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Caroline Jane Layton 1820–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 MAR 1820

Birth Location: Byers Green, Co. Durham

Death Date: 18 FEB 1896

Death Location: Auckland Registration District, Co. Durham

Father: William Layton

Mother: Ann Lax

Spouse(s): Joseph Booth

Children(s): William Booth, Elizabeth Booth, Thomas Booth, Mary Booth, William Booth, William Booth, Ann Booth, Joseph Booth, Mary Booth, John Booth

Caroline Jane Layton was born in 1820 in Byers Green, Co. Durham, the child of William Layton And Ann Nancy Lax. Caroline Jane Layton married Joseph Booth, and had children including Ann Booth, Elizabeth Jane Booth, John Booth, Joseph William Booth, Mary Booth, Mary Jane Booth, Thomas Booth, William Booth. Caroline Jane Layton passed away in 1896 in Auckland Registration District, Co. Durham.

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Biography

  • Caroline Jane Layton was born in 1820 in Byers Green, Co. Durham, the child of William Layton And Ann Nancy Lax.
  • Caroline Jane Layton married Joseph Booth, and had children including Ann Booth, Elizabeth Jane Booth, John Booth, Joseph William Booth, Mary Booth, Mary Jane Booth, Thomas Booth, William Booth.
  • Caroline Jane Layton passed away in 1896 in Auckland Registration District, Co. Durham.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Layton
1771–1822
Birth Location: Esperley Lane, Cockfield, Co. Durham
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Ann Lax
1796–1868
Birth Location: Brancepeth, Co. Durham
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Spouses(s)

Joseph Booth
1818–1901
Birth Location: Etherley Moor, Co. Durham
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Children(s)

William Booth
1840–1850
Birth Location: Etherley, Co. Durham
WB
Elizabeth Booth
1842–1872
Birth Location: Byers Green, Co. Durham
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Thomas Booth
1844–1895
Birth Location: Byers Green, Co. Durham
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Mary Booth
1846–1855
Birth Location: Byers Green, Co. Durham
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William Booth
1847–
Birth Location: Byers Green, Co. Durham
WB
William Booth
1850–
Birth Location: Byers Green, Co. Durham
WB
Ann Booth
1852–1929
Birth Location: Byers Green, Co. Durham
AB
Joseph Booth
1862–1904
Birth Location: Byers Green, Co. Durham
JB
Mary Booth
1855–
Birth Location: –
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John Booth
1849–1897
Birth Location: Byers Green, Co. Durham
JB

Caroline Layton's Ancestors

Self
Caroline Layton
1820–1896
Birth Place: Byers Green, Co. Durham
Parents
William Layton
1771–1822
Esperley Lane, Cockfield, Co. Durham
Ann ((Nancy)) Lax
1796–1868
Brancepeth, Co. Durham
Grandparents
John Layton
1745–1797
Elizabeth Wigham
1745–1834
Bolam, Co. Durham
Thomas Lax
1752–1806
Middridge, Co. Durham
Mary Morson
1771–
Hunwick Lane, Auckland St. Andrew, Co. Durham
Great-Grandparents
–1768
Thomas Lax
–1791
Margaret Swinburn
–1797
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Caroline Layton's Descendants

