Surname links to AYTONs of Norfolk:
A group of people from Norfolk emigrated to Tasmania in mid-19thC and settled in a district just west of Devonport which became known as Norfolk Creek, Tasmania:
Family references on the web:

Norfolk, UK research

This page is just some of my research workings, see Ayton origins

http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/NORFOLK/1998-05
http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/norfolk/admin/hundreds/ - Norfolk parishes - the Norfolk Hundreds
http://www.kingslynn-forums.co.uk/norfolkhistory.co.uk/church-records/archdeacon-transcripts/archdeacon-transcripts.html
http://www.kingslynn-forums.co.uk/norfolkhistory.co.uk/populations/populations-hundreds-1815.html - parish populations 1801-1831
http://www.syderstone.com/
http://www.itteringham.com/families/families.html
http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/norfolk/census/pre1841.shtml - Norfolk censuses

Surname links to AYTONs of Norfolk:

William AYTON was born 1st May 1763 in Norfolk, England and married Mary WACEY (1754-1797) of South Creake on 16th May 1775 at South Creake, Docking, Norfolk. She died in Syderstone. Her parents were Thos WACEY and Elizabeth CHAMBERS.
John AYTON (10/71785-) of Norfolk m. Anne BARNES
Edward AYTON (1810-1875) daughter Maria married a Thomas Yaxley family and friends from Norfolk, England to Tasmania and emigrated to Aust. in 1857-62.
William POOLEY AYTON of Itteringham

A group of people from Norfolk emigrated to Tasmania in mid-19thC and settled in a district just west of Devonport which became known as Norfolk Creek, Tasmania:

see Yaxley family and the Norfolk immigrants to Tasmania for more details on these families and relationships.
William and Mary YAXLEY and 5 children
Thomas & Maria YAXLEY and 3 children
- Mary is daughter of Edward AYTON (1810-1875), convicted and transported in 1837
- Edward ran a coach run from Nile to Deloraine which would pass through this Norfolk Creek settlement and settled some 127km away running a pub in Nile, Tasmania which is just south of Launceston and near Morvun which is now Evandale.
John & Sarah PARKER and 3 children
John & Elizabeth VERTIGAN and 2 children, from North Creake, Norfolk, UK
Robert & Martha SNARE
John & Susan BARKER and 3 children
George and Mary REVELL and 4 children
John & Jemima SPINKS and 3 children
Judd & Mary ANN and 4 children
Joseph & eliza LING and 3 children
Stephen & Sarah HOWARD and 1 child
George & Mary Ann HOWARD and 2 children
James & Hannah HOWARD and 2 children
William HOWARD
John HOWARD
Richard & Charlotte WARD and 1 child
William & Sarah PAGE and 2 children
Robert & Eliza PAGE and 4 children
ref: Pioneer Days p67.

Family references on the web:

