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Edward Layton 1770–1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jan 1770

Birth Location: Reedham, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 08 Jul 1831

Death Location: Cantley, Norfolk, England

Father: William Jr

Mother: Elizabeth Waters

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Marshal, Sarah Layton, Lydia Layton, Sarah Kittle, Bridget Partt

Children(s): Charles Layton, Thomas Layton, James Layton, William Layton, John Layton, Samuel Layton, Mary Layton, Elizabeth Layton, Henry Layton

The story of Edward Layton began in 1770 in Reedham, Norfolk, England. In 1791, Edward Layton resided in Hanworth, England. In 1821, Edward Layton resided in Portsmouth. Edward Layton married Bridget Partt, Elizabeth Marshal, Lydia Martin Martyn Layton, Sarah Brown Layton Kittle, Sarah Palmer Farmer Layton, and had children including Charles Layton, Elizabeth Layton, Henry Layton, James Layton, John Brown Layton, Mary Ann Layton, Samuel Browne Layton, Thomas Layton, William Layton. Edward Layton passed away in 1831 in Cantley, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward Layton began in 1770 in Reedham, Norfolk, England.
  • In 1791, Edward Layton resided in Hanworth, England.
  • In 1821, Edward Layton resided in Portsmouth.
  • Edward Layton married Bridget Partt, Elizabeth Marshal, Lydia Martin Martyn Layton, Sarah Brown Layton Kittle, Sarah Palmer Farmer Layton, and had children including Charles Layton, Elizabeth Layton, Henry Layton, James Layton, John Brown Layton, Mary Ann Layton, Samuel Browne Layton, Thomas Layton, William Layton.
  • Edward Layton passed away in 1831 in Cantley, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Jr
1741–1834
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
WJ
Elizabeth Waters
1742–1821
Birth Location: St Peter, Burlingham, Norfolk, England, UK
EW

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Marshal
1768–1800
Birth Location: Cantley, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
EM
Sarah Layton
1770–1853
Birth Location: Bramford, Suffolk, England
SL
Lydia Layton
1762–1839
Birth Location: Norfolk, England.
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Sarah Kittle
1770–1867
Birth Location: North Walsham, Norfolk, England
SK
Bridget Partt
1771–1821
Birth Location: Halvergate, Norfolk, England
BP

Children(s)

Charles Layton
1797–1871
Birth Location: Halvergate, Norfolk, England
CL
Thomas Layton
1792–1873
Birth Location: Halvergate, Norfolk, England
TL
James Layton
1797–1859
Birth Location: Halvergate, Norfolk, England
JL
William Layton
1791–1862
Birth Location: Halvergate, Norfolk, England
WL
John Layton
1803–1878
Birth Location: Halvergate Norfolk England
JL
Samuel Layton
1801–1884
Birth Location: Halvergate, Norfolk, England
SL
Mary Layton
1810–1830
Birth Location: Cantley, Norfolk, England
ML
Elizabeth Layton
1810–1824
Birth Location: Cantley, Norfolk, England
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Henry Layton
1805–1862
Birth Location: Cantley, Norfolk, England
HL

Edward Layton's Ancestors

Self
Edward Layton
1770–1831
Birth Place: Reedham, Norfolk, England
Parents
William Layton Jr
1741–1834
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth Waters
1742–1821
St Peter, Burlingham, Norfolk, England, UK
Grandparents
William (Layton) Sr
1706–1779
Elsing, Norfolk, England
Ann Layton
1708–1774
St Marys Carleton, Norfolk, England
William Waters
1696–1794
Salhouse, Norfolk, England
Sarah Mascull-Smith
1711–1781
Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Layton
1663–1714
Elizabeth Estoo
1666–1744
Edward Smith
1677–1733
Lydia Smith
1677–1738
Robertus Waters
1663–1709
Mary Baker
1666–1700
Thomas Smith
1673–1732
Elizabeth Mascull
1690–1751
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Leighton
1633–1714
Martha Haihoe
1635–1700
Thomas Eastow
1637–1691
Elizabeth Smith
1637–1717
Richard Waters
1630–
Anne Waters
1640–1696
John Baker
1643–1678
Mary Griffin
1644–1693
Thomas Smith
1650–1697
Mary Hawkins
1656–

