Walter James Blurton b. 2 Aug 1884 Lichfield, Staffordshire, England d. 8 Jan 1965 Oswestry, Shropshire, England: Gilbert family history

1884 - 1965 (80 years)

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Name	Walter James Blurton
Birth	2 Aug 1884	Lichfield, Staffordshire, England [1, 2]
Christening	21 Sep 1884	Lichfield, Staffordshire, England [3]
	Name: Walter James Blurton Baptism date: 21 Sep 1884 Baptism place: Lichfield, St Michael County: Staffordshire Denomination: Anglican Father's name: Charles Mother's name: Elizabeth Abode: Church Street Quality, Trade, or Profession: Stone mason Archive reference: D27/ADD/2 Page: 175
Gender	Male
Residence	5 Apr 1891	Lichfield, Staffordshire, England [4]
	Address: Over Stowe
Residence	31 Mar 1901	Lichfield, Staffordshire, England [5]
	Address: 17 Lombard Street
	Boarding with the family of James GLITHEROE and Mary GLITHEROE
Residence	2 Apr 1911	Montford Bridge, Shropshire, England [6]
	Address: Fitz Mill
Occupation	2 Apr 1911 [6]
	Stonemason
Residence	19 Jun 1921	West Felton, Shropshire, England [7]
	Address: Lady Hill
Occupation	19 Jun 1921 [7]
	Farmer (Own account)
Residence	29 Sep 1939	Oswestry, Shropshire, England [2]
	Address: Lady Hill
Occupation	29 Sep 1939 [2]
	Farmer (mixed)
Death	8 Jan 1965	Oswestry, Shropshire, England [8, 9]
Probate	14 Mar 1966	London, England [9]
	BLURTON Walter James of Lady Hill West Felton near Oswestry Shropshire died 8 January 1965 Administration London 14 March to Winifred Eleanor Blurton spinster. £898.
Notes	1911 census - visitor of Edward Embrey and family, whose daughter, Eleanor, he later married
Person ID	I810	Gilbert
Last Modified	10 Feb 2023

Father	Charles Blurton, b. 1851, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England d. 25 Jan 1898, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England (Age 47 years)
Mother	Elizabeth Gilbert, b. 1852, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England d. 1892, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England (Age 40 years)
Marriage	3 May 1875	Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Family ID	F140	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Eleanor Elizabeth Embrey, b. 27 Dec 1881, Barford, Warwickshire, England d. 8 Jul 1955, Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland (Age 73 years)

Marriage 1911 Atcham, Shropshire, England [10]

Children

	1. Edward Embrey Blurton, b. 15 Apr 1912, West Felton, Shropshire, England d. 1999, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England (Age 86 years)
	2. Walter James Blurton, b. 30 Sep 1913, West Felton, Shropshire, England d. 4 Jan 1985, Clun, Shropshire, England (Age 71 years)
	3. K.E. Blurton
	4. Charles Geoffrey Blurton, b. 21 Feb 1918, West Felton, Shropshire, England d. 1982, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England (Age 63 years)
	5. Winifred Eleanor Blurton, b. 17 Jan 1920, West Felton, Shropshire, England d. 1987, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England (Age 66 years)
	6. Rowland Gilbert Blurton, b. 16 Feb 1922, Oswestry, Shropshire, England d. 1997, Oswestry, Shropshire, England (Age 74 years)

Family ID F1687 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 23 Oct 2018

Event Map

	Birth - 2 Aug 1884 - Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
	Christening - 21 Sep 1884 - Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
	Residence - Address: Over Stowe - 5 Apr 1891 - Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
	Residence - Address: 17 Lombard Street - 31 Mar 1901 - Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
	Marriage - 1911 - Atcham, Shropshire, England
	Residence - Address: Fitz Mill - 2 Apr 1911 - Montford Bridge, Shropshire, England
	Residence - Address: Lady Hill - 19 Jun 1921 - West Felton, Shropshire, England
	Residence - Address: Lady Hill - 29 Sep 1939 - Oswestry, Shropshire, England
	Death - 8 Jan 1965 - Oswestry, Shropshire, England
	Probate - 14 Mar 1966 - London, England

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Sources

[S129] General Register Office (England and Wales), GRO Online Index (Births) - England and Wales, Blurton, Walter James; Mother's Maiden Surname: Gilbert; GRO Reference: 1884 S Quarter in LICHFIELD Volume 06B Page 475 (accessed 12 Oct 2018).
[S237] 1939 Register (FindMyPast), Blurton, Walter J; 2 Aug 1884; District: Oswestry R.D.; County: Shropshire (accessed 10 Jun 2020).
[S193] