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St. Cuthbert’s Churchyard, Durham UK

charlton — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:35:00 +0000

During our recent trip to England we spent our first day in Durham searching through St. Cuthbert’s Churchyard trying to do what my Grandfather had failed to do when he visited the site in 1953. He had returned from Canada to the city of his youth for one last time, trying to locate and pay respect to his first wife’s grave. She had died suddenly while they were visiting his parents at 26 Western Hill. It was a blow that neither my grandfather nor my father who was only six years old ever fully recovered from.

The churchyard today is in pretty rough shape. It is largely overgrown with many stinging nettles but was dominated during out visit with these pretty little yellow buttercup type flowers. The ground is very uneven with many of the graves fallen in upon themselves. Many of the stones are damaged, leaning badly or knocked over so we knew our work was cut out for us. What chance had we of finding a marker for Helen Charlton?

All we had to go on was a photo I once saw of the burial site. I remembered from the photo that has long since disappeared that the grave was beside a wrought iron fence. Still, so much time had past. The burial and the photo were from 1919. There was no guarantee that the fence would still be there, or the stone for that matter. The only thing to do was comb the entire churchyard. We knew it would take some time.

We were also looking out for My great grandparents who we knew were also buried in the churchyard.

The steps from the north road lead directly into the churchyard and a short pathway up to the church entrance in the next photo.

This was not my great grandparents church, but this is where they came when they died. They were Wesleyan Methodists but the Parish Church was the official burying ground for all.

An excerpt from my great grandfather’s obit:

THE INTERNMENT
TRIBUTE BY WESLEYAN MINISTER

The internment took place on Wednesday at St. Cuthbert’s Church, Durham where there was a large gathering representative of the varied trade union activities in the coalfield. Kindred bodies of mine workers were all numerously represented as well as City Council and the Magistracy and Wesleyan Methodism.

It was a great tribute to one who in many ways played a notable part in the life of the county in which he had spent the whole of his life. Three gentlemen present — Mr William Willis, Mr William Green (Langley Moor) and Mr S. Galbraith (Durham) — were associated with him in the first meeting of Brandon Urban Council.

Prior to the internment an impressive service took place in the Old Elvet Wesleyan Methodist Church, with which Mr Charlton had long been associated. The church was completely filled. Mr W. H. B. Harrison presented at the organ and played “O Rest in the Lord” as the coffin was borne into the sacred edifice.

The Rev. R. H. Ashley, superintendent minister, officiated, and the Rev. T. Harrison Burnett, now of Newcastle, gave an address in which he referred to the life’s work of Mr Charlton. The Rev. J.T. Waddy and the Rev. H. V. Sproson also took part. The cortege was preceded by a posse of police under the direction of Inspector Derry.

Mr. Ashby read the 23rd Psalm. “The Lord is my Shepherd,” and the hymns were “O Worship the King,” When I Survey” and “For all the Saints.”

St. Cuthbert’s Churchyard is in Rough Shape

The general state of the churchyard at St. Cuthberts is quite poor. Few stones stand fully upright, many have been knocked over and everywhere there is long grass and stinging nettles interspersed with buttercups and daisies. Many of the graves have collapsed and the ground is so uneven that walking about is at times treacherous. Still, it is a place of great peace and tranquility not far from the modern bustle of Durham city. We took our time and searched the entire graveyard before Ruth found my ancestors stones at the lower left of the view in this photo.

Gravestones Found

While I checked around the perimenter of the churchyard, Ruth looked around the middle searching for dates close to the ones of my ancestors. When my grandfather returned to England in 1953 a few years before his death, he was frustrated at being unable to locate his wife’s and parents graves. We decided that we would give it a try.

After considerable searching, Ruth discovered an area that had stones of the right age in an area which seemed to be set off from the rest of the churchyard. Likely this is where the Methodists were buried. We felt we were getting close.

I had seen a photo of the gravesite taken at the time and remembered a wrought iron fence beside a walkway. A walkway did run alongside these gravestones although the wrought iron fence was no longer there.

Again, the search was narrowed down by the dates on the stones until finally, Ruth called me over to see one stone in particular.

Digging away at vegetation which was hiding the stone from view, we uncovered the first stone. It was Mary Charlton, my great gandmother.