Edward Layton's Descendants

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Edward Layton (24 Jan 1770–08 Jul 1831) m. Elizabeth Marshal (19 May 1768–Bef 30 July 1800) m. Sarah (Palmer (Farmer),) Layton (11 Oct 1770–16 Feb 1853) m. Lydia (Martin (Martyn),) Layton (13th.Jun.1762–25th.Dec.1839) m. Sarah (Brown, Layton,) Kittle (1770–Sept 1867) m. Bridget Partt (November 1771–Bef. 13 Mar 1821)
  1. 1. Charles Layton 1797–1871 m. Sarah Harman 1797–1878
    1. 1. Robert (George Flaxman) Layton 1820–1889 m. Elizabeth Browne 1821–1891
      1. 1. Sarah (E) Osborne 1861–1946 m. Frederick (George) Osborne 1854–1940
        1. 1. Blanche (Elizabeth) Raffo 1887–1978 m. Raffo 1891–1980
        2. 2. Frederick (George) Osborne 1899–1975 m. Rose (Ethel) Osborne 1901–1983
        3. 3. Florence (M) Chandler 1897–1988 m. George Chandler 1889–1944
        4. 4. Maud (Alice) Osborne 1890–1984
      2. 2. Mary Farley 1851–1945 m. Charles (Thomas Amos) Farley 1856–1940 m. Henry (John) Atherton 1838–1874
        1. 1. Mary (E.) Farley 1878–1959 m. Alfred (B) Cook 1879–1934
        2. 2. Alice (Jane) Hatchwell 1881–1964 m. Joseph (Marvell) Hatchwell 1874–1962
        3. 3. Charles (T G) Farley 1886–1914
        4. 4. Agnes (Ellen) Farley 1889–1957 m. Sidney (John) Neal 1883–1950
        5. 5. Harriett (G) Farley 1880–1957
      3. 3. Robert (George) Layton 1842–1922 m. Clara (Mary) Clarke 1851–1899
      4. 4. Edward (William) Layton 1843–1933 m. Emily Gilbert 1848–1917 m. Ellen Layton 1846–1906
        1. 1. Thomas (James) Layton 1880–1954
        2. 2. Mary (Campbell) Layton 1878–1922
        3. 3. Frances (Ellen) Layton 1887–1973
        4. 4. Albert (Edward) Layton 1875–1959 m. Ellen (Jessamine) Truster 1875–1958
        5. 5. Agnes (Helena) Layton 1874–1883
        6. 6. William (Charles) Layton 1882–1934
        7. 7. Henry (Horace R) Layton 1891–1943
        8. 8. Claude Layton 1890–1893
      5. 5. William Layton 1847–1881 m. Emily Gilbert 1848–1917
        1. 1. William (Robert) Layton 1872–1954 m. Sarah (Ann) Layton 1873–1953
        2. 2. Edith (Mary) Powley 1877–1941
        3. 3. Florence (A.) Layton 1877–1917
      6. 6. Sarah (A) Frostick 1849–1929 m. Henry Frostick 1852–
        1. 1. George (Henry) Frosdick 1884–1904
        2. 2. Harry Frostick 1887–
        3. 3. Ralph Frostick 1889–1956
        4. 4. Basil Frosdick 1895–1979 m. Ann (D) Beck 1895–
        5. 5. Ethel (Maude) Frosdick 1882–1963 m. William (Henry) Hall 1878–1963
        6. 6. Florence Frosdick 1876–
      7. 7. Anna Layton 1857–1935 m. Robert Garwood 1857–1934
        1. 1. Anna (Laura) Garwood 1884–1975
        2. 2. Maria (Elizabeth) Garwood 1879–1966 m. Frederick (George) Shewry 1876–
        3. 3. Edith (Annie) Garwood 1882– m. George (Newby Bonfellow) Tubby 1882–
        4. 4. Ellen Garwood 1886–1957 m. Albert (Edward) Brooks 1887–
        5. 5. Jamima Garwood 1888–1907
        6. 6. Florence (Sarah) Garwood 1890–1983 m. Frederick (David) Wright 1885–1960
        7. 7. William (Rg) Garwood 1892–
        8. 8. Robert (Charles) Garwood 1894–1974
      8. 8. Elizabeth Layton 1846–1860
    2. 2. William (Edward) Layton 1824–1916 m. Susanna Child 1823–1891 m. Elizabeth Mingay 1824–1866
      1. 1. William (George) Layton 1862–1945
      2. 2. Anna (Elizabeth) Layton 1859–1915
      3. 3. Sarah (Alice) Layton 1852–1920 m. Frederick (A) Lamprell 1850–1921
        1. 1. Ellen Lamprell 1884–1884
        2. 2. Walter (Edwin) Lamprell 1882–1966
        3. 3. Florence (Annie) Lamprell 1876–1968
        4. 4. Winifred (Lilian) Lamprell 1880–1897
        5. 5. Frederick (Charles William) Lamprell 1873–1957
        6. 6. Alice (Maria) Lamprell 1874–1937
        7. 7. Sidney (Stebbing) Lamprell 1891–1983 m. Dorothy (E) Smith 1894–1981
        8. 8. Daisy (Ethel) Lamprell 1888–1964
        9. 9. Ellen ((Nellie) Elizabeth) Lamprell 1886–1967
        10. 10. Beatrice (Louise) Lamprell 1879–1880
      4. 4. William (Charles) Layton 1857–1858
      5. 5. Charles (Robert) Layton 1866–1940
      6. 6. Charles (Edward) Layton 1851–1851
    3. 3. Edward Layton 1824–1896 m. Mary Layton 1826–
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Layton 1847– m. Benjamin Hands 1846–
        1. 1. Frances (M) Hands 1874–1965 m. Charles (John) Rossiter 1869–
        2. 2. Edward (John) Hands 1875– m. Amelia (A) Hands 1880–
        3. 3. Evelyn (H) Hands 1878– m. Victor Hands 1881–
  2. 2. Thomas Layton 1792–1873
  3. 3. James Layton 1797–1859
  4. 4. William Layton 1791–1862
  5. 5. John (Brown) Layton 1803–1878
  6. 6. Samuel (Browne) Layton 1801–1884
  7. 7. Mary (Ann) Layton 1810–1830
  8. 8. Elizabeth Layton 1810–1824
  9. 9. Henry Layton 1805–1862 m. Elizabeth Layton 1818– m. Eleanor Mingay 1810–1855
    1. 1. George (Frederic) Layton 1842–
    2. 2. William (Edward) Layton 1845–1910
    3. 3. John (Benjamin) Layton 1849–
    4. 4. Elizabeth Layton 1838–1880
    5. 5. Sarah (Mingay) Layton 1840–
    6. 6. Henry Layton 1833–1915
    7. 7. Eleanor Layton 1835–

