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George BURTON

George BURTON

Male 1840 - 1918  (78 years)

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  • Name George BURTON  [1] 
    Born 14 Jul 1840  Heathfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Boy.
      Father "Mark Burton". Occupation of Father "Farmer".
      Mother "Mary Burton formerly Mepham".
      Informant "The mark of X Mary Burton Mother Heathfield".
    Gender Male 
    Census 1861 07 Apr 1861  Market Street, Lewes, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • George BURTON was a Lodger, Unmarried, 20, Journeyman Blacksmith, born in Heathfield, along with Henry STEVENS, Lodger, Unmarried, 23, Journeyman Blacksmith, born in Willingdon, in the KENNETT household comprising:
      Ann KENNETT, Head, Married, 43, Seamstress, born in Tarring; Charles KENNETT, Son, Unmarried, 13, Scholar, born in Tarring; James KENNETT, Son, Unmarried, 11, Scholar, born in Tarring; Margaret KENNETT, Daughter, Unmarried, 6, Scholar, born in Tarring.
      Also in Market Street, Lewes, was the following household;
      Henry STEVENS, Head, Married, 55, Smith Employing 2 Men and Eating House Keeper, born in Hurstpierpoint; Ruth STEVENS, Wife, Married, born in Arlington; Caleb STEVENS, Son, Unmarried, 19, Grocer's Assistant, born in Lewes; John STEVENS, Grandson, 5, Scholar, born in Brighton; Fanny STEVENS, Niece, Unmarried, 22, House Sevant, born in Hurst; William STEVENS, Uncle, Widower, 74, Retired Blacksmith, born in Portslade; Martha TOMPSETT, Servant, Unmarried, 15, House Servant, born in Laughton; Edwin LAURENCE, Lodger, Unmarried, 21, Groom, born in Newhaven; Eliza PAGE, Lodger, Widow, 56, Annuitant, born in Lewes; Mary A. GOLDSMITH, Visitor, Widow, 51, House Servant, born in Brighton; all parishes in Sussex.
    Occupation 07 Apr 1861  Market Street, Lewes, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Journeyman Blacksmith 
    Occupation 19 Apr 1863  Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Blacksmith Railway Factory 
    Census 1871 02 Apr 1871  Holtye Common, Hartfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Household recorded as follows:
      George BURTON, Head, Married, 30, Blacksmith, born in Hartfield (sic); Emma BURTON, Wife, Married, 28, born in Shoreham; Arthur BURTON, Son, 7, born in Brighton; George BURTON, Son, 6, born in Brighton; Isabel Mary BURTON, Daughter, 5, born in Brighton; Thomas BURTON, Son, 3, born in Hartfield, Sussex.
    Occupation 02 Apr 1871  Holtye Common, Hartfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Blacksmith 
    Occupation 24 May 1875  Knaphill, Woking, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    an Assistant Warder 
    Emigration 09 Aug 1878  Plymouth, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Emigrated with wife and 4 children on the iron clipper Hesperus, arriving in Adelaide, South Australia on 25 Oct 1878.
    Reference Number 49 
    Died 14 Jul 1918  Richmond, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I49  The BURTON Tree
    Last Modified 11 Dec 2017 