The stone seemed to be split in two and while I continued to uncover Mary’s stone, Ruth turned her attention to a stone of a similar colour that lay close by, face down in the grass. She turned the stone over. It was my grandmother Helen Charlton who had died earlier that same year.

We had done it. We had found Robert Charlton’s first wife’s stone along with his mothers.

We both found this an incredibly moving experience and it was a few tears in our eyes, that we turned Helen’s stone upright and returned it to its proper place.

Whatever else our vacation to England held for us, the trip could now be deemed successful. For two people with lifelong interests in genealogy, this was a huge moment.

We continued our search for W. B. Charlton but to no avail. This is not entirley surprissing as the fortunes of the Enginemen’s Association had wained and the glory days of the Union had passed. W. B. Charlton it seemed was not to have a stone but is likely buried alongside his wife and daughter-in-law.

Inscriptions

Helen Lottie
Dearly Beloved Wife Of
Rev Robert Charlton
Of Lemberg, Sask.
Canada
Died 15 Mar 1920
Aged 30 Years
In Peace

In Loving Memory Of
Mary
Dearly Beloved Wife Of
W. B. Charlton
Died 3rd June 1920
Aged 64 Years
At Rest

The Holiest of All

charlton — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:02:27 +0000

An Exposition of The Epistle to the Hebrews

by The Rev. Andrew Murray

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Special thanks to Tony Tremblett of Vancouver for sending me this wonderful gift and remarkable family artifact.

Tony recently wrote to me:

“I have in my possession a book with a note written and signed by Rev Robert Charlton of Arcola Saskatchewan. He writes about his candidacy for ministry with the Methodist Conference in Regina, Saskatchewan, and about his immigration to Canada from England on September 19, 1906. …The book itself is in poor condition but the note says he bought it in Montreal the day after he arrived in Canada.”

Robert Charlton
Arcola
Sask.
Sept 19th 1906

The above date – is the date when I arrived in Canada from my home in England. 26 Western Hill Durham City.

At the Methodist Conference in Regina the following year – June 1907 I was accepted by the Conference as a Candidate for the Ministry. I was ordained at Moose Jaw in 1912 – and “accepted into full connection” -

The book was purchased in Montreal at the Methodist Book Room the day after I arrived in Canada.

This entry is made in the office of the Church in Shawinigan Falls Que. July 16 195?

Robt. Charlton

Note: The date in the inscription looks like 1957, however Rev. Charlton died in 1956, the year I was born. Could the date be 1951? - John

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Bill Charlton & Wendell Phipps

charlton — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:23:23 +0000

A rare photo (perhaps the only one) of my mother’s first and second husbands. Bill (left) and Wendell met each other at Palm Plaza in Daytona Beach. Photograph by Della Charlton.

William Browell Charlton

charlton — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:22:48 +0000

William Charlton was born at Burnt House, Chester le Street, County Durham in 1855. The youngest of two boys listed in the 1861 census, his birth predated his parent’s marriage by 3 years. His mother Eleanor died in 1863, the same year that William went to work at the Edmondsley Pit Coal Mine. He was eight years old at the time.

Although he was born William Charlton, he started using the middle name Browell sometime in his middle years. His professional title later in life always used the Browell name.

Biographical Notes:

1923 – Biographical Notes – Charlton, W. B. Commenced work in Edmondsley Pit, Durham, 1863, when eight years of age. In 1903 was elected to the Durham County Council, and two years later succeeded the late W. H. Lambton, as General Secretary of the Durham County Colliery Enginemen’s, Boiler Minders and Firemen’s Association, which position he still holds. Justice of the Peace for Durham City; Chairman of the Brandon and Byshottle Urban District Council.
Source: Durham Mining Museum Website – Who’s Who 1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.

