UK)
Hi all I'm looking for the marriage of William walton and Ann jameson they were married at St John's Church in Newcastle-upon-Tyne  on 8th November 1783 but on the Durham Bishops transcripts there are 2 entries both identical but one says 1783 and one says 1784 which is it also looking for Williams parents any help would be amazing thank you in advance
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: 2zpool on Thursday 07 November 19 23:49 GMT (UK)
They have any children 1798-1812?  Marriages before 1837 did not include parental names.  It would be best to find his baptism.
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: Annette7 on Friday 08 November 19 01:51 GMT (UK)
I believe it to be 1783 not 1784.   Their first child was Margaret bp.18/7/1784 and they were already married then.

Annette
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: danieloftyne on Friday 08 November 19 07:12 GMT (UK)
Thanks all yes they had 4 children Margaret first then william ,Elisabeth and finally John I have since found a marriage of a Thomas and Elisabeth same spelling as Williams daughter do you think this could be Williams parents
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: rosie99 on Friday 08 November 19 07:34 GMT (UK)
The marriage that has been transcribed as 1784 appears on the page headed 'from March 25th 1783 to March 25th 1784.  It is always best to view the original pages
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: danieloftyne on Friday 08 November 19 20:29 GMT (UK)
Where can i view these original pages
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: River Tyne Lass on Friday 08 November 19 20:53 GMT (UK)
On microfilm at Tyne and Wear Archives or perhaps Northumberland Archives.
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: danieloftyne on Saturday 09 November 19 01:31 GMT (UK)
Thanks to you all much appreciated
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: rosie99 on Saturday 09 November 19 08:39 GMT (UK)
Where can i view these original pages

On FindMyPast - there is free access this weekend
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: Tickettyboo on Saturday 09 November 19 09:31 GMT (UK)

Are you referring to 'transcriptions" saying they were married in both 1783 and 1784 and where have you seen these ?
The images for the BTs are available on Family Search (you need to sign in with a free account). They are not searchable but you can browse through the images. They can be confusing as, given the physical size of the original document, they have often been filmed as partial pages. So one area of a page can be on more than one image. If that makes sense.

Start here: https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1309819
Navigate from there to the images for St John Newcastle for the time period you are interested in. For the period 1748-1804 there are 385 images in the dataset.
This is the page that has the heading to say these were events which took place between  25th March 1783 and 25th March 1784.  (its image 107 of 385)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6SSF-TK?i=106&wc=9K53-6TL%3A13617901%2C28552501%2C28552502&cc=1309819

Nov 1783 is included on that page and William and Ann are recorded as being married on 8th November 1783. From that page the transcriber has, correctly,  entered it as taking place in 1783.

There is another image (image 109 of 385)) that also shows a marriage on Nov 8th for these people
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6SSN-7V?i=108&wc=9K53-6TL%3A13617901%2C28552501%2C28552502&cc=1309819
 BUT if you compare that to the first image (the one that shows the date) you'll see that its a partial image of the same page - but has no year showing as its only a partial image of the document.

I'd say there's a good chance that whoever has transcribed these has not realised that the second one is a duplication and has assumed its the following year and has transcribed it as different marriage dated 1784

To see the original Parish Registers, Tyne and Wear Archives will have them on microfilm, Woodhorn hold the originals (and will have both microfilm and digital images) or, if you can visit an LDS Family History Centre, you should be able to see the digital images on their computers.

Boo
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: rosie99 on Saturday 09 November 19 10:53 GMT (UK)
Those are the same images as showing on FindMyPast, they have transcribed it wrongly.  It is this image that they have as 1784 when it should be 1783. 
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6SSF-TK?i=106&wc=9K53-6TL%3A13617901%2C28552501%2C28552502&cc=1309819

As I mentioned earlier the header indicates it only covers the period
The marriage that has been transcribed as 1784 appears on the page headed 'from March 25th 1783 to March 25th 1784.  It is always best to view the original pages
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: Tickettyboo on Saturday 09 November 19 11:09 GMT (UK)
Yes, I can see that FindMyPast have this marriage transcribed twice with different years and when you click to see the images the address bar shows its bringing the image down from family search.