    Father Mark BUTTON,   d. 25 Jul 1867, Heathfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Mary MEPHAM,   d. 01 Nov 1861, Pickstone Farm, Heathfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 17 Dec 1827  Waldron, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    • 17 - "bachelor, spinster, both of this parish, by banns".
      12 - "17 December 1827, Mark Burton, bachelor, and Mary Mepham (mark), spinster, both of this parish, by banns". "Witnesses were William Burton (who had clearly altered his name from BUTTON to BURTON!) and Jane Mepham".
    Photos
    Pickstone Farm, Heathfield 1.JPG    		Pickstone Farm, Heathfield 1.JPG
    Family ID F14  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emma BURT,   b. 1841, New Shoreham, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 08 Dec 1925, Richmond, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 30 Aug 1862  St Nicholas, Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    • Both single. Bride's father Robert BURT, groom's father Mark BURTON.
    Children 
    +1. Arthur Robert BURTON,   b. 19 Apr 1863, 14 Upper Lewes Road, Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 Aug 1933, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     2. George Mark BURTON,   b. 13 May 1864, Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1949, Home of Peace, Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    +3. Isabella Mary BURTON,   b. 02 Nov 1865, Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 04 Jul 1956, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    +4. Thomas Charles BURTON,   b. 13 Aug 1867, Holtye, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1950, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    +5. Ella Sarah BURTON,   b. 23 Mar 1881, Hilton, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 Nov 1952, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    Histories
    500 Class, A Social History of George Burton and his Family: Chapter 1 Steam, Soot and Cinders in Sussex    		500 Class, A Social History of George Burton and his Family: Chapter 1 Steam, Soot and Cinders in Sussex
    Written in 1981 for the Burton Family Reunion held on 25th October 1981 at Walkerville, Adelaide, South Australia. Winner of the S.A. Family History Award for 1981.
    500 Class, A Social History of George Burton and his Family: Chapter 2 The Drone of the Mighty Wind    		500 Class, A Social History of George Burton and his Family: Chapter 2 The Drone of the Mighty Wind
    Written in 1981 for the Burton Family Reunion held on 25th October 1981 at Walkerville, Adelaide, South Australia. Winner of the S.A. Family History Award for 1981.
    500 Class, A Social History of George Burton and his Family: Chapter 5 Western Solitude: George Mark Burton    		500 Class, A Social History of George Burton and his Family: Chapter 5 Western Solitude: George Mark Burton
    Written in 1981 for the Burton Family Reunion held on 25th October 1981 at Walkerville, Adelaide, South Australia. Winner of the S.A. Family History Award for 1981.
    500 Class, A Social History of George Burton and his Family: Chapter 6 A City Upbringing: Isabella Mary Washington    		500 Class, A Social History of George Burton and his Family: Chapter 6 A City Upbringing: Isabella Mary Washington
    Written in 1981 for the Burton Family Reunion held on 25th October 1981 at Walkerville, Adelaide, South Australia. Winner of the S.A. Family History Award for 1981.
    500 Class, A Social History of George Burton and his Family: Chapter 4 Fishmonger to Boilermaker: Arthur Robert Burton    		500 Class, A Social History of George Burton and his Family: Chapter 4 Fishmonger to Boilermaker: Arthur Robert Burton
    Written in 1981 for the Burton Family Reunion held on 25th October 1981 at Walkerville, Adelaide, South Australia. Winner of the S.A. Family History Award for 1981.
    500 Class, A Social History of George Burton and his Family: Chapter 3 Wheat Stacks and Smoke Stacks in the Granary of the South    		500 Class, A Social History of George Burton and his Family: Chapter 3 Wheat Stacks and Smoke Stacks in the Granary of the South
    Written in 1981 for the Burton Family Reunion held on 25th October 1981 at Walkerville, Adelaide, South Australia. Winner of the S.A. Family History Award for 1981.
    500 Class, A Social History of George Burton and his Family: Chapter 7: Fifty Years' Service: Thomas Charles Burton    		500 Class, A Social History of George Burton and his Family: Chapter 7: Fifty Years' Service: Thomas Charles Burton
    Written in 1981 for the Burton Family Reunion held on 25th October 1981 at Walkerville, Adelaide, South Australia. Winner of the S.A. Family History Award for 1981.
    500 Class, A Social History of George Burton and his Family: Chapter 8: Music, Fun and Family: Ella Sarah Freer    		500 Class, A Social History of George Burton and his Family: Chapter 8: Music, Fun and Family: Ella Sarah Freer
    Written in 1981 for the Burton Family Reunion held on 25th October 1981 at Walkerville, Adelaide, South Australia. Winner of the S.A. Family History Award for 1981.
    500 Class, A Social History of George Burton and his Family: Chapter 9: A Class of Its Own    		500 Class, A Social History of George Burton and his Family: Chapter 9: A Class of Its Own
    Written in 1981 for the Burton Family Reunion held on 25th October 1981 at Walkerville, Adelaide, South Australia. Winner of the S.A. Family History Award for 1981.
    500 Class, A Social History of George Burton and his Descendants: Sources and Notes    		500 Class, A Social History of George Burton and his Descendants: Sources and Notes
    Written in 1981 for the Burton Family Reunion held on 25th October 1981 at Walkerville, Adelaide, South Australia. Winner of the S.A. Family History Award for 1981.
    Albums
    Reunion of Descendants of George and Emma BURTON 1981    		Reunion of Descendants of George and Emma BURTON 1981 (9)
    The reunion was held at the Y.M.C.A Hall, Walkerville, Adelaide, South Australia on Sunday 25 October 1981.
    Last Modified 11 Dec 2017 
    Family ID F28  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Jul 1840 - Heathfield, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus 1861 - 07 Apr 1861 - Market Street, Lewes, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Journeyman Blacksmith - 07 Apr 1861 - Market Street, Lewes, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 30 Aug 1862 - St Nicholas, Brighton, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Blacksmith Railway Factory - 19 Apr 1863 - Brighton, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus 1871 - 02 Apr 1871 - Holtye Common, Hartfield, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Blacksmith - 02 Apr 1871 - Holtye Common, Hartfield, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - an Assistant Warder - 24 May 1875 - Knaphill, Woking, Surrey, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmigration - 09 Aug 1878 - Plymouth, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Jul 1918 - Richmond, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    St Nicholas Church, Brighton 1.JPG    		St Nicholas Church, Brighton 1.JPG
    George Burton and Emma Burt were married here on 30 August 1862.
    St Nicholas Church, Brighton 3 R.jpg    		St Nicholas Church, Brighton 3 R.jpg
    George Burton and Emma Burt were married here on 30 Aug 1862.
    George and Emma BURTON portrait.jpg    		George and Emma BURTON portrait.jpg
    Studio portrait taken in Adelaide, South Australia.
    George and Emma BURTON studio portrait.JPG    		George and Emma BURTON studio portrait.JPG
    Portrait taken in studio in Adelaide, South Australia.
    George BURTON from studio portrait.JPG    		George BURTON from studio portrait.JPG
    Four Generations of BURTONs.JPG    		Four Generations of BURTONs.JPG
    From left: George (b.1840), Alan George (b.1915), Henry George Robert (b.1893) and Arthur Robert BURTON (b.1863).

