In the July to September 1840 birth index Walter Burton, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, volume 20, page 18

In the 1841 census Warington Street, Ashton Under Lyne, Ashton Town, Lancashire
William Burton, age 25, boot maker, born in Lancashire
Hannah Burton, age 25, born in Lancashire
Ellen Burton, age 3, born in Lancashire
Walter Burton, age 1, born in Lancashire

In the 1851 Census 37 St. James Street, Market Street, Manchester, Lancashire
Head William Burton, age 35, bootmaker, born Liverpool, Lancashire
Wife Hannah Burton, age 38, born Manchester, Lancashire
Son Walter Burton, age 10, born Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire
Daughter Frances Burton, age 8, born St. Helens, Lancashire
Daughter Hannah Burton, age 6, born Manchester
Son William Burton, age 11 months, born Manchester

In the 1861 census 23 Berry Street, London Road, Manchester
Head Walter Burton, married, age 22, boot closer, born Aston under Lyne, Lancashire
Wife Ann Burton, married, age 30 boot closer, born Ireland
[Was Ann a common law wife? or was there an error in his 1877 marriage listing him as a bachelor?]

Parish Records St. Jude, Ancoats, Manchester, England
Marriage February 10, 1877
Walter Burton, age 32, bachelor, boot closer, residence 66 Bradford Street, father William Burton, boot closer and
Mary Ann Harrison, age 21, spinster, residence Bradford Street, father George Harrison, boot closer
after Banns by John Watson
Signed Walter Burton and Mary Ann Harrison
In the presence of George White and Elizabeth Jackson
[Boot closer: A person who worked in the shoe trade stitching together all the parts of a shoe upper.]

In the 1881 census 27 Kirkham Street, Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire
Head Walter Burton, age 39, boot closer, born Ashton u Lyne
Wife Mary Ann Burton, age 25, boot closer, born Manchester, Lancashire
Daughter Elizabeth Ellen Burton, age 5, born Manchester

In the 1891 census 5 Rutland Street, Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire
Head Walter Burton, age 50, shoemaker, neither employed nor employer, born Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire
Wife Mary A Burton, age 35, machinist for boots, employed, born Manchester, Lancashire
Daughter Elizabeth E. Burton, single, age 17 India rubber ball maker, employed born Manchester
Son Walter Burton, age 9, scholar, born Manchester

In the 1901 census 5 Rutland Street, Hulme, South Manchester, Lancashire
Head Walter Burton, age 60, boot maker, own account, at home, born Aston under Lyne
Wife Mary Ann Burton, age 45, boot machinist, own account, at home, born Manchester
Son Walter Burton, single, age 19, packing case labourer, worker, born Manchester

In the July to September 1905 death index Walter Burton, died age 63, Carlton, Lancashire, volume 8c, page 556

In the 1911 census 126 Radnor Street, Hulme, Manchester
Head May [should it be Mary] Ann Burton, age 54, widow, [crossed out married 34 years, 2 children born alive, 1 still living], no birth location listed
Son Walter Burton, age 29, single, wood case making (assistant), worker, born Manchester, Lancashire
Son in Law William Dippnall, age 37, widower [crossed out married 14 years, 7 children born alive, 4 still living}, printer’s assistant, worker, born Salford
Granddaughter Elizabeth Ellen Dippnall, age 14, born Manchester
Granddaughter Hellen? Dippnall, age 9, born Manchester
Grandson William Dipnall, age 8, born Manchester
Grandson Oswald Dippnall, age 3?, born Manchester
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