http://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/Windmills/kenninghall-banham-rd-smockmill.html - Wells of Kenninghall, Norfolk
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/NORFOLK/1998-05/0895039889
- Kenninghall is in Hundred of Guiltcross which is the southernmost part of Norfolk, near Suffolk, so probably not relevant.
- Henry WELLS d. 1745-6;
- Robert WELLS
  - m. Mary
  - Samuel WELLS bapt. 1749
- Paul WELLS:
  - m. Mary
  - Catherine WELLS bapt. 1750
  - Elizabeth WELLS bapt. 1755
  - Paul WELLS bapt. 1758
http://www.kingslynn-forums.co.uk/norfolkhistory.co.uk/church-records/archdeacon-transcripts/bodham-marr.html and http://www.kingslynn-forums.co.uk/norfolkhistory.co.uk/church-records/archdeacon-transcripts/bodham-bap.html and http://www.kingslynn-forums.co.uk/norfolkhistory.co.uk/church-records/archdeacon-transcripts/bodham-bur.html
- Bodham is in the Hundred of Holt to N of Sth Erpingham
- William PULY? (perhaps POOLEY?)
  - m. Mary CULLEY?
  - Mary & Elizabeth two twin daughters bapt. 1743
- Marker FISHER bach of Baconsthorpe
  - m. Mary WELLS sp otp banns in 1780
- George BUTCHER bach of Holme
  - m. Elizabeth WELLS sp otp Licence in 1785
- John MANN bach of Gresham
  - m. Bell WELLS in 1788
- James EMERY bach otp
  - m. Phillis WELLS sp otp banns. in 1791 witnessed by Thomas and Hannah WELLS
- Samuel WELLS bach otp
  - m. Mary ELDRIDGE sp otp banns. in 1794 Wit: Thos. WELLS, Mary FISHER, Marker FISHER
  - Phillis WELLS bapt. 1st Oct 1797 born Sept 28th
  - Hannah WELLS bapt 22nd Jan 1800 born Jan 20th
- WELLS ?, bach otp
  - m. Elizabeth BUTCHER sp of Hindringham Licence in 1778
- John Yaxley family and friends from Norfolk, England to Tasmania x, bach of Binham
  - marr Elizabeth KEMP x, sp otp banns in 1791 Wit: Rose KEMP x, Tho. STARLING
- William BARNES widower of Roughton
  - marr Elizabeth FROST sp otp banns in 1778
- Thomas WELLS d. before 1804.
  - m. Mary (late BELL) (1724c-1804)
- from Robin Witting, a descendant of Thomas Wells of Bodham and his daughter Bell Wells (who married John Mann in 1788 in the presence of Mary Fisher - presumably wife of Marker Fisher and nee Mary Wells):
  - Thomas WELLS of Hanworth
    - m. Mary BELL 16 Mar 1746/47 of Hanworth in St Andrew Church, Metton, Norfolk
  - Thomas WELLS married 27 Jul 1778 in Bodham
  - James Emery figured in a legal suit along with Thomas Wells and Thomas Frankland, as well as the family being listed in the 1768 Bodham census.
  - has taken a photograph of gravestone in Bodham of a Thomas WELLS died 23rd Sept 1793, which is next to a grave of ? Mary WELLS
http://www.kingslynn-forums.co.uk/norfolkhistory.co.uk/church-records/archdeacon-transcripts/briningham-bap.html and http://www.kingslynn-forums.co.uk/norfolkhistory.co.uk/church-records/archdeacon-transcripts/brinton-bap.html
- Briningham and Brinton is in Holt
- 1756 Jan 15 BARNES Benjamin marr Dorothy FLACKE Licence.
- 1795 Dec 12 LOCKSMITH John bach otp marr. Mary BARNES sp otp banns. Wit: Robt. LOCKSMITH, W. GREEN.
- 1735 Jun 10? PEART Robert bach otp? Marr Mary YAXLEY sp otp ?
- 1759 Apr 30 LANE Mary died
- 1779 Jan 5 YAXLEY William bach otp marr Elizabeth JONES ? Sp otp banns. Wit: William LEE, Able BRERETON. John BRERETON Junr, Robt. BRERETON.
- 1788 Mar 13 YAXLEY William died.
- Mary YAXLEY (1771c-1803), a spinster, died 1803 aged 32 yrs
- John YAXLEY
  - m. Lydia
  - Robert YAXLEY 1714/15