1925 – Kelly’s Directory of Durham for 1925 lists William Browell Charlton as a magistrate, residing at 26 Western Hill, Durham – Source: A March 27,’06 email to John Charlton from J. Gill, County Archivist, Durham County Record Office

Written Works:

W.B. Charlton
A Fifty Years’ History of the Durham County Enginemen’s, Boiler-minder’s & Firemen’s Association
George Bailes, 1925

Source: Durham County Record Office Record Office Library – Section C 30 (Durham, subjects). See also in Durham County Record Office, Ref No. D/EBF 45 – A Fifty Years’ History of the Durham County Colliery Enginemen’s, Boiler Minders’ and Firemen’s Association by W.B. Charlton, 1925 (1 volume) located in Durham Co. Colliery Overmen Deputies and Shotfirers Category: Trade Union and Employers’ Association Records. Alternate Source of same document: The Coal Industry – A Selected Biography – Durham Mining Museum

Transcripts:

1861 Census, Chester le Street District
Family Number: 18389.6
Waldridge 1861 Census, Waldridge Village

Thomas Charlton, Head, married, 38, Coal Miner, born Ravensworth, Durham
Eleanor Charlton, Wife, married, 29, born Nettlesworth, Durham
Thomas Charlton, son, 13, Coal Miner, born Plawsworth, Durham
William Charlton, son, 6, Scholar, born Burnt House, Durham
Dorothy Charlton, daughter, 3, born Plawsworth, Durham, (Twin)
Margaret Charlton, daughter, 3, born Plawsworth, Durham, (Twin)
John Charlton, son, 1, born Waldridge, Durham
Dorothy Charlton, lodger, widowed, 77, born Ravensworth, Durham
Source: Durham Records Online

1863 – Eleanor Charlton (William Charlton’s Mother) died in the 2nd quarter of 1863
Source: Free BMD

1863 – Charlton, W. B. Commenced work in Edmondsley Pit, Durham, 1863, when eight years of age.
Source: Durham Mining Museum Website – Who’s Who [See Bioghraphical notes above 1923.]

1865 – Dorothy Charlton (William Charlton’s Grandmother) died in the 3nd quarter of 1865
Source: Free BMD

1871 Census, Chester le Street District
Family Number: 22180.7
Witton Gilbert & Sacriston 1871 Census, Edmondsley Colliery Village,
3 East & West Rows Top

Thomas Charlton, Head, married, 49, Coal Miner, born Lamesley, Durham
Catherine Charlton, Wife, married, 49, born Scotland
William Charlton, son, 16, Coal Miner, born Chester-le-Street, Durham
Dorothy Charlton, daughter, 13, Scholar, born Plawsworth, Durham
Mary Charlton, daughter, 13, Scholar, born Plawsworth, Durham
Jane Charlton, daughter, 9, Scholar, born Waldridge, Durham
Henry Rogers, Stepson, 16, Coal Miner, born Durham City, Durham
Source: Durham Records Online

1875 Marriage Certificate
Registration District: Durham Central
1875 Marriage solemized at The Parish Church in the Parish of Brancepeth in the County of Durham.

When Married: 9th March 1875
William Charlton Age: 20 years, Condition: Bachelor, Rank or profession: Brakesman, Residence at time of marriage: Littleburn Colliery, Father’s Name: Thomas Charlton, Rank or profession of father: Brakesman.
Mary Green Age: 19 years, Condition: Spinster, Rank or profession: –blank–, Residence at time of marriage: Littleburn Colliery, Father’s Name: John Green, Rank or profession of father: Overman.
Married in the Parish Church according to the rites and ceremonies of the Established Church after banns by me, W. Fawcett, Curate.
This marriage was slomized between us, William Charlton, Mary Green in the presence of us, John Green, Thomas Maddison.
Source: Durham County Record Office

1881 Census, Durham District
43 Front St., Boyne, Brandon & Byshottle U.S.D.

Ecclesiastical Parish of St. John’s, Brandon
(26 – Page 9)
William Charlton, Head, married, age 25, Colliery Engineman, born Chester le Street, Durham
Mary Charlton, Wife, married, age 25, born Houghton, Durham
John G Charlton, son, age 3, born Littleburn, Durham
William Charlton, son, age 9 months, born Boyne, Durham
Source: Durham County Record Office

1891 Census, Durham District
Family Number: 62295.9
Brandon & Byshottles 1891 Census, Littleburn Colliery Village, Office Street

(RG12/4097/folio 39)
William Charlton, Head, married, 36, Engineman, born Chester-le-Street, Durham
Mary Charlton, Wife, married, 36, born Moorsley, Durham
Robert Charlton, son, 9, born Boyne, Durham
Amelia B. Charlton, daughter, 5, born Usworth, Durham
Isabella Charlton, daughter, 1, born Usworth, Durham
Source: Durham Records Online

