Richard WILTON

  General Notes:

Sourced from "Wilton Family Web Site"

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

Births Jun 1889
Wilton Richard Launceston 5c 29
- mother's maiden name Worden on new GRO indexes

attended funeral of Clara Catherine Wilton (Dawe). Wife also attended, but no record of name

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

Referred to in death notice of Albert Leonard Wilton (son of brother Albert) - saying that he stayed with his uncle and aunt, Mr & Mrs R Wilton after his father died

According to a gentleman I spoke to at South Petherwin Methodist Church, Richard Wilton was the local Blacksmith