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I've only just started to research my Dutton ancestors, who lived in Nantwich, Cheshire and Liverpool, Lancashire. They are currently, sadly, just names and dates as no photographs or documents that I am aware of, have survived in my immediate the family. I have however been contacted on 6th March 2009 by Shirley Calland, a descendant of Thomas Brereton Dutton (see below) whose family did have a Dutton family Bible dating to 1772 - unfortunately all my email replies to Shirley Calland have been "bounced" back to me.

My links start with Eliza Dutton (my Great, Great, Grandmother) who was born in Nantwich, Cheshire, c.1828-1829. In 1853, she married her first husband Edward Bowyer at Nantwich Parish Church (see details below).

When MarriedName and SurnameAgeConditionRank or ProfessionResidenceFathers Name and SurnameRank or Profession of Father
January 31st 1853Edward BowyerFull ageBatchelorHair DresserOat MarketJoseph BowyerCordwainer
Eliza DuttonFull ageSpinsterOat MarketSamuel DuttonJoiner


Witnesses : Jame Moss, Ann Dutton


And later, in 1861, she re-married to my Great Great Grandfather Henry Drew again at the Parish Church of Nantwich in the County of Chester (see detail below)

When MarriedName and SurnameAgeConditionRank or ProfessionResidenceFathers Name and SurnameRank or Profession of Father
September 12th 1861Henry DrewFullBatchelorJoinerNantwichHenry DrewJoiner
Eliza BowyerFullWidowNantwichSamuel DuttonJoiner

Witnesses : Edwin Dutton, Emma Blackburn (x)


More details on my Drew links are available here



Eliza Drew nee Dutton died at Nantwich, two years after her husband Henry, in 1909.

The family of Samuel Dutton can be found in the England and Wales Census for 1851 at Oatmarket, Nantwich, Cheshire (HO 107 2169 Folio 632 Page 34)



Name and SurnameRelation to HeadConditionMaleFemRank, Profession,Where Born
of FamilyAgeAgeor Occupation
Samuel DuttonHeadMar50Joiner & Carpenter (Journeyman)Lancashire, Liverpool
Ann DuttonWifeMar44DressmakerCheshire, Nantwich
Eliza DuttonDaurUn22StaymakerCheshire, Nantwich
Emma DuttonDaurUn16StaymakerCheshire, Nantwich
Thomas DuttonSon12ScholarCheshire, Sandbach
Edwin DuttonSon7ScholarCheshire, Nantwich



The family of Samuel Dutton can also be found in the England and Wales Census for 1861 (without Eliza and Emma) at Thomas's Buildings, Nantwich, Cheshire (RG9 2619 Folio 41 Page 34)



Name and SurnameRelation to HeadConditionMaleFemRank, Profession,Where Born
of FamilyAgeAgeor Occupation
Samuel DuttonHeadMar60JoinerLancashire, Liverpool
Ann DuttonWifeMar54DressmakerCheshire, Nantwich
Thomas B DuttonSon22JoinerCheshire, Sandbach
Edwin F DuttonSon17ShoemakerCheshire, Nantwich



Samuel Dutton died 27th November 1863, at Beam Street, Nantwich, described as a Joiner and Cabinet Maker, and William Hesketh of Welsh Row was informant.

By the 1871 Census Ann Dutton, widow, is living with a boarder, Charlotte Wright on Welch Row (RG10 Piece 3713 Folio 82 page 3) .

Name and SurnameRelation to HeadConditionMaleFemRank, Profession,Where Born
of FamilyAgeAgeor Occupation
Ann DuttonHeadWid64Seamstress & AnnuitantCheshire, Nantwich
Charlotte WrightBoarderWid64AnnuitantCheshire, Nantwich



From her death certificate, I know that Ann Dutton, (above) sadly died of Cancer in the Abdomen, on 1st October 1874 at Pall Mall, in Nantwich. But what was her maiden name ? I visited SOG 25th November 2006, and searched the Bertram Merrell Marriage Index (on CD ROM). This provided a possibility, a marriage in 1826, at Nantwich SS Mary Nicholas, between a Samuel Dutton and Ann Brereton. A possibilty soon confirmed by ordering a copy of the birth certificate of Edwin Dutton (above), and of Thomas Brereton Dutton (certificate below) confirming parents as Samuel Dutton and Ann Brereton. Since which I've had confirmation from Peter Dutton of the date of marriage as 5th Oct 1826, which opens up plenty of scope for further research.

[Below is the birth certificate for Thomas Brereton Dutton]

Congleton, Sub-district Sandbach, County of Chester
When and where bornName, if anySexName and surname of fatherName, surname and maiden surname of motherOccupation of fatherSignature, description and residence of informantWhen registered
14th Feb. 1839 SandbachThomas BreretonMaleSamuel DuttonAnn Dutton formerly BreretonJoinerThe x mark of Samuel Dutton Father Sandbach26th March 1839


This is all the information I currently have for my Dutton ancestry.