1901 Census, Durham County
Village of Station Road, Parish of St. Nickolas, Urban District of Hetton le Hole, Parlimentary Division of Houghton le Spring

(RG14/4696/folio 34)
William B. Charlton, Head, married, 46, Stationary Engineman, born Chester-le-Street, Durham
Mary Charlton, Wife, married, 46, born Moorsley, Durham
Robert Charlton, son, 18, born Boyne, Durham
Amelia Charlton, daughter, 14, born Usworth, Durham
Isabella Charlton, daughter, 11, born Usworth, Durham
Source: www.1901census.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

Burial Record
Parish: Durham, St. Cuthbert, DUR
Buried 3/02/1932
Name: William Browell CHARLTON
Aged: 76
Abode: 26 Albert St Western Hill
Source: Family History Online, Northumberland and Durham Burials

William Browell Charlton II

charlton — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:21:48 +0000

William Browell Charlton was born on July 20, 1913 in Macklin, Saskatchewan to Rev. Robert Charlton and Helen Lottie Good. He married Della Jean Connell on May 21, 1941 in Alexandria, Ontario.

William and Della had the following children:

Robert Gerald (Bob) Charlton
William James (Jim) Charlton
John Delbert Charlton

Thomas Charlton

charlton — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:17:02 +0000

Transcripts:

1841 Census, Gateshead District
Family Number: 45028.4
1841 Census, Gateshead Township, New Row (HO107/296/12 folio 7)
John Charlton, 55, Labourer, N
Dorothy Charlton, 55, Y
Robert Charlton, 25, Coal Miner, Y
Thomas Charlton, 15, Coal Miner, Y
Dorothy Charlton, 15, Y
Source: Durham Records Online

1851 Census, Chester le Street District
Family Number: 15817.5
Waldridge 1851 Census, Waldridge Fell
John Charlton, Head, married, 68, Husbandman, born Lamesley, Durham
Dorothy Charlton, Wife, married, 65, born Northumberland
Robert Charlton, Son, 36, Coal Miner, born Lamesley, Durham
Thomas Charlton, Son, 29, Coal Miner, born Lamesley, Durham
Source: Durham Records Online

1858 Marriage Certificate
Registration District: Chester le Street
1858 Marriage solemized at The Parish Church in the Parish of Chester le Street in the County of Durham.
When Married: 24th June 1858
Thomas Charlton Age: 36 years, Condition: Bachelor, Rank or profession: Collier, Residence at time of marriage: Waldridge, Father’s Name: John Charlton, Rank or profession of father: Husbandman.
Eleanor Nixon Age: 23 years, Condition: Spinster, Rank or profession: –blank–, Residence at time of marriage: Plawsworth, Father’s Name: Thomas Nixon, Rank or profession of father: Husbandman.
Married in the Parish Church after banns by me, JP DeKeop, Curate.
This marriage was slomized between us, Thomas Charlton, Eleanor Nixon (her x mark) in the presence of us, Joseph Hall Burnip, John Burnip parish clerk.
Source: Durham County Record Office

1861 Census, Chester le Street District
Family Number: 18389.6
Waldridge 1861 Census, Waldridge Village

1863 – Eleanor Charlton (Thomas Charlton’s wife) died in the 2nd quarter of 1863
Source: Free BMD

1865 – Dorothy Charlton (Thomas Charlton’s Mother) died in the 3nd quarter of 1865
Source: Free BMD

1871 Census, Chester le Street District
Family Number: 22180.7
Witton Gilbert & Sacriston 1871 Census, Edmondsley Colliery Village, 3 East & West Rows Top
Thomas Charlton, Head, married, 49, Coal Miner, born Lamesley, Durham
Catherine Charlton, Wife, married, 49, born Scotland
William Charlton, son, 16, Coal Miner, born Chester-le-Street, Durham
Dorothy Charlton, daughter, 13, Scholar, born Plawsworth, Durham
Mary Charlton, daughter, 13, Scholar, born Plawsworth, Durham
Jane Charlton, daughter, 9, Scholar, born Waldridge, Durham
Henry Rogers, Stepson, 16, Coal Miner, born Durham City, Durham
Source: Durham Records Online

Robert Charlton

charlton — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:10:15 +0000

Biography

Robert Charlton was born November 12, 1882 at 143 Front Street, North Brancepeth Colliery, Brandon, County Durham. By age 18, he was an apprentice carpenter living with his parents in the Village of Station Road, Houghton le Spring.

