Is this the family in 1841, at Balderstone?
1841 census ancestry
Thomas Burton 30 Farmer Y
Margaret Do 30 Y
Edward do 7 Y
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Edward Burton 65 Independent (? not sure if that's what it says)
John Wall 17
The surname looks like Burton, but if you look at the names with an a in them on that page, such as Thomas and Margaret, those a's look like u's too.
Lancs OPC has Edmund's baptism down as Burton too, 6 Jul 1834 at St John Preston, occupation Elston, father's occupation husbandman.
If that is them on the 1841 census then I think it is likely that Thomas is a relative of the Edward who is age 65.
Thomas's ages on the other censuses:
1851 - 43
1861 - 52
1871 - 63
And on the burial 21 Apr 1873, and his death registration, his age is 65.
So this would suggest he was born around 1807-1809, not 1810. Of course ages on the censuses and on burials and deaths are not always accurate.
I will see if I can find anything else...