EDIT just realised (sorry Rosie I hadn't clicked through to the image) and you are correct - the one they got wrong is the one which HAS the date range at the top of the page! <sigh> I've sent in a correction report.

I just thought it may be helpful to explain how these sort of errors can occur, especially when its a commercial company who employ transcribers based on typing speed rather than an understanding of what they are transcribing (a mix of both would be ideal but not cheap I suppose).

As ever, transcribed databases are a really helpful and we'd probably never get anywhere without them,  but they should be regarded as only a pointer to the original and wherever possible its advisable to check the original document to be more sure.

Boo


Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: trish1120 on Saturday 09 November 19 11:32 GMT (UK)
William Jnr was buried 2 Aug 1807 age 19
Abode Westgate St
Parents William/Ann
Father a Slater, Mother nee Jameson.

Did William/Ann move out of the area?
I cant seem to find conclusive burials for them St John.

Margarets 18 Jul 1784 Bapt has no Fathers Occp
Williams  22 Mar 1789 has Father as a Slater
Elzabeth    12 Jun 1791 as a Smith
John 26 Jun 1796 as a Whitesmith

Very different Occps for Father John ???
I am only looking at transcriptions on FreeREG

Trish :)

Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: jonwarrn on Saturday 09 November 19 11:53 GMT (UK)
William Jnr was buried 2 Aug 1807 age 19
Abode Westgate St
Parents William/Ann
Father a Slater, Mother nee Jameson.

Did William/Ann move out of the area?
I cant seem to find conclusive burials for them St John.

Margarets 18 Jul 1784 Bapt has no Fathers Occp
Williams  22 Mar 1789 has Father as a Slater
Elzabeth    12 Jun 1791 as a Smith
John 26 Jun 1796 as a Whitesmith

Very different Occps for Father John ???
I am only looking at transcriptions on FreeREG

I've done all this on the other thread ;D
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=820919.0

I still have doubts that William and Ann are the parents of the John Walton who married Jane Robinson in 1816. Witnessed by Joseph Walton and Hannah Walton. First son Joseph born 1818 at the Lying In Hospital. Father John a Shoe maker. Abode Barracks.

Meanwhile, Joseph Walton the Newcastle barracks sergeant may have married Mary Clazey, 25 May 1795 at St Nicholas Plumstead. He signed, she marked.
Likely baptism of daughter Hannah at an Independent Chapel in Colchester, 23 Nov 1797. Father a Corporal in Horse Artillery.

I think Hannah may have married James Stewart in Newcastle St Andrew in 1821 as Ann Walton. And in the census is born Colchester?

Baptism of William Walton in Newcastle (High Bridge Meeting) in 1810. Born at the Barracks. Says father Joseph is a native of Cheshire. Gives Mary's name as Glazy or Glary? She is a native of Berwick upon Tweed.
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: rosie99 on Saturday 09 November 19 11:57 GMT (UK)
Yes, I can see that FindMyPast have this marriage transcribed twice with different years and when you click to see the images the address bar shows its bringing the image down from family search.

EDIT just realised (sorry Rosie I hadn't clicked through to the image) and you are correct - the one they got wrong is the one which HAS the date range at the top of the page! <sigh> I've sent in a correction report.


 :) .  :)

Hopefully they will amend the transcript, I also reported it yesterday  ;D .  They are normally very good at changing the details.
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: trish1120 on Saturday 09 November 19 12:01 GMT (UK)
Thanks for that jonw65 :)
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: jonwarrn on Saturday 09 November 19 12:22 GMT (UK)
Trish, we found the burials of William the slater and wife Ann in the 1830's. Abode for both Stowell Street. So I can't help wondering if John Walton the butcher at 31 Stowell Street in 1851 with unmarried sister Elizabeth might be their son. This John also had a wife Elizabeth, and a daughter, who were living elsewhere. But which Elizabeth was with him at Stowell Street in 1841?

