THE STANLEY and WILCOCK FAMILY

JOSEPH SUTTON (JOHN², JOHN¹) was born in Moreton and was baptised on the 10 ^th November, 1811 in St. Oswald Parish Church, Bidston. He married EMMA CLARKE, daughter of THOMAS CLARKE, on the 4^th November, 1855 in Our Lady and St. Nicholas Parish Church, Liverpool. Emma was a widow, EMMA POTTER, with children, when she married Joseph. By 1851, Joseph had his own 16 acre Fender Farm, Moreton, which he built up to an eighty acre farm.

Joseph died on the 26^th April, 1875 in Reeds Farm, Moreton and was buried on the 29^th April, 1875 in St. Oswald Parish Church, Bidston. Joseph made a will. After Joseph's death, Emma farmed Fender Farm herself.

Emma died on the 10^th May, 1881 aged 64 years and was buried on the 13^th May, 1881 in St. Oswald Parish Church, Bidston. Like Joseph she made a will.

The children of EMMA CLARKE and Mr. POTTER are:

1. WILLIAM POTTER

2. MARTHA POTTER, b. abt. 1841, West Derby, Lancashire

3. THOMAS FREDRICK POTTER, b. abt. 1846, Much Woolton, Lancashire.

4. EMMA POTTER, b. abt. 1847, Much Woolton, Lancashire; m. WILLIAM HAZELHURST, son of WILLIAM HAZELHURST and SARAH SUTTON.

5. JOHN POTTER, b. abt. 1850, Much Woolton, Lancashire.

The children of JOSEPH SUTTON and EMMA CLARKE are:

1. JOSEPH SUTTON, b. 1856; d. December 06, 1881, Reeds Farm, Moreton.

2. JOHN JAMES SUTTON, b. April 17, 1857, Wallasey; d. December 15, 1890, Reeds Farm, Moreton.

3. ELIZABETH MARY SUTTON, b. 1859, Bidston; d. August 14, 1918;

4. WILLIAM SUTTON.

Generation 2

JOSEPH SUTTON (JOSEPH³, JOHN², JOHN¹) was born about 1856. He married JANE and farmed Fender Lane Farm, Bidston. Joseph died on the 6^th December, 1881 in Reeds Farm, Moreton, and was buried on the 10^th December, 1881, St. Oswald Parish Church, Bidston.

The children of JOSEPH SUTTON and JANE are:

1. JOSEPH SUTTON, b. 1877, Bidston; bapt. March 10, 1877, St. Oswald Parish Church, Bidston.

2. MARIA SUTTON, b. November 1879, Bidston; bapt. December 21, 1879, St. Oswald Parish Church, Bidston; d. March 31, 1881, Bidston; bur. April 04, 1881, St. Oswald Parish Church, Bidston.

JOHN JAMES SUTTON (JOSEPH³, JOHN², JOHN¹) was born on the 17^th April, 1857 in Wallasey and was baptised on the 15^th June, 1857, St. Oswald Parish Church, Bidston. He married ELIZABETH ROYDEN, daughter of GEORGE ROYDEN, on the 31^st October, 1878 in St. Oswald Parish Church, Bidston. They farmed Reeds Farm, Moreton.

John James died on the 15^th December, 1890 in Reeds Farm, Moreton, and was buried on the 17^th December, 1890, in St. Oswald Parish Church, Bidston. Elizabeth died on the 25^th September, 1938 and was buried with her husband.

The children of JOHN SUTTON and ELIZABETH ROYDEN are:

1. GEORGE SUTTON, b. 1879, Moreton; bapt. September 20, 1879, St. Oswald Parish Church, Bidston.

2. EMMA SUTTON, b. Abt. 1880, Moreton; bapt. July 03, 1880, St. Oswald Parish Church, Bidston; m. ERNEST WALTON MANNING, August 09, 1905, Christ Church Parish Church Moreton, Wirral; Ernest, son of SAMUEL MANNING, School master; occ. Commercial Clerk; res. Yew Tree Farm, Bidston at marriage.

3. JOSEPH SUTTON, b. December 15, 1882, Reeds Farm, Moreton; bapt. March 04, 1883, St. Oswald Parish Church, Bidston; d. April 10, 1918, Killed in action in France; m. MARTHA.

4. MARY SUTTON, b. September 28, 1884, Reeds Farm, Moreton; m. CHARLES DENNIS WOODWARD, February 27, 1915, Christ Church Parish Church Moreton; d. October 24, 1970; bur. October 1970, Christ Church Parish Church, Moreton; Charles, son of CHARLES DENNIS WOODWARD, coal salesman; occ. Soldier in the Light Infantry.

5. MARGARET SUTTON, b. 1886, Reeds Farm, Moreton; d. June 25, 1890, Reeds Farm, Moreton; bur. June 28, 1890, St. Oswald parish Church, Bidston.

6. ELIZABETH SUTTON, b. December 05, 1887, Reeds Farm, Moreton; bapt. February 05, 1888, St. Oswald Parish Church, Bidston; m. HERBERT GRIFFITHS, December 11, 1912, Christ Church Parish Church, Moreton; Herbert son of MATTHEW GRIFFITHS, warehouseman; occ. Electrician; res. 27, Agincourt Avenue, Belfast, Ireland at the time of his wedding.

7. JOHN JAMES SUTTON, b. October 02, 1889, Reeds Farm, Moreton; bapt. December 01, 1889, St. Oswald Parish Church, Bidston; m. LILIAN MAUD BEATTY, October 25, 1928, St. Oswald Parish Church, Bidston; occ. Farmer; d. April 22, 1959, Reeds Farm, Moreton; bur. Christchurch Parish Church, Moreton; Lilian, daughter of ALBERT STRICKLAND BEATTY, Carter; res. Leaside Farm, Bidston; bur. October 1979, Christchurch Parish Church, Moreton.

8. SARAH SUTTON, b. 1890, Reeds Farm, Moreton; m. SILAS FRANCIS JAMES GEORGE, February 16, 1916, Christ Church Parish Church Moreton; Francis, son of SILAS GEORGE, railwayman; occ. Joiner; res. Leasowe; bur. 1968, Christ Church Parish Church, Moreton.

ELIZABETH MARY SUTTON (JOSEPH³, JOHN², JOHN¹) was born in Bidston and was baptised on the 3^rdJuly, 1859 in St. Oswald Parish Church, Bidston. She married WILLIAM SUTTON, her cousin and son of WILLIAM SUTTON and JANE HARDMAN, on the 20^th May, 1879 in St. Oswald Parish Church, Bidston. John James Sutton, Elizabeth's brother and Maria Sutton, William's sister were the witnesses at their marriage. William was a farmer and they began married life in Liscard.

William died on the 27^thFebruary 27, 1915 and was buried in the family grave in St. Oswald Parish Church, Bidston and Elizabeth died 14^th August, 1918 and was buried with her husband.

The children of ELIZABETH SUTTON and WILLIAM SUTTON are:

1. JOSEPH SUTTON, b. 1880, Moreton; bapt. March 07, 1880, St. Oswald Parish Church, Bidston; m. LILY CORKER.To view a photograph of this family on Andrew Sutton's page CLICK here.

2. JOHN SUTTON, b. Abt. 1881, Moreton; d. July 15, 1882, Sandridge Terrace, Liscard, Wallasey, Wirral; bur. July 19, 1882, St. Oswald Parish Church, Bidston, Wirral, grave D 63.

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The Sutton Families of the Wirral Hundred Written by Andrew Sutton

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