Hello
I was researching the Stantons of Hinxworth a couple of months ago, although mine lived there in the 1700s. Having had a quick look on the IGI and 1881 census, I think you're probably connected to the same family by one of two ways - there were cousins of a similar age called William Stanton and I can't tell which is yours, although his marriage certificate of 1842 would settle that.
The 1881 and 1891 censuses already referred to in earlier responses point to Albert Stanton being born about 1853:
ch. 21 Aug 1853, Albert son of William & Sarah Stanton
which suggests this marriage:
m. 24 Jul 1842, William Stanton & Sarah Humberstone
and this family living in Hinxworth on the 1881 census:
William Stanton, Head, 60, Hinxworth, Farm labourer
Sarah Stanton, Wife, 59, Hinxworth
Amelia Stanton, Dau, 16, Hinxworth
Looking then for William's christening finds two likely candidates:
ch. 15 Oct 1820, William son of Edmund & Patty Stanton
ch. 23 Jul 1820, William son of Francis & Sarah Stanton
At this stage I'm pretty sure of a connection, as all the male Stantons I researched seemed to be called either Edmund or Francis. These two Williams were probably cousins - their fathers were both sons of Francis Stanton:
ch. 1795, Edmund son of Francis & Elizabeth Stanton
ch. 7 Jan 1798, Francis son of Francis Stanton (mother not named)
These probably point to this marriage:
m. 21 Sep 1791, Francis Staunton & Elizabeth Omant
which points to this christening:
ch. 9 Apr 1769, Francis son of Francis & Elizabeth Stanton
which points to this marriage:
m. 4 Dec 1760, Francis Stanton & Elizabeth Blee
which points to this christening:
ch. 26 Jun 1737, Francis son of Edmund & Alice Stanton
At which point I shout Eureka (but quietly because I'm on my lunch break in the office) because Edmund Stanton (1708-1781) was my wife's ancestor. I went to Hertfordshire Archives last month and obtained a copy of his will, which I've transcribed and put on Your Archives:
http://yourarchives.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php?title=Will_of_Edmund_Stanton_of_Hinxworth%2C_Herts._proved_6_Feb_1781You'll see that Edmund left a number of properties in Hinxworth and Bassingbourn, including one left to his son Francis. From the description of the house left to Francis and poring over old maps, I'm reasonably confident that the house left to Francis is still there and called Cammocks - certainly it backed onto an orchard with a pond in it, had a three acre field behind it and is hidden from the road (now called Chapel Street) by a large barn. Between the house and barn was a yard with outbuildings down one side, which could well have been 'shops' in the sense of workshops (Edmund was a carpenter). Also, looking at plans of Cammocks held at North Herts District Council there was a workshop along that side of the yard until the 1980s when the house was extended with a two storey extension across the site of the workshop.
There are photographs of both Cammocks and its barn on
www.imagesofengland.org.uk - just search for 'Cammocks'.
Hope that's of interest to you.
Regards
Richard.