http://www.kingslynn-forums.co.uk/norfolkhistory.co.uk/church-records/archdeacon-transcripts/barsham-east-marr.html and http://www.kingslynn-forums.co.uk/norfolkhistory.co.uk/church-records/archdeacon-transcripts/barsham-west-bap.html
- Barsham is in Gallow
- John RUDD x bach otp
  - Mary OLLEY x, sp otp banns. in 1797 Wit: Hannah SMITH, John THING ?, x.
- Benjamin BLANCHFLOWER x bach otp
  - Eve RUDD x, sp otp banns. in 1809 Wit: Ann BRIGHT, James SANDS, Banns published Jul 23, 30 & Aug 6
- Francis WELLS widr
  - m. Martha WESBY sp in 1743
- John WELLS x bach otp
  - Elizabeth HOVELL x sp otp banns. in 1799 Wit: James SANDS, Matthew YAXLEY
- John GREEN
  - m. Ann WELLS
  - Mary WELLS bapt. 1773-1775
- Robert WELLS
  - m. Anne GROOME
  - Gregory WELLS bapt. 1773
  - John WELLS bapt. 1780
  - James WELLS bapt. 1784-1785
- William BARNES bach, otp
  - m. Margaret NORMAN, sp otp banns in 1774
- Thomas YAXLEY bach otp
  - m. Mary POTTER sp otp banns. in 1787 Wit: Russell SKINNER ? Thomas RAYNER
- William YAXLEY x bach otp
  - m. Elizabeth PLATTEN x sp otp banns. in 1797 Wit: Willm. ELLIOTT, Mary CHAMBERS x.
- Thomas YAXLEY x bach otp
  - m. Anne BILLING x, sp of Great Bircham, banns. in 1803 Wit: Eliz. HARPLEY x, James SANDS
http://www.kingslynn-forums.co.uk/norfolkhistory.co.uk/church-records/archdeacon-transcripts/tatterford-bap.html and http://www.kingslynn-forums.co.uk/norfolkhistory.co.uk/church-records/archdeacon-transcripts/tatterford-marr.html and http://www.kingslynn-forums.co.uk/norfolkhistory.co.uk/church-records/archdeacon-transcripts/tatterford-bur.html
- Tatterford is very close to Tattersett and is in Gallow.
- John BARNES
  - m.
  - Sarah BARNES bapt. 1751?
- Thomas BARNES
  - m. Ann
  - Mary BARNES bapt. 1779
- William HAMOND
  - m. Ann
  - Thomas HAMOND bapt. 1749
  - nb. Thomas AYTON (1808/10-1889) m. Mary HAMMOND (HOWMAN/HAUMOND) (1806-1871) in 1833 in Norfolk
- Ellen B.B. RUDD
  - Hannah RUDD bapt. 1766 died 1767
  - nb. Robert AYTON / EIGHTON / EAGHTON (c1836-12/2/1894) son of Thomas of Norfolk, m. Harriett RUDD (1843-1925) in 1861 in Tas.
- Will. BARNARD marr Anne BARNES in 1751
- Henry PARNELL ? Marr Ellen RUDD by banns in 1767
- Will. EGMORE marr Eliz. WASEY of West Rudham in 1749
- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tinstaafl/Church_Pages/tatterford.htm
  - nil but church photos
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tinstaafl/Church_Pages/tattersett.htm
- Tattersett in Gallow
- Elizabeth WELLS
  - Sarah WELLS b. 1813
- William AYTON
  - m. Mary
  - Maria AYTON b. 1835
http://www.kingslynn-forums.co.uk/norfolkhistory.co.uk/church-records/archdeacon-transcripts/dunton-bap.html
- Dunton is in Gallow
- John BARNS
  - m. Easter
  - Edmund 1726/7
- Edmund HAMMOND, aged 76 buried in 1810
http://www.kingslynn-forums.co.uk/norfolkhistory.co.uk/church-records/archdeacon-transcripts/kettlestone-marr.html
- Kettlestone is in Gallow
- 1795 Dec 27 BARNES x Edward bach Fulmodestone, marr. Ann COUSINS x, wid otp banns. Wit: Daniel DIXON,x, Bridget DIXON x.
http://www.kingslynn-forums.co.uk/norfolkhistory.co.uk/church-records/archdeacon-transcripts/lt-ryburgh-bap.html
- Little Ryburg is in Gallow
- John WELLS
  - m. Mary (1732c-1799) died as widow aged 67yrs in 1799
  - Lydia WELLS 1750
  - Sarah 1753
  - Mary 1755
http://www.kingslynn-forums.co.uk/norfolkhistory.co.uk/church-records/archdeacon-transcripts/north-barsham-marr.html
- Nth Barsham is in Gallow
- 1810 Oct 16 BARNES x William bach otp, marr. Dinah LETTICE, x, sp, otp, by banns. Wit: Elizabeth LETTICE x, John LARGE x.
