Thomas Barton

Brief Life History of Thomas

Thomas Barton was christened on 12 October 1735, in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom as the son of Thomas Burton and Elizabeth Bott. He married Ann Rathborn on 26 July 1756, in Bushbury, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Barton
1735–
Ann Rathborn
1735–
Marriage: 26 July 1756
James Barton
1760–
John Barton
1763–1839

Sources (8)

  • Thomas Burton, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Thomas Barton, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
  • Thomas Barton, "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944"

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1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of numerous places called with Old English bere or bær ‘barley’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’, i.e. an outlying grange. Compare Barwick . The name is also found in Ireland, where it has been Gaelicized as de Bartún.

Polish (Bartoń); Czech and Slovak (mainly Bartoň): from a pet form of the personal name Polish Bartłomiej, Czech Bartoloměj, Slovak Bartolomej, from Latin Bartholomaeus (see Bartholomew ). This surname is also found in Germany.

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

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