1.
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Caroline (Jane) Layton (19 MAR 1820–18 FEB 1896) m. Joseph Booth (ABT 1818–31 JAN 1901)
  1. 1. William Booth 1840–1850
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Jane) Booth 1842–1872 m. Cuthbert Patterson 1837–1864
    1. 1. Robert (B.) (Patterson)Booth 1859–1906 m. Dorothy Towers 1862–1933
      1. 1. George Booth 1896–1979 m. Janet ((Jessie)) Arthur 1900–
        1. 1. George Booth 1924–2006 m. Joan –1975
    2. 2. Mary (Jane) Patterson 1861–1883
  3. 3. Thomas Booth 1844–1895 m. Ann Longstaff 1847–1908
    1. 1. Benjamin Booth 1871–1952 m. Elizabeth (A.) Sizer 1875–1955
      1. 1. Thomas (William (Willie)) Booth 1897–1980 m. Margaret (Isabella (Maggie)) Wheatley 1894–1987
        1. 1. Gladys (Margaret) Booth 1921–1993
    2. 2. Joseph (L.) Booth 1866–
    3. 3. John (W.) Booth 1869–
    4. 4. Thomas Booth 1870–
  4. 4. Mary Booth 1846–1855
  5. 5. William Booth 1847–
  6. 6. William Booth 1850–
  7. 7. Ann Booth 1852–1929
  8. 8. Joseph (William) Booth 1862–1904
  9. 9. Mary (Jane) Booth 1855– m. Joseph Robinson 1854–
    1. 1. Caroline (Elizabeth) Robinson –1973 m. Alfred (James) Craddock 1884–1945
      1. 1. Percival ((Percy)) Cradock 1923–2010
  10. 10. John Booth 1849–1897 m. Mary (Emmeline) Robson 1854–1935
    1. 1. Matilda Booth 1877–1955 m. Levi (Gambetta) GOUNDRY 1876–1948
      1. 1. John (Henry Simpson) GOUNDRY 1904–1985 m. Mildred (Isabella) Chapman 1913–2003
      2. 2. Ada (Isabel) Goundry 1899–1943
      3. 3. Dorothy ((Dot) Emmeline) Goundry 1902–1975
      4. 4. MARGARET (MATILDA (PEGGY)) GOUNDRY 1906–1949 m. William (Robert) Johnson 1906–1991
        1. 1. Margaret (Isabel) Johnson 1931–1952
      5. 5. Francis ((Frank)) Goundry 1908–1987 m. Margaret (Ann (Mops)) Wood 1913–1976
        1. 1. Eileen Goundry 1946–2016 m. Robson Nutter 1946–2020
        2. 2. Alan Goundry 1943–1999
        3. 3. Margaret Goundry 1940–2015
      6. 6. Mary (Edith) Goundry 1917–2006 m. George (Brown) Johnson 1915–1992
    2. 2. Elizabeth Booth 1873–1880
    3. 3. Emmeline (Caroline) Booth 1875–1947 m. William (Henry) Smith 1871–
      1. 1. Edith (Ann) Smith 1897–1970
      2. 2. Alice Smith 1900–
      3. 3. Thomas ((Tom)) Smith 1899–
      4. 4. Grace Smith 1903–
      5. 5. Hilda (Mary) Smith 1904–1990 m. Thomas (D.) Dixon 1901–
        1. 1. Frank (Dunham) Dixon 1931–1989 m. (Winifred) (Nora) Lord 1934–2018
      6. 6. John (H. (Jack)) Smith 1911–1947 m. Emily Smith 1914–
      7. 7. Elizabeth Smith 1906–
        1. 1. David (Francis) Gilfillan 1925–2000 m. Hannah (Helen Batey) Fulton 1929–1993 m. Janet (Ballantyne) Mackie 1941–2003
      8. 8. Isabel ((Bella)) Smith 1909–
      9. 9. Sidney Smith 1919–1944
    4. 4. William Booth 1878–1878
    5. 5. Alice Booth 1879–1880
    6. 6. Francis Booth 1881–1972
    7. 7. Alfred Booth 1883–1942 m. May Naylor 1884–
      1. 1. George Booth 1924–
      2. 2. Jenny Booth 1920–
    8. 8. Amelia Booth 1885–1966
    9. 9. Isabell Booth 1896–1930

Caroline Layton's Timeline

5 Records

1820
19 MAR 1820
Birth of Caroline Jane Layton in Byers Green, Co. Durham
Byers Green, Co. Durham
1820
30 MAR 1820
Caroline Jane Layton was baptized in Auckland St. Andrew, Co. Durham
Auckland St. Andrew, Co. Durham
1871
1871
Age 51
Caroline Jane Layton resided here in Tod Hills, Durham, England
Tod Hills, Durham, England
1881
1881
Age 61
Caroline Jane Layton resided here in Byers Green, Durham, England
Byers Green, Durham, England
1896
18 FEB 1896
Age 76
Death of Caroline Jane Layton in Auckland Registration District, Co. Durham
Auckland Registration District, Co. Durham

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 MAR 1820
    Event Place: Byers Green, Co. Durham
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4923; Folio: 87; Page: 6; GSU roll: 1342184
    [2] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4933; Folio: 17; Page: 27; GSU roll: 848020
    [3] She was probably named after Caroline, the wife of King George IV, who had acceded to the throne on 29 January 1820 - at the time the King was trying to divorce her in favour of a woman he had secretly married Before Caroline. She was immensely popular and almost one million people signed petitions in her cause.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 30 MAR 1820
    Event Place: Auckland St. Andrew, Co. Durham
    Record Source: described as the first daughter - the family lived at Byers Green.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 24 MAR 1824
    Record Source: when her father's Will was probated and she was left copyhold estate at Byers Green in trust until she reached the age of 21, subject to £5 a year from the proceeds being paid to his widow Nancy as long as she did not remarry. A copyhold house at Byers Green, then occupied by his mother Elizabeth LAYTON, was left to her for the rest of her life, then it was to go to Caroline Jane, her heirs and assigns.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Tod Hills, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4933; Folio: 17; Page: 27; GSU roll: 848020

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Byers Green, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4923; Folio: 87; Page: 6; GSU roll: 1342184

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 FEB 1896
    Event Place: Auckland Registration District, Co. Durham
    Record Source: Age:
    75y
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