William Roland Bolton

Brief Life History of William Roland

When William Roland Bolton was born in June 1862, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England, United Kingdom, his father, John William Bolton, was 29 and his mother, Harriet Emma Lungley, was 27. He married Amy Esther Ions from October 1883 to December 1883, in Wandsworth, London, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Battersea, Surrey, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Battersea, London, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years.

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Family Time Line

William Roland Bolton
1862–
Amy Esther Ions
1865–
Marriage: from October 1883 to December 1883
William Charles Bolton
1883–
Charles Bolton
1885–
Emily Bolton
1887–
Maud Bolton
1890–
Ethel Bolton
1892–
Annie Bolton
1895–
Lottie Bolton
1897–
Frederick Bolton
1899–
Arthur Bolton
1901–
Rose May Bolton
1904–
George Bolton
1906–

Sources (6)

  • W Bolton, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • Legacy NFS Source: William Roland Bolton - Government record: birth-name: William Roland Bolton
  • William Bolton in household of William Bolton, "England and Wales Census, 1871"

World Events (8)

1868 · Abolition of Public Hangings at Newgate

On May 26, 1868 the Capital Punishment Act was put into action. This made it so that public hangings no longer existed at Newgate in London.

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1894 · Tower Bridge Completed

Tower Bridge was completed in 1894. It is built across the Thames and is a suspension bridge. It has gothic towers on either side of it and is sometimes confused with the London Bridge. It is also the oldest bridge in London.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of numerous places in northern England named Bolton (Lancashire, Northumberland, Westmorland, and Yorkshire) or from Boulton in Derbyshire and East Lothian in Scotland, from Old English bothl ‘dwelling, house’ (see Bold 1) + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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