Hi Norma. I notice you are researching Whetton. May be no connection but here is my Wetton family in case you find a connection. Regards Earl. First Generation ---------------------------------------- 1. Elizabeth Wetton. Possible daughter of John and Elizabeth Wetton of Checkley. Child: 2 i. Thomas (1745-1809) Second Generation ---------------------------------------- Family of Elizabeth Wetton (1) 2. Thomas Wetton. Born in 1745. Christened on 10 Nov 1745 in St. Mary and All Saint's Parish Church, Checkley, Staffordshire, England. Thomas died in of Hollington, Staffordshire, England in 1809, he was 64. Buried on 2 Mar 1809 in St. Mary and All Saint's Parish Church, Checkley, Staffordshire, England. When Thomas is buried it was recorded that he was aged 65 and a widower of Hollington. On 29 Aug 1771 when Thomas was 26, he married Felisha Hollysmith, in St. Mary's Parish Church, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England. Born in 1746. Buried on 6 Dec 1807 in St. Mary and All Saint's Parish Church, Checkley, Staffordshire, England. Married as Follicia They had the following children: 3 i. Sampson (1771-) 4 ii. Isaac (1777-) 5 iii. Dorothy (1779-) 6 iv. William (1783-) 7 v. Maria (1785-) 8 vi. Elizabeth (1788-) 9 vii. Elizabeth (1789-) 10 viii. Lydia (1792-) 11 ix. Thomas (1774-1800) Third Generation ---------------------------------------- Family of Thomas Wetton (2) & Felisha Hollysmith 3. Sampson Wetton. Born in 1771. Christened on 15 Sep 1771 in St. Mary and All Saint's Parish Church, Checkley, Staffordshire, England. 4. Isaac Wetton. Born in 1777. Christened on 5 Jan 1777 in St. Mary and All Saint's Parish Church, Checkley, Staffordshire, England. 5. Dorothy Wetton. Born in 1779. Christened on 29 Aug 1779 in St. Mary and All Saint's Parish Church, Checkley, Staffordshire, England. A search of the Staffordshire burial index to 1837 reveals two Dorothy Beardmore burials neither of which can be ours. I assume Dorothy must have survived past 1837. Of interest, a Sarah Beardmore married Joseph Wetton in 1779 at Checkley. On 4 Aug 1800 when Dorothy was 21, she married George Beardmore, in All Saints Parish Church, Dilhorne, Staffordshire, England. Born abt 1772. George died in Cheadle Mill Road, Cheadle, Staffordshire, England in 1833, he was 61. Buried on 21 Oct 1833 in St. Giles Parish Church, Cheadle, Staffordshire, England. Occupation: Collier. George's marriage is witnessed by John Cashmore. The IGI says he is of Kingsley and suggests a birth around 1772. A George was bap at Kingsley in 1778 contempory with Dorothy's baptism. See also Sarah, bap 22 Aug 1746 = Joseph WETTON, 12 May 1777 See also 30 George BEARDMORE, of Croxden = Lydia WETTON, 29 Dec 1834, by License George is recorded as being deceased on his daughters 1838 marriage certificate. George Beardmore was buried 21 Oct 1833 "of Cheadle Mill Road" aged 62. This would match the birth year suggested by the IGI. They had the following children: 12 i. Lydia (1804-) 13 ii. William (1806-) 14 iii. Solomon (1810-) 15 iv. Thomas (1814-) 16 v. Elizabeth (1817-) 17 vi. Isaac (1820-) 6. William Wetton. Born in 1783. Christened on 9 Feb 1783 in St. Mary and All Saint's Parish Church, Checkley, Staffordshire, England. 7. Maria Wetton. Born in 1785. Christened on 6 Nov 1785 in St. Mary and All Saint's Parish Church, Checkley, Staffordshire, England. 8. Elizabeth Wetton. Born in 1788. Christened on 15 Jun 1788 in Checkley, Staffordshire, England. 9. Elizabeth Wetton. Born in 1789. Christened on 29 Nov 1789 in St. Mary and All Saint's Parish Church, Checkley, Staffordshire, England. 10. Lydia Wetton. Born in 1792. Christened on 3 Feb 1792 in St. Mary and All Saint's Parish Church, Checkley, Staffordshire, England. 11. Thomas Wetton. Born in 1774. Christened on 6 Mar 1774 in St. Michael's Parish Church, Rocester, Staffordshire, England. Thomas died in 1800, he was 26. Buried on 25 Jun 1800 in St. Mary and All Saint's Parish Church, Checkley, Staffordshire, England. Fourth Generation ---------------------------------------- Family of Dorothy Wetton (5) & George Beardmore 12. Lydia Beardmore. Born in 1804. Christened on 22 Jan 1804 in St. Werburgh's Parish Church, Kingsley, Staffordshire, England. Named after her mothers sister? 13. William Beardmore. Born in 1806 in Kingsley, Staffordshire, England. Christened on 23 Nov 1806 in St. Werburgh's Parish Church, Kingsley, Staffordshire, England. Occupation: Collier (1851). On 20 Feb 1830 when William was 24, he married Emma Hall, in St. Giles Parish Church, Cheadle, Staffordshire, England. Born in 1811 in Kings Bromley, Staffordshire, England. Occupation: Dressmakeer (1871). They had the following children: i. James (1831-) ii. Mary Ann (1833-) iii. William (1836-) iv. George (1839-) v. Elizabeth (1845-) vi. Eliza (1848-) vii. Harriett (1850-) viii. Charles (1852-) 14. Solomon Beardmore. Born in 1810. Christened on 11 Nov 1810 in St. Giles Parish Church, Cheadle, Staffordshire, England. 15. Thomas Beardmore. Born in 1814. Christened on 3 Apr 1814 in St Giles Parish Church, Cheadle, Staffordshire, England. Occupation: Coal Miner (1851). Thomas married Hannah. They had the following children: i. Thomas (1847-) ii. Dorothy (1850-) 16. Elizabeth Beardmore. Born in 1817 in Cheadle, Staffordshire, England. Christened on 20 Apr 1817 in St Giles Parish Church, Cheadle, Staffordshire, England. Religion: Also known as Bessy. On 26 Feb 1838 when Elizabeth was 21, she married Joseph Johnson, son of Job Johnson & Mary Gouldstraw (1778-), in The Licensed Chapel, Cheadle, Staffordshire, England. Born in 1812 in Foxt Staffordshire, England. Occupation: Coal Miner (1851). Joseph married Elizabeth Beardmore in the Licensed Chapel at Cheadle in 1838. The service was witnessed by his brother Philip and by Ellen Malbon. The marriage certificate confirms he is the son of Job. Joseph was a witness at the marriage of his brother Job in 1844. They had the following children: i. Job (1838-) ii. Simon (1841-) iii. Elizabeth (1844-1895) iv. Mary Ann (1849-) v. Luke? (1855-) 17. Isaac Beardmore. Born in 1820. Christened on 6 Aug 1820 in St Giles Parish Church, Cheadle, Staffordshire, England. In 1851 Isaac lived at Mill Lane in Cheadle with his wife and their children. On 24 Dec 1838 when Isaac was 18, he married Sarah Wetwood, daughter of William Wetwood (1793-) & Lettice Fowell (1792-), in St. Giles Parish Church, Cheadle, Staffordshire, England. Born in 1821 in Cheadle, Staffordshire, England. Christened on 30 Sep 1821 in St. Giles Parish Church, Cheadle, Staffordshire, England. They had the following children: i. Mary Ann (1838-) ii. William (1841-) iii. Elizabeth (1843-) iv. Rose Hannah (1845-) v. Catherine (1851-)