This page is just some of my research workings, see Ayton origins
Norfolk research:
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 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
- 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 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
- Ellen B.B. RUDD
- 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
- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tinstaafl/Church_Pages/tattersett.htm
- Tattersett in Gallow
- Elizabeth WELLS
- 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
- 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
- John BARNES
- m. Elizabeth SLATER in 1774
-
- Mary BARNES
- 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
- 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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