Christopher AUTON (10.3)
Born
1779 Yorkshire, England
Parents
William AUTON age 44 and Margaret THOMPSON age 28
Birth of Siblings
Elizabeth AUTON born 1783 Yorkshire, England when Christopher was 4
Jane AUTON born 1786 Yorkshire, England when Christopher was 7
Thomas AUTON born 1788 Yorkshire, England when Christopher was 9
William AUTON born 11 March 1775 Fountains Park, Yorkshire, England
Death of Father
William AUTON died 11 September 1792 Aldfield, Ripon, Yorkshire, England age 57. Christopher was 13
Death of Sister
Ann AUTON died 1792 Markingham, Yorkshire, England when Christopher was 13
Marriage of Brother
William AUTON married Sarah ATKINSON 23 August 1803 Yorkshire, England. Christopher AUTON was a witness with Henry ROBINSON
Married
Elizabeth LEEMING 23 January 1805 Ripon, Yorkshire, England. Witnesses Thomas BAYNER and Thomas AUTON
Birth of Children
Christopher AUTON born 29 May 1806 Hampsthwaite, Yorkshire, England
Margaret AUTON born 4 April 1807 Eavestone, Sawley, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth AUTON born 1812 Sawley, Yorkshire, England
William AUTON born 1814 Grantley, Yorkshire, England
Death of Son
William AUTON died 1814 Yorkshire, England
Birth of Children
Mary AUTON born 1817 Eavestone, Sawley, Yorkshire, England
William AUTON born 12 October 1820 Darley, Yorkshire, England
Thomas AUTON born 1824 Eavestone, Sawley, Yorkshire, England
Robert AUTON born 1825 Sawley, Yorkshire, England
Death of Son
Robert AUTON died 1825 Sawley, Yorkshire, England
Marriage of Daughter
Margaret AUTON married George SPENCE 15 February 1825 Ripon, Yorkshire, England
Occupation
Farmer. Worked in Russia for a number of years
Death of Daughter
Elizabeth AUTON died 19 April 1829 at Sawley, Yorkshire, England aged 16
Leasing of Land
1832 Occupier of Land at Eavestone, Yorkshire at the rent of 50 pounds a year
The Great Reform Act of 1832
1832 Christopher AUTON experienced the political impact of the Great Reform Act. This was a step toward democracy in England and Wales extending voting rights to shopkeepers, tenant farmers, and landowners of smaller aceages. It brought the middle class into the political system.
Marriage of Children
Christopher AUTON married Jane MYERS 29 July 1833 Hampstwaite, Yorkshire, England
Mary AUTON married John CHANDLER 11 November 1835 Ripon, Yorkshire, England. Witnesses: Thomas AUTON and Mary CRAVEN
Death of Mother
Margaret THOMPSON died April 1834 at Hobb Green, Ripon, Yorkshire, England
Resided
1841 Sawley, Yorkshire, England with wife Elizabeth LEEMING and children William AUTON and Thomas AUTON
Note
1841 LEEMING family next door are probably related
Death of Brother
William AUTON died 14 October 1841 when Christopher was 62
Marriage of Son
Thomas AUTON married Harriet LAYFIELD 25 February 1846 Sawley, Yorkshire, England
Leasing of Land
1848 Occupier of Land at Eavestone, Yorkshire at the rent of 50 pounds a year
Death of Son
Christopher AUTON died 23 March 1848 age 41
Died
16 November 1848 Eavestone, Sawley, Yorkshire, England age 69
Buried
19 November 1848 St Michaels and All Angels, Sawley, Yorkshire, England
Headstone
In Memory of Elizabeth, daughter of Christopher and Elizabeth AUTON of Eavestone died 19 April 1829 age 16. Also William and Robert who died in their infancy. Christopher AUTON died 16 November 1848 age 69. Elizabeth, wife of the above Christopher died 4 August 1849 age 69
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Sources:
10.3 Headstone St Michael’s and All Angels, Sawley, Yorkshire, England, Christopher AUTON, Elizabeth LEEMING, Elizabeth AUTON, William AUTON, Robert AUTON
10.3.5.2.2 Thought to be a letter from Joseph William AUTON who had a farm called ‘Clearwater’ in Queensland, Australia perhaps sent to Myers AUTON in New Zealand
10.3 AUTON, Christopher, West Yorkshire, England, Electoral Registers, West Riding 1848
10.3 AUTON, Christopher, 1841 England Census, Yorkshire, Ripon, Kirkby Malzeard