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John Sutton

Male 1865 -


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Sutton was born in 1865 in Standish (son of George Sutton and Ellen).

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman, labourer


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  George Sutton was born in 1846 in Wigan (son of George Sutton and Rachel Bixter).

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman, canal labourer

    Notes:

    Age 5 in 1851 census, (not found in 1861 or 1871), 39 in 1881,47 in 1891, 57 in 1901and 65 in 1911.

    George married Ellen. was born in 1840 in Burscough; died in 1907 in Lathom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Ellen was born in 1840 in Burscough; died in 1907 in Lathom.

    Notes:

    No marriage record found. Birth record on Lancs BMD for a John, 1866 Wigan, gives mother's maiden name as Sutton, and for Thomas, 1870 Ashton, Wigan & Leigh, as Cunliffe, though he was baptised in Lverpool.

    Children:
    1. 1. John Sutton was born in 1865 in Standish.
    2. Thomas Sutton was born in 1870 in Wigan.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  George Sutton was born in 1814 in Wigan.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Shoemaker

    Notes:

    Occupation given as cordwainer in 1851census but corn miller in son William's marriage record - probably an error, either a mishearing or confusion with William's father-in-law, a corn miller.

    George married Rachel Bixter on 19 Apr 1839 in St David, Haigh. Rachel was born in 1817 in Prescot. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Rachel Bixter was born in 1817 in Prescot.
    Children:
    1. Thomas Sutton was born on 15 Jul 1839 in Millgate, Wigan; died in 1844 in Wigan; was buried on 29 Dec 1844 in All Saints, Wigan.
    2. Henry Sutton was born on 5 Apr 1841 in Wigan; died in 1845 in Wigan.
    3. William Sutton was born in 1843 in Wigan; died in 1894 in Blackburn (Southern).
    4. 2. George Sutton was born in 1846 in Wigan.
    5. Elizabeth Sutton was born in 1849 in Lumber Street, Liverpool.
    6. Alice Sutton was born in 1851 in Bridge Street, Preston.



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