Edward Layton's Timeline

5 Records

1770
24 Jan 1770
Birth of Edward Layton in Reedham, Norfolk, England
Reedham, Norfolk, England
1791
1791
Age 21
Edward Layton resided here in Hanworth, England
Hanworth, England
1821
9 Feb 1821
Age 51
Edward Layton resided here in Portsmouth
Portsmouth
1831
08 Jul 1831
Age 61
Death of Edward Layton in Cantley, Norfolk, England
Cantley, Norfolk, England
1831
08 Jul 1831
Age 61
Burial of Edward Layton in Cantley, Norfolk, England
Cantley, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1770
    Event Place: Reedham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849, Home Office: Convict Prison Hulks: Registers and Letter Books; Class: HO9; Piece: 9
    [2] New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [44007]; Microfiche: 646
    [3] Norfolk, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1990, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 2917

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1791
    Event Place: Hanworth, England
    Record Source: London, England, Land Tax Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1821
    Event Place: Portsmouth
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892, Class: HO 27; Piece: 22; Page: 10
    [2] UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849, Home Office: Convict Prison Hulks: Registers and Letter Books; Class: HO9; Piece: 9

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1821
    Event Place: Sydney Cove
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [44007]; Microfiche: 646

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Reedham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Yarmouth
    Record Source: U.K. and U.S. Directories, 1680-1830

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Jul 1831
    Event Place: Cantley, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] Norfolk, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1990, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 2917

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 08 Jul 1831
    Event Place: Cantley, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] Norfolk, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1990, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 291/7
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