Dave's Family History
Robert BOULTON

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Name Robert BOULTON Birth 1842 Whicham, Cumberland, England [1]
Address: Browfoot - Parish register lists his mother as a Single Woman
Marriage Cert lists his father as Robert Atkinson, Butcher
Can't find a suitable match for his father anywhere
There is a Robert Atkinson in Wigton (would expect Bootle) in Q1 1842 but mother is Hodgson
Fact Flags: Preferred
Baptism 9 Oct 1842 Whicham, Cumberland, England [2]
- See p2 - Line 15 of the source images
Gender Male Census 30 Mar 1851 Browfoot, Whicham, Cumberland, England [3]
Age: 8y - Relation to Head of House: Grandson
Living with maternal grandmother
Census 7 Apr 1861 Whitbeck, Cumberland, England [4]
Age: 18y Address: Gutterby(?) - Relation to Head of House: Servant
Farm Servant
With family Williamson
Occupation 7 Apr 1861 Whitbeck, Cumberland, England Farm Servant Age: 18y Census 2 Apr 1871 Whicham, Cumberland, England [5]
Age: 28y Address: Cross-a-bank - Relation to Head of House: Head
Farm Labourer
Occupation 2 Apr 1871 Whicham, Cumberland, England Farm Labourer Age: 28y Census 3 Apr 1881 Whicham, Cumberland, England [6]
Age: 39y - Relation to Head of House: Head
Ag Servant
Occupation 3 Apr 1881 Whicham, Cumberland, England Agricultural Servant Age: 39y Census 5 Apr 1891 Whicham, Cumberland, England [7]
Age: 48y Address: Cross-a-bank - Relation to Head of House: Head
Agricultural Labourer
Occupation 5 Apr 1891 Whicham, Cumberland, England Agricultural Labourer Age: 48y Census 31 Mar 1901 Whicham, Cumberland, England [8]
Age: 58y Address: Cross-a-bank - Labourer on the Highway
Ancestor Count 11 Descendant Count 155 Occupation 31 Mar 1901 Whicham, Cumberland, England Labourer Age: 58y Reference Number B 0048aP _UID 75B4335E8AB7490EBC0A06431B113018D5C9 Death Between Jul 1910 and Sep 1910 Bootle, Cumberland, England [8, 9, 10]
Age: 67y Cause: heart - Fact Flags: Preferred
Burial 23 Jul 1910 Thwaites, Cumberland, England [11]
Age: 67y - St Annes, Furness
Person ID I121 Dave Last Modified 8 Jun 2025
Father Robert ATKINSON d. Aft 1870 Mother Mary BOULTON, b. Abt 1820, Bason Bank (Baystone Bank), Thwaites, Cumberland, England d. Between Jan 1845 and Mar 1845, Bootle, Cumberland, England
(Age 25 years)
Notes - Can't find a BMD for a marriage between
Marriage Status: Unknown
Family ID F72 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth Ann WOODBURNE, b. 11 Nov 1845, Millom, Cumberland, England d. Between Oct 1921 and Dec 1921, Bootle, Cumberland, England
(Age 75 years)
Marriage 5 Mar 1870 Whicham, Cumberland, England [12, 13]
Address: He: Whicham She: Millom - Both full age
His father is named as Robert Atkinson, Butcher, but can't confirm this
Children 1. Hannah WOODBURN, b. 9 Aug 1868, Millom, Cumberland, England 2. Mary BOULTON, b. 8 Mar 1870, Whicham, Cumberland, England 3. Thomas BOULTON, b. 8 Mar 1870, Whicham, Cumberland, England 4. Stephen BOULTON, b. Between Apr 1872 and Jun 1872, Whicham, Cumberland, England d. 31 May 1917, Malone, Clinton County, Iowa, USA
(Age 45 years)
5. Sarah BOULTON, b. Between Apr 1874 and Jun 1874, Bootle, Cumberland, England 6. Sarah Ann BOULTON, b. 8 Mar 1875, Whicham, Cumberland, England 7. George BOULTON, b. 17 Mar 1877, Browfoot, Whicham, Cumberland, England d. Between Jan 1940 and Mar 1940, Cheadle, Cheshire, England