I agree that the occupation difference on those baptisms - slater or (white)smith is very puzzling.
It's a knotty problem! I would also want to get hold of the parish register for the marriage of John to Jane Robinson to get a sight of all the signatures.
John

Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: danieloftyne on Saturday 09 November 19 16:11 GMT (UK)
Hi all firstly many thanks for your efforts but I'm now more confused than ever I'll try to clarify things a little bit my great great grandfather who was born in 1840 was named william rendal walton, on his birth certificate is john walton  father occ shoemaker ,mother Jane walton formerly Robinson. on 1841 census the family is living in jesmond vale, the first son Joseph it says was born in 1821 but I couldn't find him so assumed the 1818 Joseph was the right son .on the 1851 census John walton has died in 1850 Joseph is still with mum ,1861 census Joseph walton is a shoemaker and living with a Mary so I checked marriages between 1851 and 1861 only one that came up was Mary Barker from cumberland but funny when I went for cert of these two Joseph named his father as Joseph  so I didn't get it
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: dhwalt on Monday 28 April 25 12:12 BST (UK)

Baptism of William Walton in Newcastle (High Bridge Meeting) in 1810. Born at the Barracks. Says father Joseph is a native of Cheshire. Gives Mary's name as Glazy or Glary? She is a native of Berwick upon Tweed.

I am hoping the above is active and you can respond?
Sergeant Joseph Walton - B Troop RHA (born circa 1772 Budworth, Cheshire) was invalided 1809 and became Barrack Sergeant - Ordnance Dept, Newcastle upon Tyne. My ancestry descends through his son Robert born 1801 Brighton Barracks. William is of real interest as this is the 1st time there is a reference for his mother Mary Glazy/Glary/ perhaps Clazey born Berwick. Do you have a copy of the original or failing that a transcription?

Thanks David Walton

Thanks David Walton
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: Tickettyboo on Monday 28 April 25 13:07 BST (UK)

I am hoping the above is active and you can respond?
Sergeant Joseph Walton - B Troop RHA (born circa 1772 Budworth, Cheshire) was invalided 1809 and became Barrack Sergeant - Ordnance Dept, Newcastle upon Tyne. My ancestry descends through his son Robert born 1801 Brighton Barracks. William is of real interest as this is the 1st time there is a reference for his mother Mary Glazy/Glary/ perhaps Clazey born Berwick. Do you have a copy of the original or failing that a transcription?

Thanks David Walton


There's always 'someone' around in Rootschat :-)

If you (or your library) have access to Ancestry this baptism is available on there
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/2972/records/323392?

Boo
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: dhwalt on Monday 28 April 25 13:11 BST (UK)
My reason for asking was that I could not find this on Ancestry.

Dave
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: Tickettyboo on Monday 28 April 25 13:12 BST (UK)
My reason for asking was that I could not find this on Ancestry.

Dave

Can you see it now I have given you the link?

Boo
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: dhwalt on Monday 28 April 25 13:44 BST (UK)
My reason for asking was that I could not find this on Ancestry.

Dave

Can you see it now I have given you the link?

Boo
Thanks for the link...but no. I can find Mary Glary Walton >Joseph > William >High Bridge Meeting House etc but the reference to Cheshire and Berwick is the piece I am interested in. Looks like a trip to a Family History Centre for me.
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: Tickettyboo on Monday 28 April 25 13:45 BST (UK)
Did you look at the image?

Boo
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: Tickettyboo on Monday 28 April 25 13:58 BST (UK)
Trying again
Ok,so you can see the barebones index entry from the link I gave
- to the left of that there is a thumbnail of an image, click on the thumbnail  and it opens the page from the register.

The baptism you want is the 3rd down on the left page and 'that' gives the info about the mmn and where each of the parents were from.

Boo
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: dhwalt on Monday 28 April 25 14:01 BST (UK)
Did you look at the image?

I am now getting this message, "Your Search for william walton returned zero good matches". Over the past week there have been issues with ancestry.co.uk. You tried/I tried but even with broad on all search parameters I am getting nowhere. First tried this search last week and failed - hits were returned but could not find a relevant William. I will have to come back at some later date.