http://www.kingslynn-forums.co.uk/norfolkhistory.co.uk/church-records/archdeacon-transcripts/shereford-marr.html
- Shereford is in Gallow
- 1749 May 1 BARNS William Hillington marr. Elizebeth TUCK, wid otp Licence married in Gt. Snoring Church..
- 1738 Nov 19 DENT Samuel, marr. Matthew WELLS.
- Francis WELLS
  - m. Mary
  - Elizabeth b. 1767
  - Thomas b. 1741????
- Thomas RUDD died 1780
http://www.kingslynn-forums.co.uk/norfolkhistory.co.uk/church-records/archdeacon-transcripts/fulmodestone-marr.html
- Fulmodestone is in Gallow
- 1782 Apr 8 BUNTING John bach otp marr Ann BARNES sp otp banns.
- 1806 Dec 24 NOBES x Paul bach otp marr Elizabeth BARNES x, sp otp banns.
- 1798 Apr 23 WELLS x Robert wid otp marr Rebecca HUMPHRIES x, sp otp banns. Wit: John EMERSON. Banns
http://www.kingslynn-forums.co.uk/norfolkhistory.co.uk/church-records/archdeacon-transcripts/cockthorpe-bap.html
- Cockthorpe is in North Greenhoe which is north of Gallow
- John BARNS
  - m. Amy
  - Robert 1764
  - Thomas 1773
- Matthew NOBES of Wighton
  - m. Hannah BARNES otp banns. in 1794 Wit: William HARVEY, Samuel ROBINSON
- 1803 Amy wife of John BARNES (and) an infant buried
http://www.kingslynn-forums.co.uk/norfolkhistory.co.uk/church-records/archdeacon-transcripts/colby-bap.html
- Colby is in Sth Erpingham
- Mary BARNS died 1692/3
- John BARNES
  - m. Mary
  - Ann BARNES 1731?
  - John BARNES 1732?
- Elizabeth BARNES d Richd. BARNES died 1755
- Edmund BARNES s Richd. BARNES died 1756
- Mary BARNES died 1765
- John BARNES an aged man died 1772
- Mary BARNES a widow died 1774
- William SCOTTOW
  - m. Ann BARNES in 1755
- John BARNES
  - m. Elizabeth SLATER in 1774
- Mary BARNES
  - Elizabeth BARNES 1791-
http://www.kingslynn-forums.co.uk/norfolkhistory.co.uk/church-records/archdeacon-transcripts/calthorpe-marr.html
- Calthorpe is in Sth Erpingham
- nil
http://www.kingslynn-forums.co.uk/norfolkhistory.co.uk/church-records/archdeacon-transcripts/alby-with-thwaite-marr.html
- Alby is in Sth Erpingham near Itteringham
- William Hanworth POOLY
  - marr Frances SECKER Hanworth Licence in 1730
http://www.kingslynn-forums.co.uk/norfolkhistory.co.uk/church-records/archdeacon-transcripts/baconsthorpe-bap.html
- Baconsthorpe is in Sth Erpingham near Itteringham
- Roger HAMMOND
  - m. Sarah
  - Jno bapt. 1747
  - Thomas bapt. 1749
  - Stephen bapt. 175?
http://www.kingslynn-forums.co.uk/norfolkhistory.co.uk/church-records/archdeacon-transcripts/gt-hautbois-marr.html
- Hautbois is in Sth Erpingham
- 1825 Oct 3 BARNES Martha marr John DYBALL wdr banns Wit: Harriet LAWS Francis BARNES
- 1737 Sep 28 HAMMOND Francis wdr Lammas marr Mary COOPER of Buxton Lic
- 1785 Nov … POOLEY William of Taverham marr Hilda? LEA Wit: James FITT
- Richard YAXLEY wdr
  - marr Hannah WALES banns in 1740
  - Elizabeth YAXLEY 1741
- Hannah Clark d Hannah YAXLEY b. 1786
- Hannah YAXLEY base born d Elizabeth died 1786
http://www.kingslynn-forums.co.uk/norfolkhistory.co.uk/church-records/archdeacon-transcripts/felbrigg-bap.html
- Felbrigg is in Nth Erpingham
- William BARNES
  - m. Hannah
  - Elisabeth 1740-1740
  - Elisabeth 1742-1742
  - William 1749
  - Philip 1750
- Richard HAMMOND
  - m. Elizabeth
  - Anne HAMMOND 1769-1769
- 1741 Jul 14 Henry AYTON widr of Gimmingham marr Elisabeth RICHES wid otp
- 1773 Nov 8 John KING bach of Ailmerton [ Aylmerton ] marr. Elizabeth AYTON sp otp banns.
- Elizabeth AYTON died 1772
- Henry AYTON died 1779
- 1745 Oct 25 ? Richard HAMMOND bach of Aylmerton marr. Eliz. CASTON sp otp.
