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The Holiest of All

John 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

John 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

John 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

John 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

John 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

John 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

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

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Eleanor Charlton (nee Nixon)

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

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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)

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

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

1911 Census of England & Wales

John Charlton — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:50:31 +0000

The neat thing about the 1911 Census of England & Wales is that it was the first census completed by the heads of each household. So it was that William Browell Charlton recorded by his own hand the presence of his family at 26 Western Hill on the night of April 2nd, 1911.

Interestingly, he did not do a very good job of filling out the form, however his errors only serve to highlight the bonds of family as existed within him. He starts by calling himself “Husband” although the form asks for him to label himself “Head”. This may have been a tip of the hat (or more) to the suffragette sympathies that served as a backdrop to this first self-reporting government survey.

More serious is the inclusion of his only son Robert, age 29, unmarried and living in Canada at Wesley College in Winnipeg, Manitoba at the time. Clearly he did not want to leave Robert out of any account of his family. This was done in spite of instructions to the contrary at the top of the form.

The line devoted to his wife Mary may help to explain his devotion to his son and two daughters and illuminates with cold numerical indifference the cost of the couple’s union. Nine children born alive, three still alive, six dead. That is four more siblings than I had previously been aware of and six more than my Grandfather (Robert in this census report) ever mentioned.

Here is the report:

William Browell Charlton – Husband – 55 – Married 35 Years – Occupation: Colliery Enginemen’s Union Agent, Trades Union, Born: Durham, Chester le Street
Mary Charlton – Wife – 55 – Married 35 Years – Children Born Alive (9) – Children Still Living (3) – Children who have died (6) – Occupation: Mother – Born: Durham, Low Moorsley
Amelia Browell Charlton – Daughter – 24 – Unmarried – Occupation: Assist in Home duties – Born: Durham, Usworth
Mary Isabell Charlton – Daughter – 21 – Unmarried – Occupation: Assist in Home duties – Born: Durham, Usworth
Robert Charlton – Son – 29 – Unmarried – In Canada. Wesley College Winnipeg Man – Born: Durham, Langley Moor