'Calton1'
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Families covered: Calton of Calton, Calton of Catworth, Calton of Chesterfield, Calton of Goring, Calton of Milton, Calton of Stanton
[This page was first launched on 14.05.16 as Draft. It was moved here after review led to the expansion of the lower section, using Visitation (Huntingdonshire), but otherwise acceptance that there was little chance of our making a significant improvement to it in the near future and that it was 'good enough' to be promoted into the main database. We are not aware of there being any connection between the families shown in the different sections below.]
| Hunter, in FMG, reports that "Calton is a place near Chatsworth, within the Park I believe, the house taken down." | |||||||||||||||
| ?? Calton | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Robert Calton of Calton | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Ralph Calton of Stanton, near Youlgreave | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Richard Calton | ||||||||||||||
| i. | John Calton of Stanton (3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Dobb (dau of John Dobb of Pilsey by Margaret Hill) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Richard Calton of Stanton & Chesterfield (bur 17.05.1756) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Helen Gladwin (d 04.03.1758, dau of Thomas Gladwin of Tupton) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Richard Calton of Chesterfield (b 1705, d unm 03.04.1758) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Thomas Calton (b 1707, d 17.05.1784) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Richard Calton of Dronfield (b 1747, d 1795) | ||||||||||||||
| (i) | Richard Calton of Chesterfield | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Elizabeth (or Ellen) Calton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Gervas Gardiner (dsp 1763) | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Ann Calton | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Manley | |||||||||||||||
| (5)+ | other issue - John (b 1710, d unm), Helen (b 1703, d 01.09.1778) | ||||||||||||||
| b.+ | other issue (d unm) - Elizabeth, Ann | ||||||||||||||
| ii.+ | other issue - Richard (d unm 07.11.1673), Francis (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
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| ?? Calton of Chesterfield | |||||||||||||||
| m. Sarah Allison | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Thomas Calton of Chesterfield | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Inman of Gainsborough | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Godfrey Calton of Sheffield | ||||||||||||||
| m. Matilda Gibson of Derby | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Elizabeth Calton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sansom (sb Samson?) Hodgkinson of London | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Mary Calton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Hindley of Bendholme | |||||||||||||||
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| VCH reports that the undermentioned Paul of Milton (d 1637) "settled the manor (of Milton) on his kinsman Robert Calton of Goring". The following speculates on how Paul & Robert were related. | |||||||||||||||
| ?? Calton | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Thomas Calton of London, later 1st of Milton (Berkshire) (a 1546, goldsmith) | ||||||||||||||
| VCH shows Thomas (of London, goldsmith) m. Margaret (d 08.1571), parents of William whose line it follows. Visitation (Huntingdonshire) starts with Thomas of London "aurifaber" m. Margaret Roos, parents of Nicholas whose line it follows. We surmise that William and Nicholas were brothers. | |||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Roos (d 08.1571) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | William Calton (dvm) | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Thomas Calton of Milton (b 1562-3, d 1587) | ||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by Visitation (Berkshire, 1623, 'Calton of Milton'). | |||||||||||||||
| m. Catherine Deyrell (dau of Paul Deyrell of Lillingston Deyrell) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Paul Calton of Milton (dsp 1637) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Margaret Calton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Westley | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Nicholas Calton of Nedingworth, Huntingdonshire | ||||||||||||||
| m. Johanna Bedell (dau of Silvester Bedell of Hamerton) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir Francis Calton 'of Catworth' | ||||||||||||||
| m. (by 1592) Dorothea Duke | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Nicholas Calton of Catworth, Huntingdonshire (a 1613) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Martha Fishe (dau of William Fishe of Stanford) | |||||||||||||||
| a.+ | issue (a 1613) - William (b c1609), Nicholas (b c1611), Oliver, Maria | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Maria Calton (d 05.03.1608) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1585) Stephen Barnwell | |||||||||||||||
| iv.+ | other issue - Thomas, Silvester | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | ?? Calton speculated as fitting here | ||||||||||||||
| A. | ?? Calton uncertain on number of intervening generartions | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Robert Calton of Goring, Oxfordshire the first mentioned by Visitation (1665-6) | ||||||||||||||
| a. | Robert Calton of Goring, later of Milton (b c1572, a 03.1664) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joyce Carleton (dau of Sir Dudley Carleton) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Paul Calton of Milton (b c1632, a 1664) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Jane Miller (dau of Sir John Miller of Bridde) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Susanna Balam (dau of Charles Balam of the Isle of Ely) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Paul Calton of Milton (b c1663) the last generation mentioned by Visitation | ||||||||||||||
| (i) | Paul Calton of Milton | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1709) Catharine Benbow (dau of Vice Admiral John Benbow) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (by 1725) Elizabeth | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Susanna Calton (a 1664) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Joyce Calton | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Brett of Hatherley | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Bridget Calton | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Machim of Bensington | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Mary Calton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edward Hungerford of Windredg | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Mary Calton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Thomas Neale of Warneford | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : FMG (vol 3, MS349, 'Calton', p842+)
(2) For middle section : FMG (vol 1, MS166, 'Fisher-Unwin-Calton', p380)
(3) For lower section : VCH (Berkshire, vol 4, 'Parishes: Milton'), Visitation (Rylands, Berkshire, 1623+1665-6+notes, ''Calton of Milton'), Visitation (Huntingdonshire, 1613, 'Calton')
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