George WETTON

1817 - Yes, date unknown

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• Name	George WETTON
  Relationship	with Teresa Ann GOATHAM
  Born	Brownhills, Staffordshire, England
  	Born about 1819 from the 1851 census where shown as aged 31 (suggesting 1819 or 1820), but shown as aged 37 in the 1861 census (suggesting 1823 or 4) and born Colwich, aged 60 in 1871 born Bilston (but note problem with wife's age then).
  Baptised	24 Aug 1817	St. James’ Church, Norton Canes, Staffordshire, England
  	From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 19 Mar 2018) Shown as George, son of Joseph and Elizabeth Wetton, abode Brown-Hills, father a Labourer.   A little earlier than suggested by most records of his age, but given the parish is that of his birth and the abode shown in the baptism register matches the birth place given in censuses, and since his age was quoted inconsistently, I do think it probable that this was the baptism of this George. In addition the father's name given here matches that when George married Caroline.
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1851
  	Ag lab
  Occupation	1861
  	Woodman
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Person ID	I302765	All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2015

  
  

  Family	Caroline WHEAT,   b. 19 Apr 1825, Gratwich, Staffordshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	15 Aug 1844	St. Mary’s Church, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England
  	GRO ref: WETTON, George to WEATE, Catherine q3 1844 Uttoxeter RD 17 233Details from PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 19 Mar 2018) Although recorded as Catherine not Caroline in the marriage register I do believe this marriage is the right one. George and Caroline seem to have been quite relaxed regarding details: ages (particularly theirs, but to a lesser extent their childrens), birthplaces, birth registrations and even the names of their children. The births of 3 of their first 5 children seem to have gone unregistered, and whilst all of the remaining 7 were in two cases the names subsequently found in the censuses are not those with which they are registered. The names have been found in two different indexes of the GRO copy, so it does not seem to be an indexing error. In addition, the names in the GRO indexes are the same as in an index of the Staffordshire originals, so it does not appear to be an error in making the GRO copies. It is just possible there was another male Wetton married to a female Wheat, but I cannot find such a marriage, and though that could be because the wife had married as a widow I should then be able to find the children in the census but I cannot (and there are no deaths registered between the births and the next census). Once I would have assumed to be a registrars error, but with two instances I wonder if George and Caroline hadn't made up their minds about names when the births were registered. Perhaps George was out and didn't like the name Caroline had chosen. Maybe, though, the local registrar was a bit scatty. I have only seen one census entry for William / Charles, so it could be an ennumerator error, but I have seen Agnes in three censuses, always as Agnes despite her birth registration showing Emily. Another puzzle is the unnamed female whose birth was registered in q4 1855. Mostly unnamed birth registrations seem to be for babies who died soon after birth and were never named. However, in this case no death registration seems to have followed. Maybe she was given a name before dying.
  Children	11 children
  1. Martha WETTON,   b. Dec Q 1844, Uttoxeter Reg Dist, Staffordshire or Derbyshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Alfred WETTON,   b. Abt 1846, Stone, Staffordshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. George WETTON,   b. Abt 1848, Stone, Staffordshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 4. Elizabeth WETTON,   b. 8 Sep 1850, Chartley, Staffordshire, England ,   d. Jun Q 1941, Derby Reg Dist, Derbyshire, England  (Age 90 years) ▻ George GOTHAM  m. 1 Jan 1874   5. Theresa WETTON,   b. Abt 1851, Grindley Cutwood, Staffordshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Ambrose WETTON,   b. Dec Q 1857, Grindley Cutwood, Staffordshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Agnes WETTON,   b. Abt Jun 1860, Grindley Cutwood, Staffordshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Ann (“Annie”) WETTON,   b. Mar Q 1863, Chartley, Staffordshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. William Henry WETTON,   b. Abt 1865, Chartley, Staffordshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Matilda WETTON,   b. 1867, Chartley, Staffordshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Patience WETTON,   b. Sep Q 1870, Chartley, Staffordshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2017
  Family ID	F300854	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Child - Alfred WETTON - Abt 1846 - Stone, Staffordshire, England  Child - George WETTON - Abt 1848 - Stone, Staffordshire, England  Child - Elizabeth WETTON - 8 Sep 1850 - Chartley, Staffordshire, England  Child - Ann (“Annie”) WETTON - Mar Q 1863 - Chartley, Staffordshire, England  Child - William Henry WETTON - Abt 1865 - Chartley, Staffordshire, England  Child - Matilda WETTON - 1867 - Chartley, Staffordshire, England  Child - Patience WETTON - Sep Q 1870 - Chartley, Staffordshire, England   = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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