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A great aunt of mine was named Annie, but was always known as Nance.
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This the marriage you are referring to

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Marriages Jun 1862 (>99%)
Dowson William Teesdale 10a 269 Scan available - click to view
Walton Ann Teesdale 10a 269 Scan available - click to view


Northumberland and Durham Marriages Transcription

First name(s) WILLIAM
Last name DOWSON
Marriage year 1862
Marriage day 28
Marriage month May
Place LAITHKIRK
Groom's first name(s) William
Groom's last name Dowson
Groom's age 23
Groom's parish -
Bride's first name(s) Ann
Bride's last name Walton
Bride's age 22
Bride's parish -
County Yorkshire
Country England
Record set Northumberland and Durham Marriages
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Marriages & divorces
Collections from Great Britain
Northumberland & Durham Family History Society

Obviously one of those places that is claimed by 2 counties

Laithkirk is a small hamlet of three houses and a small church in County Durham, in England. All of the houses in Laithkirk are accessed by an unnamed road ...

LAITH-KIRK, a district chapelry, in the township of Lune-Dale, parish of Romald-Kirk, union of Teesdale, wapentake of Gilling-West, N. riding of the county of York, 9 miles (N. W.) from Barnard-Castle.[1]

I expect this is the couple from the 1862 marriage of an Ann Walton to a John Fletcher posted by Malyon - born Yorkshire, so not the one you are looking for.

1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Union Place, St John, Darlington, Durham, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
John Fletcher Head - Male 29 1842 - Durham, England
Ann Fletcher Wife - Female 31 1840 - Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Ann Fletcher Daughter - Female 7 1864 - Durham, England
Mary Jane Fletcher Daughter - Female 3 1868 - Durham, England
Isabella Fletcher Daughter - Female 0 1871 - Durham, England

Thanks for all the help so far. By the 1871 census, a Nancy Walton is married to my relative William Dowson, and as far as I can tell from the Marriage in 1862, and the census in 1881, this is a census error, as William married Ann Walton (Teesdale 10a 269).

But I can't find a Nancy or an Ann the right age in 1861. I hadn't thought to actually follow potential people backwards and forwards to see if they appear or not. Will add it to my growing list of searching tips, useful for a novice like me!

Ann Walton
Boarder
England and Wales Census, 1861
birth: 1838 Easington, Durham
residence: 1861 East Murton, Durham, England

Ann Walton
mentioned in the record of John Fletcher and Ann Walton
Name: John Fletcher
Birth Date: 1840
Age: 22
Spouse's Name: Ann Walton
Spouse's Birth Date: 1838
Spouse's Age: 24
Event Date: 23 Nov 1862
Event Place: St. John'S, Darlington, Durham, England
Father's Name: Benjamin Fletcher
Spouse's Father's Name: John Walton
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Marital Status: Single

http://www.durhamrecordsonline.com/

(worth a look on above, Durham)


Baptisms Teesdale 1837 Ann Walton Knot Hill

Burials Teesdale 1837 Ann Walton abt 1813 Knott Hill

(no idea if Ann was her Mother)


http://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/Search.pl

(another worth a look round)

Chris :)


Baptisms Teesdale 1838 Ann Walton Barnard Castle

Burials Teesdale 1839 Ann Walton abt 1838


1841 (Find My Past. Reference)
Nancy Walton Female 58 1783 Durham, England
Thomas Walton Male 30 1811 Durham, England
Hannah Walton Female 30 1811 Durham, England
Isaac Walton Male 25 1816 Durham, England
Harvey Walton Male 20 1821 Durham, England
Adah Walton Female 20 1821 Durham, England
Elizbeth Walton Female 15 1826 Durham, England
Jacob Walton Male 15 1826 Durham, England
John Walton Male 35 1806 Durham, England
Ann Walton Female 3 1838 Durham, England
Margery Walton Female 8 1833 Durham, England
Marthew Walton Male 2 1839 Durham, England
Street Knot Hill
Parish or township Middleton in Teesdale
Town Forest & Frith
County Durham
Country England
Registration district Teesdale
Archive reference HO107
Piece number 306
Book number 2
Folio number 29
Page number 10


1841 (Find My Past)
John Walton Male 30 1811 (Lead Smelter)
Elizabeth Walton Female 25 1816 Yorkshire, England
Martha Walton Female 4 1837 Yorkshire, England
Street Eastfield
Parish or township Romaldkirk
Town Mickleton
County Yorkshire, Yorkshire (North Riding)
Registration district Teesdale
Archive reference HO107
Piece number 1247
Book number 7
Folio number 10
Page number 15