(Age 62 years)
8. Elisabeth Agnes Eleanor BOULTON, b. 9 May 1879, Whicham, Cumberland, England d. Jun 1955, Millom, Cumberland, England
(Age 76 years)
9. Nancy Jane BOULTON, b. 18 Mar 1882, Whicham, Cumberland, England 10. Bell BOULTON, b. Between Oct 1884 and Dec 1884, Bootle, Cumberland, England d. Between Jan 1891 and Mar 1891, Bootle, Cumberland, England
(Age 6 years)
11. Ruth BOULTON, b. 24 Oct 1886, Whicham, Cumberland, England d. Between Oct 1971 and Dec 1971, Millom, Cumberland, England
(Age 84 years)
12. Bob BOULTON, b. Between Oct 1888 and Dec 1888, Bootle, Cumberland, England d. Between Oct 1889 and Dec 1889, Bootle, Cumberland, England
(Age 1 year)
13. Robert Henry BOULTON, b. 17 Dec 1891, Whicham, Cumberland, England Family ID F35 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 6 Aug 2024
- Parish register lists his mother as a Single Woman
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Event Map = Link to Google Earth
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Photos Photo - Boulton, Robert - Woodburne, Elizabeth Ann
Photo downloaded from terripeter1 Ancestry TreePhoto - Boulton, Robert - Woodburne, Elizabeth Ann
Photo downloaded from terripeter1 Ancestry Tree
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Notes - On his marriage certificate he gives his father as Robert Atkinson, Butcher
In 1871 there is a Robert Atkinson, Butcher in Millom but he is too young.
Could he be a son of a Robert Atkinson, Butcher?
Based on ages in census and baptism date we have a range of:
Earliest DOB: 02-Apr-1841
Latest DOB: 09-Oct-1842
Cannot find a suitable entry in FreeBMD
Checked GRO Index:-
1841 - 1842 inclusive
Bolton & Boulton
Nothing suitable found
It is possible that he is registered as Atkinson but unlikely.
There is a Robert Atkinson listed for 1841 but he is in Wigton and appears with his family in the 1851 census.
- On his marriage certificate he gives his father as Robert Atkinson, Butcher
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Sources - [S350] Whicham Parish Register Transcripts (Ruth, Various dates), 1 Jun 2006.
See Image No. 02
Line 15 - [S350] Whicham Parish Register Transcripts (Ruth, Various dates), 1 Jan 1980.
- [S659] 1851 Census - HO 107/2438 F151 P17 - Boulton, Mary, 1 Jan 1980.
- [S202] 1861 Census - RG 9/3955 F099 P03 - Boulton, Robert (1842), 1 Jan 1980.
- [S173] 1871 Census - RG 10/5268 F044 P03 - Boulton, Robert (1842), 1 Jan 1980.
- [S15] 1881 Census - RG 11/5197 F089 P14 - Boulton, Robert (1842), 1 Jan 1980.
- [S73] 1891 Census - RG 12/4322 F109 P05 - Boulton, Robert (1842), 1 Jan 1980.
- [S72] 1901 Census - RG 13/4899 F040 P13 - Boulton, Robert, 1 Jan 1980.
- [S16] Marriage Cert - Boulton, George B011, 1 Jan 1980, Listed on George's Marriage Certificate.
- [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 1 Jan 1980, 1910 JAS Bootle Cul. 10B 375.
Age 67 - [S1518] Burial Entry - Boulton, Robert 1910, 6 Apr 2016.
- [S169] Marriage Cert - Boulton, Robert B048, 18 Oct 2014, 1870 MAR Bootle 10B 771.
- [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 18 Feb 2022, 1870 JFM Bootle 10B 771.
- [S350] Whicham Parish Register Transcripts (Ruth, Various dates), 1 Jun 2006.