Lineage of Ellen Eliza Clayton 1853-1893 (Leeds)

[2ron2]

Tati

Interestingly I found a reference for a George Clayton marrying a Mary Ann Tidman, in Meridan dist in the Dec Qtr of 1860.

Info all fits my George. Either he remarried with out getting divorced or was divorced?

[Tati]

Hmm. Is Meriden in Warwickshire? It's not where we'd expect them, is it?
Unfortunately I can't see a matching Mary Ann Tidman born Scarborough on earlier censuses.

I doubt if he would have divorced anyway. Maybe he didn't bother marrying Mary at all? Hard to tell without getting a birth cert for one of their children ... 

 

 

[libby9]

Hi,  A little more info.  Here's Mary Clayton? and her children in 1881.  Mary now has a new! surname.

Living Southcoates, Hull, Yorkshire.

Mary Jethew (actually reads Gethen) 48 Scarboro
Harry Jethew 25 son
John Layton (reads Clayton) 22 son Chatham
Annie Layton 21 dau in law Hull
Agnes Layton 16 dau Chatham
Ellen Gathen 7 dau Hull
Terressa Gathen 5 dau Hull

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And in 1891, living in Hull.

Mary Gethen 58 widow
Agnes Clayton 25
Nellie (Ellen) Gethen 17
Theresa Gethen 15
Kate Hodgson 14 adopted dau? Hull
William Norton 10 adopted son? Hull

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And a marriage for Edward Gethen  3rd qrt 1873 Sculcoates Hull Yorks.  Vol 9d page 246.

On same page Mary CLAYTON

[BumbleB]

Hi 2ron2 -
just been having another look at this thread, as something caught my eye earlier!

You mention a visit to UK some 14 years ago and a visit to Leeds Castle.  I'm assuming you mean the castle associated with Ann Boleyn, which is set in the middle of a moat, with black swans etc!  If so then that has nothing to do with Leeds in Yorkshire, I'm afraid.  Leeds Castle is in Kent and is supposedly one of the most beautiful castles in the UK - as I lived near there for some years I would tend to agree.  Leeds in Yorkshire is a typical industrial city, although it may have a castle, and certainly has a great shopping centre, plus the Central Library where there is a magnificent display of glazed wall tiles throughout - I've really never seen anything like it before, it really is breathtaking and well worth a visit in it's own right.

But if George Clayton in the Medway towns is a relative, then perhaps Leeds Castle has a relevance, as it's just over the hill from Chatham and the Medway towns!!

Cheers
BumbleB

[2ron2]

BumbleB

Thanks for the update and clarification. It was in fact Leeds Castle, which you point out is in Kent. But Leeds, Yorkshire seems to be the seat of my ancestry. All the Darbyshires I have information on came from Leeds, Pontrefact, Huddersfield, Knaresborough, Church on Fenton etc......... it's a early link that's been the issue to date. But that's another post!

2ron2

[BumbleB]

Hi:  It's just that so many people get the two Leeds mixed up, that I thought I'd better sort it out. 

BumbleB

[dave the tyke]

This link should take you to Long West Gate Scarborough but I think the houses are much later than 1861.
If you scroll a little to the East the church would have been there and would have been used by your ancestors.

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Re-arranged because of the length, you will need to cut and paste now or use
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[2ron2]

Thanks Dave

It's interesting to at least see where they lived and the church may have burials! If I ever get back to England I have a number of places to "haunt"

thanks
2ron2

[libby9]

I take it you're not interested in Mary Clayton?  Even though that's the name she used for her marriage after George died, which may indicate she, and George did marry.