Isabella Walton

7 April 1802–31 March 1863 (Age 60)
Dent, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Isabella

When Isabella Walton was born on 7 April 1802, in Dent, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Walton, was 31 and her mother, Isabella Lund, was 31. She married James Burton on 5 March 1825, in Gayle, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Bradford St James, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. She died on 31 March 1863, in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Burton
1800–1849
Isabella Walton
1802–1863
Marriage: 5 March 1825
Robert Walton Burton
1826–1905
Isabella Burton
1827–1909
James Burton
1829–1829
Rose Mary Burton
1831–1831
William Walton Burton
1833–1918
Rosemond Burton
1835–1891
James Walton Burton
1837–1918
Margaret Burton
1839–1918
Ann Burton
1840–1840
Christopher Walton Burton
1842–1913
Mary Burton
1844–1874
Thomas Walton Burton
1846–1919

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    5 March 1825Gayle, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    • Children

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    World Events (8)

    1803
    Age 1
    France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
    1815
    Age 13
    The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
    1821 · New Ouse Bridge Completed
    Age 19
    The original Ouse Bridge collapsed in 1154 under the weight of a crowd that was on it. In 1367, after the bridge had been replaced with stone and became the site of the first public toilets. In 1564-1565 the bridge was finally done being repaired. In 1810 and 1818 the bridge was dismantled to make way for a new Ouse Bridge design and completed in 1821.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from any of numerous places called Walton, which are named with Old English walh ‘foreigner, Briton, serf’ (genitive plural wala), wald ‘woodland’, wall ‘wall’, or wælla ‘well, spring, stream’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.History: George Walton (1741–1804) signed the Declaration of Independence. He was born in Prince Edward County, VA, whither his grandfather had emigrated from England in 1682. He moved to Savannah, GA, and became governor of GA and a prominent jurist.

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

    Story Highlight

    James Burton and Isabella Walton Burton

    Story of Our Grandparents James Burton and Isabella Walton Burton (Material collected and compiled by Josephine Burton Bagley, Family Representative) Our Grandfather, James Burton, youngest son of …

    Sources (45)

    • Isabella Burton in household of James Burton, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
    • Isabella Walton in entry for Christopher Burton, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
    • Isabella Burton, "England and Wales Census, 1851"

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