The CHARLTON family from the Shetland Isles

[fry]

Hi I am trying to find anyone who has been researching the CHARLTON family from the Shetland Isles - the earliest I have is WALTER CHARLTON born about 1824 in Unst, his wife was ANN born about 1800.  Walter was a fisherman crofter and they had TWO children ROBERT born 1837, ALARANDER born 1842.   any help would be much appreciated thank you.

[bevj]

Hi

Could you check your dates, please?
Did he really marry a woman 24 years his senior and become a father at the age of 13?

Also , FamilySearch has this family as Charleson;

Alexander Charleson
b 2 Aug
bap 9 Oct 1842
Unst, Shetland,
son of Walter Charleson & Anne Matthewson

Bev

[fry]

Hi thanks for your help.  I found the info from Family History and it says Walter Charlton was born about 1824 in Unst and his wife was Ann born about 1837 - I can't say whether this is accurate or not unfortunately.  They appear to have come over to Northumberland eventually but the only info
I have is from Northumberland and nothing from the Shetland's apart from the Family History info.

[Little Nell]

A census check would help you, since the family was obviously in Shetland for the 1841 census.

It can be searched free here:

http://www.freecen.org.uk/

I think that bev may well be right about the name.  There is a Walter Charleson and his wife Anne with a son Robert of the correct age in Unst in 1841, with some older children with the surname Bruce.  Apparently all born in Shetland.

Walter & Anne appear to still be on Unst in 1851 and 1861.

Nell

[bevj]

I can't say whether this is accurate or not unfortunately. 

If one of their sons was born in 1837 it is quite plainly inaccurate!

[fry]

Yes you are quite right but that is confusing

[bevj]

The 1841 census suggests that Walter was born about 1803 and Ann in 1800.
(You can see this yourself following the link Little Nell posted).

[fry]

Yes I have seen it thanks - this makes much more sense.  The trouble being I am looking for Charlton's that now appear to be Charleson!.

[Skoosh]

Fry,  marvelous Shetland website,   http://www.bayanne.info/Shetland/index.php

Skoosh.