Boo
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: jonwarrn on Monday 28 April 25 14:02 BST (UK)
It's also free to view at the moment on findmypast. You need to be registered and logged in.
https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=TNA%2FRG8%2F086%2F0%2F0078&parentid=TNA%2FRG4%2FBAP%2F1769526
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: Tickettyboo on Monday 28 April 25 14:04 BST (UK)
This is a direct link to the IMAGE on Ancestry
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/2972/images/40612_B0152088-00077

Boo
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: jonwarrn on Monday 28 April 25 14:06 BST (UK)
Robert's baptism in Brighton in 1801 is also free to view :)
Squeezed in right at the bottom of the left hand page.
https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=TNA%2FRG4%2F3423%2F0%2F0078&parentid=TNA%2FRG4%2FBAP%2F1127420
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: dhwalt on Monday 28 April 25 14:17 BST (UK)
It's also free to view at the moment on findmypast. You need to be registered and logged in.
https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=TNA%2FRG8%2F086%2F0%2F0078&parentid=TNA%2FRG4%2FBAP%2F1769526

That did the trick and my thanks to Boo for the Ancestry links.

After more than 20 years of visits in the National Archives (Joseph appears in Description Books + Woolwich Records) plus days at Chester Archives this is the 1st real progress with the 1770s Brickwall.
Joseph's military records say birth Budworth, Cheshire and I guess Lostock will be Lostock Gralam, Cheshire which, strangely, my wife and I have cycled through on several days out.

Edit
For anyone following this see:
All Lostick more likely
ALLOSTOCK, a township in that part of the parish of GREAT BUDWORTH which is in the hundred of NORTHWICH, county palatine of CHESTER
not Lostock Gralam!
David
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: dhwalt on Monday 28 April 25 14:31 BST (UK)
Robert's baptism in Brighton in 1801 is also free to view :)
Squeezed in right at the bottom of the left hand page.
https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=TNA%2FRG4%2F3423%2F0%2F0078&parentid=TNA%2FRG4%2FBAP%2F1127420

I had this from the days when you visited local history centres! Sergeant Joseph Walton, probably, had at least 8 children that I know of, mostly found by searching for births in towns with army barracks. Daughter Margaret Walton - Woolwich birth with baptism entry. Daughter Hannah Walton - Colchester with baptism entry etc. The family were non conformist and the baptisms were in Scots Presbyterian, Independent Chapels etc.
Now... does anyone have a record for mystery man, Joseph's probable son, Levi Walton??
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: Annette7 on Monday 28 April 25 19:38 BST (UK)
Mystery man Levi Walton, probable son of Joseph Walton?

What details do you have for Levi Walton?

Annette
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: dhwalt on Tuesday 29 April 25 08:34 BST (UK)
Mystery man Levi Walton, probable son of Joseph Walton?

What details do you have for Levi Walton?

Annette

1841 Census, Barrack Square, Newcastle upon Tyne - Widow Elizabeth Walton (25y - born 1812?) living with widow Mary Clazey/Glary Walton + others. Elizabeth Walton born Newcastle died 1881 in Leeds, daughters' residence and the death certificate has widow of Levi Walton a soldier. So, Levi could have died before 1841 and at some stage lived at the Newcastle Barracks. Most likely a son of Joseph Walton.

Edit
Elizabeth Walton's daughter Mary Ann Walton b. 1828, Leeds (Possibly Leeds Barracks?) - married Walter Sicklemore in 1851 at Tuthill Stairs Chapel, Newcastle but father's name missing from certificate.

Thanks for taking a look at this. David
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: jonwarrn on Tuesday 29 April 25 20:07 BST (UK)
Elizabeth Walton's daughter Mary Ann Walton b. 1828, Leeds (Possibly Leeds Barracks?) - married Walter Sicklemore in 1851 at Tuthill Stairs Chapel, Newcastle but father's name missing from certificate.

Wow, a Sicklemore! Don't often get one of those on here.
Do you have them in 1861?
In 1871 they have a Joseph John Walton, 20, with them
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZLG-MHG

So the only tangible sign of Levi Walton is him being on named on Elizabeth's death certificate as her husband?
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: dhwalt on Wednesday 30 April 25 08:13 BST (UK)
Elizabeth Walton's daughter Mary Ann Walton b. 1828, Leeds (Possibly Leeds Barracks?) - married Walter Sicklemore in 1851 at Tuthill Stairs Chapel, Newcastle but father's name missing from certificate.

