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Richard John Wilton 1896–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Dec 1896

Birth Location: Portreath, Illogan, Redruth, Cornwall, England

Death Date: May 1965

Death Location: Franklin, Sussex, New Jersey, USA

Father: John Wilton

Mother: Annie Bolitho

Spouse(s): Edith Shauger, Bertha Wedge

Children(s): Edith Wilton, John Wilton, William Wilton, Richard Wilton, Janet Wilton, John Wilton, Edith Wilton, William None, Richard Sr.

Richard John Wilton was born in 1896 in Portreath, Illogan, Redruth, Cornwall, England, the child of John Francis Wilton And Annie Bolitho. Richard John Wilton married Bertha Evalyn Evelyn Wedge, Edith May Shauger, and had children including Edith May Wilton, Janet A Wilton, John Wilton, Richard Henry Wilton, Richard Henry Wilton Sr, William, William Wilton. Richard John Wilton passed away in 1965 in Franklin, Sussex, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard John Wilton was born in 1896 in Portreath, Illogan, Redruth, Cornwall, England, the child of John Francis Wilton And Annie Bolitho.
  • Richard John Wilton married Bertha Evalyn Evelyn Wedge, Edith May Shauger, and had children including Edith May Wilton, Janet A Wilton, John Wilton, Richard Henry Wilton, Richard Henry Wilton Sr, William, William Wilton.
  • Richard John Wilton passed away in 1965 in Franklin, Sussex, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Richard Wilton's Ancestors

Self
Richard Wilton
1896–1965
Birth Place: Portreath, Illogan, Redruth, Cornwall, England
Parents
John Francis Wilton
1865–1940
St Cleer, Liskeard, Cornwall, England
Annie Bolitho
1870–1939
Gulval, Penzance, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Thomas Wilton
1831–
St.Cleer,Cornwall
Cecilia (Bowden) Martin
1842–1920
Manaccan,Cornwall
John (Thomas) Bolitho
1835–1909
Wendron, Cornwall, England
Alice (Ann) Harris
1838–1914
Mawgan, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
William Wilton
1792–1862
Ann Nile
1792–1877
William Martin
1813–1901
Mary Bowden
1813–1891
Thomas Bolitho
1806–1873
Susanna Williams
1811–1894
Edward Harris
1827–
Elizabeth Williams
1805–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Wilton
1766–1846
Joan Rowe
1770–1808
William Nile
1766–
Jane Matthews
1762–1848
William Martin
1775–1865
Ellen Walling
1779–1864
Henry Boden
1782–1845
Celia Secombe
1787–1819
John Bolitho
1769–1850
Mary Harris
1768–1831
Joseph Williams
1776–1856
Alice Trerice
1789–
Thomas Harris
1763–
Joseph Williams
1776–1856
Alice Trerice
1782–1859

Richard Wilton's Descendants

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Richard (John) Wilton (5 Dec 1896–May 1965) m. Edith (May) Shauger (20 Nov 1894–September 1927) m. Bertha (Evalyn (Evelyn)) Wedge (18 July 1905–June 1969)
  1. 1. Edith (May) Wilton 1927–1983
  2. 2. John Wilton 1924–1944
  3. 3. William Wilton 1924–2009
  4. 4. Richard (Henry) Wilton 1929–2009
  5. 5. Janet (A) Wilton 1936–2021 m. Caleb (James) Rude 1935–2003
  6. 6. John Wilton 1924–1944
  7. 7. Edith (May) Wilton 1927–1983
  8. 8. William 1924–2009
  9. 9. Richard (Henry Wilton) Sr. 1929–2009

Richard Wilton's Timeline

4 Records

1896
5 Dec 1896
Birth of Richard John Wilton in Portreath, Illogan, Redruth, Cornwall, England
Portreath, Illogan, Redruth, Cornwall, England
1897
1897
Age 1
Birth of Richard John Wilton in , , England
, , England
1965
1965
Age 69
Death of Richard John Wilton in Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
1965
May 1965
Age 69
Death of Richard John Wilton in Franklin, Sussex, New Jersey, USA
Franklin, Sussex, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1897
    Event Place: , , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1896
    Event Place: Portreath, Illogan, Redruth, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1965
    Event Place: Sussex County, New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1965
    Event Place: Franklin, Sussex, New Jersey, USA

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