Robert Ernest AYTON (1874-1972) - born Longford, died Melbourne
a blacksmith who worked at the H.V.McKay harvester factory in Sunshine, Melbourne
Robert AYTON (1840-86) - born Norfolk, England, died in Longford, Tasmania
Robert Ayton at 22 came to Victoria on the “Solway” and to Tasmania on the “Black Swan” in 1862 with an Edward Ayton aged 23. Died suddenly in a paddock - an inquest found “visitation of God”.
William AYTON was born in Norfolk, England and married Mary WACEY on 16th May 1775 at South Creake, Docking, Norfolk.
my mother had recorded William's DOB as 1st May 1763 in Norfolk but I cannot find a source for this information and it does not seem to fit with his marital record - thank you Ian Hall for the correction. My mother thought perhaps William Oughton b. 1/5/1763 of West Acre, NFK, son of William and Mary, was this William Ayton - seems unlikely.
Mary WACEY was born 2nd June 1754 in South Creake and died in Syderstone, Norfolk on 24th Nov. 1797. Her parents were Thos WACEY and Elizabeth CHAMBERS.
William Ayton m. Jane Hazell
There is record of a William Ayton, widower, marrying a Jane Hazell nee FREEZER?, widow, in Syderstone Parish Church on 17th April 1798 and who died shortly after in Nov. 1798.
a researcher has given the following family tree for the Jane Hazell:
Robert Freezer (1729-1808) b. Shipdham, Norfolk d. East Rudham, Norfolk
m. Sarah Bull ((1730–1760) 19 Oct 1750 in Weasenham All Saints, Norfolk
Sarah Freezer(1752–1820)
Jane Freezer(1754–1816) b. South Creake
m. Thomas Hazel (1747-1792)
Ann Hazel(1774–1834)
Mary Hazel(1787–)
Elizabeth Hazell(1793–)
m. William Ayton ((1746–1820) 17 Apr 1798 in Syderstone, Norfolk
William is son of Henry Ayton and Elizabeth
there is a Henry Ayton m. Elizabeth Roberts in 1743 in Norfolk
Elizabeth Freezer(1759–1760)
Anne Freezer (-1838)
Diss Aytons
SSW of Norwich but not too far from Old Buckenham and Attleborough
there is a Henry Ayton (?1738-1787?) m. Elisabeth Riches in 1741 in Felbrigg with Metton, Norfolk (NE coast) so unlikely to be parents of William Ayton of Syderstone
a Henry Ayton died 1787 aged 48 in Gimingham
a Henry Ayton died 1799 in Felbrigg
a Henry Ayton b. 1738/9 to parents Henry Ayton and Deborah in Gimingham
a Henry Ayton b. 1733 to parents Henry Ayton and Deborah in Gimingham