Wow, a Sicklemore! Don't often get one of those on here.
Do you have them in 1861?
In 1871 they have a Joseph John Walton, 20, with them
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZLG-MHG

So the only tangible sign of Levi Walton is him being on named on Elizabeth's death certificate as her husband?

Levi only appears on the death certificate. A mystery man who could be a son/nephew... I have trawled military records and births/deaths/marriages but found nothing. It could be that Levi Walton was from an unrelated Walton line? In the absence of source documents anything is possible.

There are paper trails for Walter Sicklemore, Mary Ann Walton and Joseph John Walton. I even have a photograph of the Sicklemore residence in Leeds (etched glass panel over the front door - Sicklemore).

Joseph John Walton was Mary Ann Walton Sicklemore's nephew, presuming Levi was Sergeant Joseph's son i.e. Sergeant Joseph Walton > Thomas Walton > Joseph John Walton. Walter Sicklemore was a hardware travelling salesman and even visited my branch of the family in Blackhill, Co. Durham (Walter+Mary Ann staying in a pub for the 1861 Census - Robert Walton+Mary+Family within walking distance). Robert (born Brighton Barracks) was another of Sergeant Joseph's sons.
The Sicklemores came from London, my note:
Parents' marriage Robert Sicklemore + Maria Roles on 21 Jun 1821 at Hanover Square Westminster in London, England. Death Robert Sicklemore on 6 Jan 1855 in Bow, Middlesex, England. Marriage Q4 1885 Leeds 9b 813, RB/88/17, Walter Sicklemore + Ann Pearce.
These were Walter's parents and following the death of Mary Ann Walton Sicklemore he married Annie Pearce of Thame, Oxfordshire. Walter appears in the Census 1841 thr' to 1891 and dies 13 Mar 1898 in Leeds.
Walter Sicklemore
1841 - Gateshead
1851 - Westgate, Newcastle upon Tyne
1861 - visiting Blackhill, Consett, Co. Durham
1871 - Mickelgate, York (a centre for cabinet making i.e. Joseph John Walton was a planemaker and William was selling related hardware)
1881 - Potternewton, Leeds
1891 - Leeds

All the above were well travelled!

David
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: jonwarrn on Wednesday 30 April 25 09:05 BST (UK)
Hi
Thanks for the info on Walter. His father Robert was from Maidstone, so likely his family were from Sussex before that. Most of them are in Brighton - as Sickelmore - which is where your Robert Walton was born!

Something or nothing? :-\ Not investigated further yet.
Baptism of Mary Ann Blanchard at St Peter Leeds, 1st January 1829
Parents Levi + Elizabeth
Father a Private 9th Lancers.
Free transcript and image of BT here
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FYORKSHIRE%2FBAP%2F203361652&tab=this

Then a baptism at Newcastle St Andrew, 14 Nov 1830
Margaret
Parents Levi + Elizabeth Blanchard
Father in 9th Lancers
Transcript of BT here
https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/605dd7fef493fdb5c2b492e7

Image
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-67F3-K54
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: dhwalt on Wednesday 30 April 25 09:41 BST (UK)
Hi
Thanks for the info on Walter. His father Robert was from Maidstone, so likely his family were from Sussex before that. Most of them are in Brighton - as Sickelmore - which is where your Robert Walton was born!

Something or nothing? :-\ Not investigated further yet.
Baptism of Mary Ann Blanchard at St Peter Leeds, 1st January 1829
Parents Levi + Elizabeth
Father a Private 9th Lancers.
Free transcript and image of BT here
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FYORKSHIRE%2FBAP%2F203361652&tab=this

Then a baptism at Newcastle St Andrew, 14 Nov 1830
Margaret
Parents Levi + Elizabeth Blanchard
Father in 9th Lancers
Transcript of BT here
https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/605dd7fef493fdb5c2b492e7