    Documents
    Hesperus ship's papers 1878.JPG    		Hesperus ship's papers 1878.JPG
    This page shows The Persons Entitled to Gratuities for Services Performed on the Emigrant Ship Hesperus, including George BURTON.
    Source:
    Series Id: GRG35/48 Records relating to official assisted immigration - Crown Lands and Immigration Office
    Consignment Id: 00002 Immigrant ships' papers
    Unit Id: 32
    Description 1: 1878 - Camperdown, Clyde, Eduard, Hesperus, Hydrabad, Largo Bay, Oaklands, Rodney, Scottish Lassie; 1879 - Durham, Holmsdale, Oaklands

    Headstones
    G&E, A&L BURTON's headstone West Tce Cemetery.jpg    		G&E, A&L BURTON's headstone West Tce Cemetery.jpg
    Final resting place of George (1918), Emma (1925), Lily Annie (1926) and Arthur Robert BURTON (1933).
    Plot: 56 and 57, Road 1 North, Path 18 East.

  • Sources 
    1. [S28] Birth Certificate George Burton, (14 Jul 1840, Registration Date, 28 Jul 1840).

    2. [S393] FreeBMD Birth George BURTON (b.1840), To be confirmed. This may be the birth registration of George BURTON, son of George and Harriet BURTON, son of John BURTON and Louisa VINE, son of John and Ann BURTON.

    3. [S341] 1861 Census George BURTON.

    4. [S387] Birth Certificate Arthur Robert BURTON, (19 Apr 1863, Registration Date, 26 May 1863).

    5. [S392] 1871 Census George BURTON (b.1840).

    6. [S2943] School Admission Thomas Charles BURTON 1875, St John's Church of England School, Woking, (1875).

    7. [S17] The Sussex Marriage Index, Compiler: Sussex Family History Group, (2004-2008, Period, 1538-1837).

    8. [S12] Letter McKee to Burton 31 Mar 1981, John B. McKee, (31 Mar 1981).

    9. [S342] IGI Online Marriage George BURTON.

    10. [S343] FreeBMD Marriage George BURTON.


 

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