The Children of Joseph Nalton & Elizabeth Hitchcock

Arthur  Nalton: c.1865                  

Arthur was the eldest son, born in Driffield,Yorkshire, aged 6 and a Scholar, according to the 1871 Census, living in Eastgate, Driffield. According to the 1881 Census he was aged 16 a Joiner Apprentice, living at 50 Eastgate, Driffield

 

Albert  Nalton: c.1867                  

Albert was born in Driffield, aged 4 according to the 1871 Census and living in Eastgate, Driffield.  According to the 1881 Census  he was aged 14 and an errand boy, living at 50 Eastgate, Driffield. According to the 1901 Census, Albert, aged 34 and his wife, Mary Emma Russell, known as Emma, aged 35 and born in West Lutton, Yorkshire, were then living at 5 Cromwell Street, Great Driffield. The following children were at home:

 

Fred Albert Nalton aged 9 and born in Hull. He was a Corporal, service number 2491, in the Yorkshire Regiment, C Company 5th Battalion, aged 26,when he was killed in action during the First World War on 6th August 1916; the son of Albert and Emma of 53 Eastgate, North Driffield.  Fred was buried in Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord) Grave reference H.F. 142

 

Kate Russell Nalton aged 8 and born in Hull

 

Joseph Mark Nalton aged 6 and born in Driffield. He was a Private, service number 9723, in the East Yorkshire Regiment, 1st Battalion, aged 19, when he was killed in action during the First World War on 23rd September 1914; the son of Albert and Emma of 53 East Gate, North Driffield.  There is a memor1al to Joseph on La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial

 

Alex Nalton aged 4 and born in Pocklington, Yorkshire

 

Albert married a Mary in late 1890.

 

Fred  Nalton: c.1870                 

Fred was born in Driffield, aged 1 according to the 1881 Census and living in Eastgate, Driffield.  According to the 1881 Census  he was aged 11 and a Scholar, living at 50 Eastgate, Driffield. According to the 1891 Census he was aged 21 a Blacksmith, living at 53 Eastgate, Driffield.  He married Margaret Weighton and they had a daughter:

 

Mona Nalton born mid 1908 in Driffield.

 

Edith Nalton: 14 June 1871 - 10 December 1964                    

Edith was born in Driffield, aged 9 according to the 1881 Census and living in 50 Eastgate, Driffield. According to the 1891 Census, she was aged 19 and a Dressmaker. Edith married John Gill on 22nd April 1895 at the Westborough Wesleyan Chapel in Scarborough.

 

Witnesses at the wedding were:

 

Fred Nalton – Edith’s brother

Bertha Nalton – Edith's sister

 

For details of her life after marriage see John Gill

 

Her death certificate records her address as 2 Rothbury Street, Scarborough

 

Bertha Nalton: 1873                  

Bertha was born in Driffield, aged 7 according to the 1881 Census and living in 50 Eastgate, Driffield and a Scholar. She married her cousin, Herbert Nalton in late 1896. According to the 1901 Census, Herbert, aged 26 and Bertha, aged 27, were living at 25 St James Street, Scarborough.  Herbert was a Police Constable, born in Driffield.  The following were at home:

 

Edwin Nalton (brother of Bertha) aged 14 and a Barber, born in Driffield

 

Lena Nalton (daughter) aged 2, born in Scarborough

 

Alfred Nalton: 1877             

Alfred was born in Driffield, aged 3 according to the 1881 Census and living in 50 Eastgate, Driffield.  According to the 1891 Census, Alfred was aged 13 and a Scholar, living at 53 Eastgate, Driffield. He married in late 1898

 

Rebecca Nalton: 1880              

Rebecca was born in Driffield, aged 1 according to the 1881 Census and living in 50 Eastgate, Driffield.    According to the 1891 Census, Rebecca was aged 11 and a Scholar, living at 53 Eastgate, Driffield. She married in early 1903                  

 

Harold Nalton: 16 February 1884 - 1966          

According to the 1891 Census, Harold was aged 7 and a Scholar.  According to the 1901 Census Harold, aged 17, was a Boot and Shoe Maker, living at 53 Eastgate North, Driffield, with his mother, a widow, and Annie, aged 11. Harold had a son:

 

Geoffrey Nalton born on 8th March 1919 and died on 25th February 2006

 

Edwin  Nalton: 1886 - 28 Jun 1916             

According to the 1891 Census, Edwin was aged 5. He was a Scholar.  According to the 1901 Census, Edwin, aged 14, a barber, was living with his sister Bertha and her husband,, Herbert Nalton at 20 St James Street, Scarborough. Edwin married Elizabeth Wyrill Dyson in Scarborough in mid 1907.  He joined the Royal Field Artillery as a Shoeing Smith during the First World War, Service No. L/12152. His Unit was “C” Battery, 161st Brigade. He was killed on the 28th June 1916, aged 30 and buried in Scarborough Manor  Road Cemetery Plot L.5.37.  His home was 8 Durham Cottages, Scarborough

 

Ann Elizabeth Nalton: 1889   

According to the 1891 Census, Ann Elizabeth was aged 1. According to the 1901 Census Annie, aged 11, was living at 53 Eastgate North, Driffield with her mother, a widow, and her brother Harold

 

Arthur and Albert Nalton do not appear in 1891 Census Index

 

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