He commenced his studies for the ministry in 1902, under the Home Mission Board of the Wesleyan Church in England at Castleton Hall in Castleton, Derbyshire and then Cliff College at Curbar, Derbyshire. The latter remains a Methodist College to this day. In 1906 he immigrated to Canada and by 1907 was “Received on Trial” at Ebeneezer. Between 1908 and 1911 he attended Wesley College, Winnipeg and was “Ordained” in 1912 at Moose Jaw..

He married Helen Lottie Good on August 7, 1912 in Fillmore, Saskatchewan. Their first child, William Browell Charlton was born in Macklin, Saskatchewan on July 20th, 1913. Macklin Methodist was his first church. They stayed at Maklin unitl the following year when they moved to Lemberg, Saskatchewan to take over the Union church there. The posting at Lemberg saw the birth of their second child, Robert Charlton on April 11, 1918.

In 1919 the family moved to Newcastle upon Tyne, England where the Reverend and Mrs. Charlton took charge of the Newcastle Wesleyan Mission at Westgate Hall. While on a brief vacation to visit his parents William and Mary Charlton at 26 Western Hill in Durham, Helen succumbed to heart failure (mitral regurgitation). It was the Ides of March.

Following the sudden death of his first wife in 1920, Rev. Charlton returned with Deaconess Francis Smurthwaite – his second wife, and the two boys to minister to the Davidson Church in Davidson, Saskatchewan between 1921 and 1925. Between 1926 and 1930 he was Minister of the Milestone United Church, Milestone Saskatchewan.

In 1931 the family moved to Shawinigan Falls, Quebec where he became Minister of Trinity United Church. Here they stayed through his retirement in 1951, Mrs. Charlton’s death in 1953 and up until his death on March 28th, 1956. Even after he retired he continued working, providing part time ministry to the congregation in Lake Megantic, near the Quebec/Maine border.

Sources for the above include reports by family members, most notably W. B. Charlton, birth and census documents as shown below plus files from the United Church Archives at Victoria College, Toronto. Most notable of the latter are minutes from the Montreal – Ottawa Conference 1956.

Robert Charlton and Helen Lottie Good had the following children:

William Browell (Bill) Charlton was born on July 20, 1913 in Macklin, Saskatchewan. He married Della Jean Connell on May 21, 1941 in Alexandria, Ontario.
Robert (Bert) Charlton was born April 11, 1918 in Lemberg, Saskatchewan.

Although Robert had two older brothers, John and William, it is unclear if he ever knew about them as they both died before he was born and he never mentioned them. Playing a much larger role in his life were his two sisters Minnie and Isabel.

Transcripts:

Birth Certificate 1882

Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth Pursuant to the Births and deaths Registration Act 1953
Registration District Durham
1882. Birth in the Sub-District of Saint Oswald in the County of Durham
No.	When and where born	Name, if any	Sex	Name, and surname of father	Name, surname and maiden surname of mother	Occupation of father	Signature, description, and residence of informant	When Registered	Signature of registrar	Name entered after registration
139	Twelfth November 1888. 143 Front Street, North Brancepeth Colliery, Brandon. Brandon and Byshottles. UD.	Robert	Boy	William Charlton	Mary Charlton formerly Green	Brakesman at Colliery	M. Charlton Mother 143 Front Street, North Brancepeth Colliery, Brandon	Twenty Seventh December 1882	Anthony William Pattison Deputy Registrar	-

1891 Census, Durham District

Family Number: 62295.9

Brandon & Byshottles 1891 Census, Littleburn Colliery Village, Office Street

(RG12/4097/folio 39)

William Charlton, Head, married, 36, Engineman, born Chester-le-Street, Durham

Mary Charlton, Wife, married, 36, born Moorsley, Durham

Robert Charlton, son, 9, born Boyne, Durham

Amelia B. Charlton, daughter, 5, born Usworth, Durham

Isabel Charlton, daughter, 1, born Usworth, Durham

Source: Durham Records Online

1901 Census, Durham County

Village of Station Road, Parish of St. Nickolas, Urban District of Hetton le Hole, Parlimentary Division of Houghton le Spring