Image
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-67F3-K54

Never seen Blanchard in any part of the family history. For 18th & 19th century widows tend to use married surnames. However there is the possibility that Elizabeth and Mary Ann reverted to Walton on Levi's death?? A long shot that would have Elizabeth as Sergeant Joseph's daughter. Elizabeth Walton's death cert. is explicit -"Widow of Levi Walton a soldier"

Margaret Blanchard b.1830 Newcastle
Tried searches in the 1841 Census but found nothing that looks useful.
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: jonwarrn on Wednesday 30 April 25 09:54 BST (UK)
Well it may just be a coincidence of names, dates and places, it remains to be seen.
I haven't so far found a marriage for Levi and Elizabeth Blanchard, but perhaps that's not so unusual back then with army couples. Or maybe they weren't married?
If Levi died or disappeared Elizabeth may have hooked up with one of your Walton family, or, yes, she may have been a Walton herself.
If Mary Ann didn't name a father on her marriage certificate it does make me doubt that there ever was a Levi Walton. But Levi seems an odd choice of name just to pull out of nowhere and put on Elizabeth's death registration?
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: dhwalt on Wednesday 30 April 25 10:08 BST (UK)
Well it may just be a coincidence of names, dates and places, it remains to be seen.
I haven't so far found a marriage for Levi and Elizabeth Blanchard, but perhaps that's not so unusual back then with army couples. Or maybe they weren't married?
If Levi died or disappeared Elizabeth may have hooked up with one of your Walton family, or, yes, she may have been a Walton herself.
If Mary Ann didn't name a father on her marriage certificate it does make me doubt that there ever was a Levi Walton. But Levi seems an odd choice of name just to pull out of nowhere and put on Elizabeth's death registration?

Levi Blanchard b. 18 Nov 1798 in Wiltshire? Nothing that looks linked in either Census 1841 or 1851.
As you can see it is Levi Walton, a mystery man.
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: jonwarrn on Wednesday 30 April 25 10:15 BST (UK)
Levi Blanchard b. 18 Nov 1798 in Wiltshire? Nothing that looks linked in either Census 1841 or 1851.

I think he is in the Army Deserters/Courts Martial Registers online, which I will have to look up later.
The year is 1830.
Levi Blanchard, 9th Lancers. Age 31.
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: dhwalt on Wednesday 30 April 25 11:45 BST (UK)
Levi Blanchard b. 18 Nov 1798 in Wiltshire? Nothing that looks linked in either Census 1841 or 1851.

I think he is in the Army Deserters/Courts Martial Registers online, which I will have to look up later.
The year is 1830.
Levi Blanchard, 9th Lancers. Age 31.

For the record
Wiltshire OPC Project
Levi Blanchard baptism Berwick St James, Wiltshire, 18 Nov 1798, with parents Thomas+Elizabeth Blanchard
Berwick St James - village not far from Stonehenge, nearest town Winterbourne Stoke on the A303.
1841 Census - Thomas+Elizabeth Blanchard, Berwick St James
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: jonwarrn on Wednesday 30 April 25 16:29 BST (UK)
Elizabeth could have met Levi in Newcastle.
Newpapers in May 1828 report the 9th Lancers leaving Newcastle Barracks to take up their new station at Leeds.
A few free ones, including The Star in London (7 May) and Newcastle Courant (10 May)
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0002646%2F18280507&page=3&article=015&stringtohighlight=9th+lancers

The desertion record is a transcript
18 August 1830
Levi Blanchard, 9th Lancers, 31, born St James Devizes

The court martial, image may be on Fold3
Levi Blanchard, 9th Lancers
27 June 1832
Court or Trial Place Dublin

So Levi disappeared in 1830, perhaps the regiment found him later(?), but Elizabeth goes back home to Newcastle and has Margaret baptised.
If the Walton theory is correct (we don't know!), Margaret would probably be Walton later. Or she could have died in infancy somewhere (not really any sign of that in Newcastle)
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: jonwarrn on Wednesday 30 April 25 17:54 BST (UK)
Death announcement of Mary, 4 November 1848, Newcastle Guardian

In Barrack Square, on the 27th ult. aged 70, Mary, widow of Mr Joseph Walton, late Barrack Serjeant at this garrison. She was mother of 14 children, grandmother of 51, and great-grandmother of 10.

