See also

Family of John Grayston and Eliza Simpson

Husband: John Grayston

  • Name:

  • John Grayston

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • James Grayston (1789?-1857?)

  • Mother:

  • Sarah Morphey (1789?-1822?)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • husbandman / agricultural labourer; Lower Street, Walton, Suffolk, England1

  • Birth:

  • Jan 1821 (app)

  • Walton, Suffolk, England

  • Baptism:

  • 21 Jan 1821 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Lane, Walton, Suffolk, England1

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 20)

  • Lower Street, Walton, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • son aged 20 working as an agricultural labourer born in Suffolk living with parents

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 40)

  • Lower Street, Walton, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • head of the household aged 40, working as an agricultural labourer. Born in Walton Suffolk

  • Witness:

  • 7 Sep 1869 (age 48)

  • John Grayston witnessed the marriage of Amos Catt and Emma Grayston on Tuesday on 7 September 1869 in St. Mary's Church, Church Lane, Walton, Suffolk, England

  • Witness:

  • 20 Sep 1876 (age 55)

  • John Grayston witnessed the marriage of Abraham Wood and Lucy Grayston on Wednesday on 20 September 1876 in St. Mary's Church, Church Lane, Walton, Suffolk, England

  • Death:

  • Feb 1880 (app) (age 59)

  • Walton, Suffolk, England

  • Burial:

  • 4 Feb 1880

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Lane, Walton, Suffolk, England1

  •  

  • aged 60

Wife: Eliza Simpson

  • Name:

  • Eliza Simpson1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • William Simpson (1795?- )

  • Father:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 1820 (app)

  • Walton, Suffolk, England1,3

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 40-41)

  • Lower Street, Walton, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • wife aged 41. Born in Erwarton Suffolk, living with her husband

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 60-61)

  • Queen Street, Walton, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • head of the household widow aged 62 born in Erwarton Suffolk

Child 1: Eliza Grayston

  • Name:

  • Eliza Grayston1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 22 May 1844

  • Walton, Suffolk, England1

  • Baptism:

  • 7 Jul 1844 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Lane, Walton, Suffolk, England1

Child 2: Emma Grayston

  • Name:

  • Emma Grayston3

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Amos Catt (1848?- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • servant1

  • Birth:

  • 1847 (app)

  • Walton, Suffolk, England1

  • Baptism:

  • 11 Jun 1848 (age 0-1)

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Lane, Walton, Suffolk, England1

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 13-14)

  • Lower Street, Walton, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • aged 14, working as an agricultural labourer. Born in Walton Suffolk, living with parents

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 33-34)

  • Queen Street, Walton, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • Wife aged 34 born in Walton living with her husband

Child 3: Thomas Grayston

  • Name:

  • Thomas Grayston3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 1850 (app)

  • Walton, Suffolk, England3

  • Baptism:

  • 19 May 1850 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Lane, Walton, Suffolk, England1

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 10-11)

  • Lower Street, Walton, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • aged 11. Born in Walton Suffolk, living with parents

  • Witness:

  • 26 Apr 1886 (age 35-36)

  • Thomas Grayston witnessed the marriage of Benjamin Branch and Sarah Grayston on Monday on 26 April 1886 in St. Mary's Church, Church Lane, Walton, Suffolk, England

  • Witness:

  • 25 Dec 1889 (age 38-39)

  • Thomas Grayston witnessed the marriage of William Henry Grayston and Caroline Pettitt on Wednesday on 25 December 1889 in St. Mary's Church, Church Lane, Walton, Suffolk, England

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 50-51)

  • Queen Street, Walton, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • head of the household aged 51 unmarried, Seaman born in Walton Suffolk

Child 4: John Grayston

  • Name:

  • John Grayston7,8

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Charlotte Hayes (1852?- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • inn keeper1,8

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1852

  • Walton, Suffolk, England1,3,7,8

  • Baptism:

  • 8 Aug 1852 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Lane, Walton, Suffolk, England1

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 8-9)

  • Lower Street, Walton, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • aged 8, attending school born in Walton Suffolk, living with parents

  • Witness:

  • 11 Jun 1878 (age 25-26)

  • John Grayston witnessed the marriage of William Branton and Emily Grayston on Tuesday on 11 June 1878 in St. Mary's Church, Church Lane, Walton, Suffolk, England

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 28-29)

  • High Street, Walton, Suffolk, England8,9

  •  

  • head of the household aged 28, Inn Keeper. Born in Walton head of the household aged 28, inn keeper. Born in Walton Suffolk.