(RG14/4696/folio 34)

William B. Charlton, Head, married, 46, Stationary Engineman, born Chester-le-Street, Durham

Mary Charlton, Wife, married, 46, born Moorsley, Durham

Robert Charlton, son, 18, Apprentice Joiner, born Boyne, Durham

Amelia Charlton, daughter, 14, born Usworth, Durham

Mary (sic) Charlton, daughter, 11, born Usworth, Durham

Source: www.1901census.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

1912 Wedding Registry

This Certifies that Robert Charlton of Maklin Sask. and Helen Lottie Good of Fillmore, Sask. were united in Marriage according to the ordinance of God, and the laws of Saskatchewan at Fillmore on the Seventh of August in the Year of our Lord (1912.)

By Charles Endicott Methodist Minister

Witnesses:

Hector McLean

Gertrude Good

Not the official registry but a keepsake handed down through the family.

John Charlton

charlton — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:47:12 +0000

Transcripts:

Eleanor Charlton (nee Nixon)

charlton — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:25:02 +0000

Transcripts:

1841 Census, Chester le Street District
Family Number: 12259.4
Plawsworth, Plawsworth Village
Thomas Nixon, 60, Agricultural Labourer
Mary Nixon, 45
Ruth Nixon, 20
Martha Nixon, 11
Ellen Nixon, 9

July 24, 1848 Parish Record of Marriage – Eleanor Nixon and Thomas Charlton

He, Thomas Charlton, is listed as a 36 year old Bachelor, a coal miner from Waldridge, father John was a farmer. She, Eleanor Nixon, is listed as a 23 year old Spinster from Plawsworth, father Thomas was also a farmer. Eleanor was actually 26 at the time. The error is understandable given everything that was going on that day. They were married on a Thursday in the presence of the Parish clerk and perhaps a relative of the clerk. She was very, very pregnant. In fact, she gave birth that day to twin girls, Mary and Dorothy. These however were not her first children. She already had two boys, Thomas (when she was 16) and my great grandfather William when she was 23). If the boys had been present at the marriage, and with her going into labour, this would have no doubt been a hectic day at the chapel.
Source: Parish Record, St. Mary’s & St. Cuthbert’s Parish, Chester le Street, Durham County, UK.

1851 Census, Chester le Street District
Family Number: 15778.5
Plawsworth 1851 Census, Plawsworth Village
Thomas Nixon, Head, married, 71, Agricultural Labourer, born Arkengarthdale, Yorkshire
Mary Nixon, Wife, married, 60, born Crawcrook, Durham
Thomas Nixon, Son, 25, born Plawsworth, Durham
Eleanor Nixon, Daughter, 19, Agricultural Labourer, born Plawsworth, Durham
Thomas Nixon, Grandson, 2, born Plawsworth, Durham
Source: Durham Records Online

1861 Census, Chester le Street District
Family Number: 18389.6
Waldridge 1861 Census, Waldridge Village
Thomas Charlton, Head, married, 38, Coal Miner, born Ravensworth, Durham
Eleanor Charlton, Wife, married, 29, born Nettlesworth, Durham
Thomas Charlton, son, 13, Coal Miner, born Plawsworth, Durham
William Charlton, son, 6, Scholar, born Burnt House, Durham
Dorothy Charlton, daughter, 3, born Plawsworth, Durham, (Twin)
Margaret Charlton, daughter, 3, born Plawsworth, Durham, (Twin)
John Charlton, son, 1, born Waldridge, Durham
Dorothy Charlton, lodger, widowed, 77, born Ravensworth, Durham
Source: Durham Records Online

1863 Death Certificate – Eleanor Charlton. Dated the 28th June, 1863. In Chester-le-Street, County of Durham. Eleanor Charlton, female, 28 years (she was probably actually 30), wife of Thomas Charlton, Engine Feeder. Cause of Death is listed as Certified Puerperal Peritonitis (complications following childbirth, source: 19th Century Medical Terminology. As no child is recorded from this time, it can be assumed that the child did not survive either. The couple were living at Waldridge Fell, Waldridge at the time.

Dorothy Charlton (maiden name unkown)

charlton — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:19:23 +0000

Transcripts:

1865 – Dorothy Charlton died in the 3nd quarter of 1865
Source: Free BMD