WALTON, MARY       
Age at Death (in years): 70 
GRO Reference: 1848  D Quarter in NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE UNION  Volume 25  Page 243

Digital image available for £3, but you may have it already.
Elizabeth goes on living in Barrack Square, in 1851 she may be enumerated as Watson, with her age greatly out. Age 59! School Mistress. Mary Ann with her.
I imagine the enumerator must have had trouble with the handwriting
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG67-MSS
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: jonwarrn on Wednesday 30 April 25 18:36 BST (UK)
For completeness, the burial of Mary Walton at St. Andrew, 31 October 1848.
Abode Todds Nook
Age 70 yrs
BT here
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-XX8Y-ZY
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: dhwalt on Thursday 01 May 25 13:45 BST (UK)
For completeness, the burial of Mary Walton at St. Andrew, 31 October 1848.
Abode Todds Nook
Age 70 yrs
BT here
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-XX8Y-ZY

Re. last 3 responses
Thanks for the Mary (Clazey) Walton Death Notice and the descendant count is something to think about! Husband Sergeant Joseph Walton d.1829  has a plain died at the barracks notice in the Courant and Courier.
The early part of this thread mentioned John Walton. Joseph's, possible, son John was a witness at Robert Walton's wedding Gosforth, 1823 i.e. Joseph and John were witnesses and I had John pencilled in as probable son/possibly uncle.

Durham Diocese, Bishop's Transcripts, 1639-1919
Looking for an Elizabeth Walton birth the LDS record throws a spanner in the works:
Register Newcastle upon Tyne St Andrew, Elizabeth Walton b.14 Sep 1811 & bap. 13 Oct 1811 but father John Walton, Allostock, Cheshire with mother Mary dau. of John Clazy, illegible 'Ayton', Berwickshire. John is not abbreviated. It is a transcript so could John be Joseph... or is this really John??

Your fresh thoughts and comments have been very helpful. Please keep them coming.
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: Tickettyboo on Thursday 01 May 25 14:07 BST (UK)

Durham Diocese, Bishop's Transcripts, 1639-1919
Looking for an Elizabeth Walton birth the LDS record throws a spanner in the works:
Register Newcastle upon Tyne St Andrew, Elizabeth Walton b.14 Sep 1811 & bap. 13 Oct 1811 but father John Walton, Allostock, Cheshire with mother Mary dau. of John Clazy, illegible 'Ayton', Berwickshire. John is not abbreviated. It is a transcript so could John be Joseph... or is this really John??


Link to the image on FS for that BT entry
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D1HQ-F4X?

Surname is written as Worlton and the father's occupation is given as Yeoman.

Boo
Title: Re: Brickwall
Post by: dhwalt on Thursday 01 May 25 14:39 BST (UK)

Durham Diocese, Bishop's Transcripts, 1639-1919
Looking for an Elizabeth Walton birth the LDS record throws a spanner in the works:
Register Newcastle upon Tyne St Andrew, Elizabeth Walton b.14 Sep 1811 & bap. 13 Oct 1811 but father John Walton, Allostock, Cheshire with mother Mary dau. of John Clazy, illegible 'Ayton', Berwickshire. John is not abbreviated. It is a transcript so could John be Joseph... or is this really John??


Link to the image on FS for that BT entry
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D1HQ-F4X?

Surname is written as Worlton and the father's occupation is given as Yeoman.

Boo

The baptism entries for these children are 'variable':
Plumstead St Nicholas
Joseph Walton + Mary Clazey > both of this parish

Newcastle St Andrew
William - father Joseph Walton, All Lostick, Cheshire > mother Mary Glazy, Berwick upon Tweed
Elizabeth (5th daughter) - father John Worlton, Allestock, Cheshire > mother Mary Clazy, Ayton, Berwickshire

I have found 8 children from a family of 14 so am willing to live with transcription errors and variability. On balance these above are the same parents until I can find better. Joseph/John Walton with birth Allostock, Cheshire is a rare find in the Newcastle upon Tyne, St Andrew baptism registers.