Albert WILTON

  General Notes:

Sourced from "Wilton Family Web Site"

http://www.jcwilton.com// (no longer exists)

On Wilton history pages - only shows one child - Albert Leonard

Births Sep 1884
Wilton Albert Launceston 5c 27
- mother's name Worden on new GRO indexes

Baptism on Cornwall OPC web site
Day Month 27-Jul Year 1888 Parish Or Reg District South Petherwin Forename Albert Surname WILTON Sex Father Forename Sampson Mother Forename Elizabeth Ann Residence Village Father Rank Profession blacksmith Notes between 3 & 4 years old

funeral information for Albert's mother lists an Olive Wilton, daughter in law. This is therefore the correct marriage - esp as there is a birth listed also of son Albert with mother's surname Clifton

Marriages Jun 1911 Tavistock 5b 861
Bevan Emmeline M
Bevon Emmeline M
Clifton Olive M
Holmes John C
Wilton Albert

Deaths Mar 1957
WILTON Albert 72 Camelford 7a 28

1891 census
RG12/1805 F105 P12
Village, South Petherwin, Cornwall
Sampson Wilton, Head, M, 40, Blacksmith, Cornwall St Cleer
Elizabeth do, Wife, M, 38, , Cornwall St Neot
Charles do, Son, , 15, Blacksmith Apprentice, Cornwall South Petherwin
Sampson do, Son, , 11, Scholar, Cornwall South Petherwin
William J do, Son, , 9, Scholar, Cornwall South Petherwin
Albert do, Son, , 6, Scholar, Cornwall South Petherwin
Maude do, Daur, , 4, Scholar, Cornwall South Petherwin
Richard do, Son, , 1, , Cornwall South Petherwin
Richard do, Visitor, S, 27, Gold Miner, Cornwall St Cleer (Sampson's brother)

1901 Census
RG13/2185 Folio 102 Page 10
Village, South Petherwin, Launceston Cornwall
Sampson Wilton, Head, 50, Blacksmith, born St Cleer
Elizabeth A Wilton, Wife, 48, born St Neot
Sampson Wilton, Son, 21, Blacksmith, born South Petherwin
Albert Wilton, Son, 16, Blacksmith, born South Petherwin
Maud Wilton, Daur, 14, born South Petherwin
Richard Wilton, Son, 11, born South Petherwin

1911 census
RG14PN13579 RG78PN799 RD290 SD4 ED9 SN21) 613Kb
South Petherwin, Launceston (Cornwall) - 6 rooms
Sampson Wilton, Head, 60, Married, Blacksnith (employer), Cornwall St Cleer
Elizabeth A Wilton, Wife, 58, Married, , Cornwall St Neot
Albert Wilton, Son, 26, Single, Blacksmith, Cornwall Sth Petherwin
Maud M Wilton, Daughter, 23, Single, , Cornwall Sth Petherwin
Richard Wilton, Son, 21, Single, Blacksmith, Cornwall Sth Petherwin
Albert Wilton, Visitor, 2, , , -
- Sampson stated as married 35 years
- Elizabeth stated as having 6 children born alive and 6 still alive (actually there were 7 as one died aged 1)
- the 2 yr old Albert is son of Sampson's son, Sampson
- no infirmities shown in the final column of the form

1939 National Register
RG101/6860H/004/10 Letter Code:
Weggaton Farm , Broadwoodwidger R.D., Devon, England
Albert Wilton 04 Aug 1884 Male General Farmer Widowed 20 1
Leonard A (Albert Leonard) Wilton 16 Aug 1911 Male Farm Assistant Single 20 2
Florence M Chapman 15 Nov 1906 Female Domestic Duties Single 20 3
- indexed as Wilson!
- under Florence it also had "12", suggesting birth was in 1912

WILTON Albert Feb 20 1957 72 South Petherwin - Parish Church
Card 293

MI at South Petherwin Parish Church
In Memory of
Albert Wilton
died Feb 20th 1957
aged 72 years
also
Albert Leonard Wilton
died Feb 6th 1970
aged 58 years
at Rest

See the obituary for his son, Albert Leonard, for further information on Albert

Albert married Olive Mary CLIFTON Jun Q 1911 in Tavistock, Devon, England. (Olive Mary CLIFTON was born Mar Q 1888 in Launceston, Cornwall, England, baptised on 24 Feb 1888 in Broadwoodwidger, Devon, England and died Mar Q 1937 in Holsworthy, Devon, England.)