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Hi I am after information regarding my Grandfather who was supposed to be born in 1892 but all my records I can find seem to say 1887.
I understand my Grandfather James Walton Married Ann Derbyshire at Christ Church on 24th-26th September 1918 what I was looking for is the Age and witnesses of James at the service. Would anyone know where this church was situated, i think it was around Great Homer St area?
Christ Church, Everton was in Great Homer Street, from 1848 until bombed in May 1941.
Its registers are at Liverpool Record Office, under ref: 283 CST, probably microfilmed.
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The Christ Church I am after is definately in Everton, The Information I am after is James Walton and Ann Derbyshire married 1918 the Ages and the Witnesses Is what I am after then this will confirm all the information I have built up regarding conflicting Birth Date.
Hi as you live in Runcorn can you go to LRO yourself and look up marriage rather than asking one of the forum members?
They will do this for you if you are in poor health and unable to get there.
Tina
Tina
Cornthwaite,Milburn,Coll,Gaffney,Pearce,Singleton,Hazlehurst,Cuthbert,Mackintosh,McAllister,Morana, Corfield
Any census/bmd information within this post is Crown Copyright from http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
I have been to Records Office today, and the marriage took place at Christ Church (Hunter Street) Kensington.
September 25th 1918
James Walton age 28 Bachelor, Bombardier in RGA address 38 Mile End Father Richard Walton, Stevedore.
Ann Derbyshire Spinster age 26 address 38 Mile End, father Thomas Derbyshire, Wheelwright.
By Banns and the witnesses were: Thomas Burke and Mary E Derbyshire.
James Walton army papers are on the anc site Regiment number 53284 he signed up in 1914, and in the papers it lists his friend Ann Derbyshire at 38 Mile End Liverpool, he also has this address on his papers.
Born 1890.
Hi Jan Have you heard a well documented Scouse saying s*** hits the fan well you have just knocked 18 moths of hard study at 4th floor Central Library out the window with just one look up on my James Scarlet Pimpernell Walton. Honoustly I had His father as Being Married in Our Lady & St Nicholas & St Annne 1880 to Margaret Lyon. Living at a Street called Emma Anne Street Courts which was in a street called Thornton St, off Love Lane off Great Homer St. but the part of him being in the Army as a Gunner with the Royal Artillery. and living at mile end is fantastic now you know how a complete novice can get lost in Central Library.
Just wish I had someone then with your Knowledge thank you and everyone who assited me with this query no doubt I will be going back to Central Library looking through those Micro Fische
The marriage wasn't on microfilm, but in original book form in the reading room of the RO, I had to order it from the desk, I also got the book with the Everton Christ church marriages just to double check.
I think I may have found James with his parents on the 1891 and 1901 census, I will have a look at the details again and post them here for you.
It says on the Army papers that when James joined up on 12/11/14 he was 24 years and 40 days old, there is another address on there aswell, I will have another look, I forgot to write it down.
I just typed his name on the anc site with his year of birth and place of birth and it came up.
I will go backwards in year order for the census.
1901 RG13 3473 folio 54 page 47 Arkwright Street Everton
Richard Walton Head married age 41 Dock Labourer born Derbyshire
Emily wife age 38 born Sheffield
James 10
Mary 8
Sarah 6
Bertha 4
Emily 2
William 7 months
This is the right James Walton he worked as a Carter for his Uncle Ted Derbyshire`s at Mile end It was a Butchers business. then he went to work for Jarvis Robinson Transport Carting then running the Steam and diesel waggons.,During the first world war he was at France, Belgium, Ypres Mons, & Flanders
How can I find out his service record I know he was in He was a Gunner in the Royal Artillery. Thanks again Jan
Gary Walton.