(below, the Isaac 1841, Married, living next door to Nancy 1851)

Marriages Sep 1842 (>99%)
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TEWARD Adah Teesdale 24 238
WALTON Isaac Teesdale 24 238


Baptism
County Durham
Place Middleton in Teesdale
Church St Mary the Virgin
RegisterNumber
DateOfBirth
BaptismDate 19 Oct 1814
Forename Isaac
Sex M
FatherForename Thomas
MotherForename Nancy
FatherSurname WALTON
MotherSurname
Abode Knothill Forest
FatherOccupation Miner


County Durham
Place Middleton in Teesdale
Church St Mary the Virgin
RegisterNumber
MarriageDate 23 Jul 1803
GroomForename Thomas
GroomSurname WALTON
GroomParish Otp
BrideForename Nancy
BrideSurname TARN
BrideParish Otp


Baptism
County Durham
Place Middleton in Teesdale
Church St Mary the Virgin
RegisterNumber
DateOfBirth 06 Apr 1806
BaptismDate 01 Jun 1806
Forename John
Sex M
FatherForename Matthew
MotherForename Nanny
FatherSurname WALTON
MotherSurname WALTON
FatherOccupation Miner
Notes 1st son

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ann could be married by the time the 1861 census she would be 23yrs old

there is a ann walton born in 1838


Births Jun 1838
WALTON Ann Teesdale 24 257

The Margaret Ann Walton you appear to refer to in the 1861 census in Barnard Castle is shown to have been born in Barnard Castle and can seemingly be found in Durham in 1851 - on both occasions b 1842 Barnard Castle, so not the same person.

One of these should be her birth registration which would give you parents names - father's if known and mothers maiden name if married.

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Births Sep 1837 (>99%)
WALTON Ann Teesdale 24 205

Births Jun 1838 (>99%)
WALTON Ann Teesdale 24 257

http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/Transcriptions/DUR/XMTD_S-W.html

Middleton in Teesdale Baptisms 1813-1841 (S-W)

???
WALTON, Anne - John + Anne of Knot Hill, Miner, 13 Aug 1837

WALTON, Margery - Ann of Knothill, Forest, Singlewoman, 23 Sep 1832

Have you confirmed that John is her Father? If so, what records have you used. As you say, he is shown as unmarried in 1851 and the 1841 census does not show relationships.

Have you checked marriages and deaths in the area?

Yes, this is the correct family. I have not as yet looked into who Ann's mother is, as she is not listed on the 1841 or 1851 census, and as shown in the above reply, John is recorded as unmarried.

At present, I'm just trying to find Ann in 1861 to complete my census records for her, but if you are able to shed any light on her mother, that would help me in future research sessions.

Thanks for your help

Is this your family in 1851 - for our info, it helps to make sure we are chasing the correct family

1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Knothill, Teesdale, Durham, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Nancy Walton Head Widow Female 68 1783 Lead Miners Widow Middleton in Teesdale, Durham, England
John Walton Son Unmarried Male 45 1806 Herd Middleton in Teesdale, Durham, England
Thomas Walton Son Unmarried Male 43 1808 Lead Miner Middleton in Teesdale, Durham, England
Hannah Walton Daughter Unmarried Female 40 1811 Miners Daughter Middleton in Teesdale, Durham,
Henry Walton Son Unmarried Male 34 1817 Lead Miner Middleton in Teesdale, Durham, England
Jacob Walton Son Unmarried Male 24 1827 Lead Miner Middleton in Teesdale, Durham, England
Margery Walton Grand Daughter Unmarried Female 19 1832 - Middleton in Teesdale, Durham,
Ann Walton Grand Daughter Unmarried Female 13 1838 - Middleton in Teesdale, Durham, England
Martha Walton Grand Daughter - Female 12 1839 - Romaldkirk, Yorkshire, England
John Gargel Lodger Unmarried Male 66 1785 Parish Labourer Middleton, Durham, England

Hi,

I cannot find Ann Walton in the 1861 census. I have managed to find a Margaret Ann Walton as a visitor in Barnard Castle, which could be her, but there has been no reference to her being called Margaret at any point up till now.

She is not at home with her dad and uncle in 1861.

Ann Walton, Born between 1838 and 1840 in Mickleton, Teesdale, and is living with her Dad (John Walton, born 1806) in 1841, and her Grandmother, Dad and extended family in 1851.

Can anyone find a more likely match? And is Margaret a variant of Ann, which could explain why the house she has visited has recorded her name as this?

Many thanks,

Sarah