Child 5: Sarah Grayston

  • Name:

  • Sarah Grayston3

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Benjamin Branch (1848?- )

  • Birth:

  • 1855 (app)

  • Walton, Suffolk, England

  • Baptism:

  • 28 Mar 1855 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Lane, Walton, Suffolk, England1

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 5-6)

  • Lower Street, Walton, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • aged 6, attending school born in Walton Suffolk, living with parents

  • Witness:

  • 20 Sep 1876 (age 20-21)

  • Sarah Grayston witnessed the marriage of Abraham Wood and Lucy Grayston on Wednesday on 20 September 1876 in St. Mary's Church, Church Lane, Walton, Suffolk, England

Child 6: Lucy Grayston

  • Name:

  • Lucy Grayston3

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Abraham Wood (1851- )

  • Birth:

  • 1857 (app)

  • Walton, Suffolk, England10,11,12

  • Baptism:

  • 27 Nov 1857 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Lane, Walton, Suffolk, England1

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 3-4)

  • Lower Street, Walton, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • aged 4. Born in Walton Suffolk, living with parents

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 23-24)

  • 12 Bow Street, West Ham, Essex, England13

  •  

  • married wife aged 23 bprn Walton Suffolk living with her husband.

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 33)

  • 43 Cranbourn Road, Leyton, Essex, England10

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Abraham, son Thomas and daughters Charlotte and Maud. Born in Walton Suffolk.

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 44)

  • 45 Cranbourn Road, Leyton, Essex, England11

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Abraham, daughters Charlotte, Maud and Elsie, and son John. Born in Walton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 53)

  • 26 Addington Road, Canning Town, Essex, England12

  •  

  • married wife living in five rooms with her husband Abraham and daughters Maud and Elsie. Born in Walton Suffolk. Married for thity-four years with five children, four of whom are still living

Child 7: Emily Grayston

  • Name:

  • Emily Grayston3

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • William Branton (1856?- )

  • Birth:

  • 1859 (app)

  • Walton, Suffolk, England3

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 1-2)

  • Lower Street, Walton, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • aged 1. Born in Walton Suffolk, living with parents

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 21-22)

  • Queen Street, Walton, Suffolk, England14

  •  

  • Wife aged 22 born in Walton Suffolk living with her husband

  • Witness:

  • 25 Dec 1889 (age 29-30)

  • Emily Grayston witnessed the marriage of William Henry Grayston and Caroline Pettitt on Wednesday on 25 December 1889 in St. Mary's Church, Church Lane, Walton, Suffolk, England

Child 8: William Henry Grayston

  • Name:

  • William Henry Grayston4,15

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Caroline Pettitt (1866- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • house painter15,16,17

  • Birth:

  • 2 Jul 1865

  • Walton, Suffolk, England4,15,16,17

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 15)

  • Queen Street, Walton, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • grandson aged 15 working as an agricultural labourer born in Walton living with grandmother

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 35)

  • Queen Street, Walton, Suffolk, England16

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a house painter and living in four rooms with his wife and two daughters. Born in Walton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 46)

  • 28 Queen Street, Walton, Suffolk, England15

  •  

  • a married house painter living in four rooms with his wife, two daughters and a son. Born in Walton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 74)

  • 28 Queen Street, Walton, Suffolk, England17

  •  

  • a married retired house painter living with his wife and son William. Born on 2nd July 1865

Sources

1.

Suffolk Records Office (Lowestoft) - Parish Records. Walton St. Mary. Cit. Date: 25 May 2005. Suffolk Record Office (Lowestoft), Suffolk Record Office, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England.

2.

England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:HO107 piece:1021/P193.

3.

England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). 1861/RG9/1168/Walton/26+.

4.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:1881/42/9.

5.

Ibid. class:RG11 piece:1881/40/6.

6.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1784/102/19/1172 - on-line.

7.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1852 quarter:2 volume:4a page:601. Cit. Date: 3 May 2023.

8.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:1881/51/28.

9.

Ibid. class:RG11 piece:1881/51/26.

10.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:1344 folio:32 page:2. Cit. Date: 16 January 2020.

11.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1612 folio:50 page:40. Cit. Date: 12 May 2019.

12.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:9461 class:RG78 piece:507B registration district:188 sub-district:3 enumeration district:51 schedule:229. Cit. Date: 12 May 2019.

13.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:1706/67/p5.

14.

Ibid. class:RG11 piece:1881/41/7.

15.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece10882 class:RG78 piece:587 registration district:214 sub-district:2 enumeration district:14 schedule:135. Cit. Date: 5 December 2018.

16.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1784 folio:102 page:19. Cit. Date: 5 December 2018.

17.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6617I page:22 line:26 letter code:TWEL. Cit. Date: 6 December 2018.