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Old 22-01-10, 20:48
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Name Joseph Wilton possibly shortened to Josh.
birth Swinford Gloucestershire about 1805
baptism not found
father Thomas Wilton
mother Hester Hopes
(details from grandfather's will)
marriage 28 Feb 1825 Marshfield Glos Mary Lewis
occupation market gardener/farm labourer.
1841 described as outdoor servant but family story is that he was a groom.
address Kelston
1881 living with daughter in Longwell Green. living on own income
found on all censuses.
burial St. Nicholas Kelston 3 Mar 1884 with wife and 2 children who died in infancy.
will unlikely

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Old 23-01-10, 17:01
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I think that as some of us are getting back before the census it might be useful to add some research notes.

Joseph first appears in his grandfather's will died 1809 as son of Thomas. His father inherited a house in Bitton Gloucestershire and Joseph was also left a small legacy. The rate schedule for Bitton in 1830 survives and shows which fields Thomas owned. I first got Thomas's wife's name from a death reference of one of the children who emigrated to Australia. The marriage was close to his wife's place of birth and some distance from where I was looking. The only reference I found to the babies who died was the inscription on the gravestone.
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Anne,

Can you please write me at [email protected]. I have a lot of information about your Wiltons as I am descended from them as well. I can go back two generations before your Joseph who died in 1808 and whose will you have.

Hope to hear from you.

Paul Doherty
Alexandria, Virginia
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Old 10-10-11, 10:13
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I have done this and am keenly waiting a reply as I have not traced the family to America.
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