- Widow POOLEY died 1735
- Hannah BARNES died 1745
- Thomas HAMMOND infant died 1751
http://www.kingslynn-forums.co.uk/norfolkhistory.co.uk/church-records/archdeacon-transcripts/gimingham-marr.html
- Gilmingham is in Nth Erpingham
- 1767 Dec 14 Nathaniel EASTO bach marr. Sarah AYTON sp banns.
- Mary AYTON an Infant died 1731
- Deborah AYTON died 1741
- John AYTON an Infant 1742
- Henry AYTON single man son of Henry & Deborah AYTON died 1787 aged 48
- Elizabeth HAMMOND died 1798
http://www.kingslynn-forums.co.uk/norfolkhistory.co.uk/church-records/archdeacon-transcripts/antingham-bap-at.html and http://www.kingslynn-forums.co.uk/norfolkhistory.co.uk/church-records/archdeacon-transcripts/antingham-bur.html
- Antingham is in Nth Erpingham
- Edmund Yaxley family and friends from Norfolk, England to Tasmania
  - m. Elizabeth
  - John YAXLEY bapt. 1740
  - Samuel YAXLEY bapt 1745 - 1746/7
- Philip POOLEY, widr, of Happisburgh
  - marr. Ann BIRD, x, sp, otp, by banns. Wit: John POWELL, Danl. BAILEY. July 22, 1796
http://www.kingslynn-forums.co.uk/norfolkhistory.co.uk/church-records/archdeacon-transcripts/beeston-regis-at.html
- Beeston Regis is in Nth Erpingham
- Joana YAXLEY d. 1725
- Edmund H…. And Margaret YAXLEY m. 1731
http://www.kingslynn-forums.co.uk/norfolkhistory.co.uk/church-records/archdeacon-transcripts/bessingham-bap.html
- Bessingham is in Nth Erpingham
- nil
http://www.kingslynn-forums.co.uk/norfolkhistory.co.uk/church-records/archdeacon-transcripts/bradfield-marr.html
- Bradfield is east of Sth Erpingham
- John YAXLEY bachelor of this parish (1739c-1799)
  - m. Mary THIRTLE spinster of this parish in 1768
  - Elizabeth 1768
  - William YAXLEY bapt. 1774
  - Rebecca 1777
- William YAXLEY x, bachleor of this parish &
  - m. Mary AMIS x, spinster of this parish by banns. in 1795 Wit: Ann FORSTER, Mary CHASNA.
  - William YAXLEY 1796
- Francis POOLY
  - m. Elizabeth
  - William POOLY bapt. 1761
  - Frances POOLEY bapt. 1764
  - Ann POOLEY bapt 1766-1766
  - Anne POOLEY bapt. 1768
- William POOLEY
  - m. Mary (-1776)
  - William POOLEY bapt. 1764
  - Mary POOLEY bapt. 1766
  - Ann POOLEY bapt. 1769
  - Francis POOLEY bapt. 1771
  - Jeremiah POOLEY bapt 1775
- William POOLY
  - m. Lydia CODLING
  - Phoebe 1786
  - Ann 1796
  - Susannah 1804
  - Maria 1807
http://www.kingslynn-forums.co.uk/norfolkhistory.co.uk/church-records/archdeacon-transcripts/felmingham-bap.html
- Felmingham is in Tunstead east of Sth Erpingham
- 1726 May 17 WELLS George bach marr Mary VOUT sp banns.
- John BARNES
  - m. Elizabeth
  - Susanah & Eleanor twins 1782
- Margaret WELLS (1701c-1788) widow died 1788 aged 87 Pauper Certificate Recd. May 30th
- Francis POOLEY (possibly son of William and Mary POOLEY of Bradfield?)
  - m. Phoebe SLAUGHTER
  - Mary POOLEY 1799
  - Maria POOLEY 1802
  - Francis POOLEY 1804
  - Elizabeth 1808
  - Samuel 1810
- Thomas BARNES bach otp
  - m. Mary DENNIS sp otp banns in 1797 Wit: John DENNIS, Mary BARNES.
  - Robert BARNES 1798c-1798
  - John BARNES -1801
  - Elizabeth BARNES 1804c-1804
  - John BARNES 1807c-1807
  - Thomas BARNES 1810c-1810
  - Ann BARNES 1810c-1810
  - Thomas BARNES 1812

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Norfolk, UK research

Surname links to AYTONs of Norfolk:

A group of people from Norfolk emigrated to Tasmania in mid-19thC and settled in a district just west of Devonport which became known as Norfolk Creek, Tasmania:

Family references on the web: