The Lancashireman's family history

Red rose of Lancashire

Arthur Orton

(1879 - 1939)


Father: Joseph Orton (abt.1840 - ?)
Mother: Margaret Shutt (1844 - 1915)

Siblings:

Other parents of half-siblings:
  1. Father: Thomas Butson

Children:

None


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
abt.1879-05-12 Birth
  • Place: Jobs Hill, Durham
  • 1881 Census
  • GRO index:  F1  T1
  • Estimated from age at enlistment 1916-06-03
  • www.gro.gov.uk (search):  T2
1881-04-03 Census
  • Age: 1
  • Abode: South Church Rd, Bishop Auckland
  • Birthplace: Jobs Hill, Durham
  • Census record RG11-4914-53-50:  F2  F3
1891-04-05 Census
  • Age: 11
  • Occupation: Scholar
  • Abode: Kells Lane, Gateshead
  • Census record RG12-4185-95-24:  F4  F5  F6
1901-03-31 Census
  • Abode: Hollin Bank, Nelson
  • Age: 21
  • Occupation: Coal carter
  • Birthplace: Northumberland Newcastle
  • Census record RG13-3879-9-9:  F7  F8  F9
1911-04-02 Census
  • Abode: Hollin Bank, Nelson
  • Age: 31
  • Occupation: Coal porter
  • Birthplace: Cumb Gateshead
  • Census record RG14PN24906-RD472-SD4-ED26-SN317:  F10  F11  F12  F13  F14
    • Note: Page 2 line 40, recorded as Arthur Horton
1916-06-03 Military service
  • Regiment: The King's (Liverpool) Regiment
  • Abode: Hollin Bank, Nelson
  • Age: 37 years 22 days
  • Occupation: Coal filler
  • Discharge: 1916-06-29
abt.1939-08 Death
  • Age: 60
  • lancashirebmd:  T3
  • GRO index:  F22  T4


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Births Apr/May/Jun 1879   Orton  Arthur  Auckland  10a 195
        
T2
ORTON, ARTHUR      SHACKELTON
GRO Reference: 1879  J Quarter in AUCKLAND  Volume 10A  Page 195
        
T3
ORTON  Arthur  60  1939  Burnley East  Preston  Lancashire  BUE/9/14
        
T4
Deaths Jul/Aug/Sep 1939    Orton  Arthur  60  Burnley  8e 223
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image 1879B2-O-0387.jpg
F2 Transcript Census-1881-BUTSON-MargaretAnn-transcript.pdf
F3 Image Census-1881-RG11-4914-53-50.jpeg
F4 Image Census-1891-RG12-4185-95-24.jpeg
F5 Transcript Census-1891-ORTON-Joseph-search.txt
F6 Transcript Census-1891-ORTON-Joseph-transcript.txt
F7 Image Census-1901-RG13-3879-9-9.jpeg
F8 Image Census-1901-RG13-3879-8-8.jpeg
F9 Image Census-1901-RG13-3879-8-7.jpeg
F10 Image Census-1911-RG14PN24906-RD472-SD4-ED26-SN317-0.jpeg
F11 Image Census-1911-RG14PN24906-RD472-SD4-ED26-SN317-1.jpeg
F12 Image Census-1911-RG14PN24906-RD472-SD4-ED26-SN317-2.jpeg
F13 Image Census-1911-RG14PN24906-RD472-SD4-ED26-SN317-3.jpeg
F14 Image Census-1911-RG14PN24906-RD472-SD4-ED26-SN317-4.jpeg
F15 Image Arthur_Orton_WW1_Doc_D.jpg
F16 Image Arthur_Orton_WW1_Doc_E.jpg
F17 Image Arthur_Orton_WW1_Doc_F.jpg
F18 Image Arthur_Orton_WW1_Doc_A.jpg
F19 Image Arthur_Orton_WW1_Doc_B.jpg
F20 Image Arthur_Orton_WW1_Doc_C.jpg
F21 Image Arthur_Orton_WW1_Doc_G.jpg
F22 Image 1939D3-O-0111.jpg


Last updated 2024-01-18 05:17 UTC
© David Haworth
About this site (Impressum).
Don't say Greater Manchester, Merseyside or Cumbria when you mean Lancashire Valid HTML Valid CSS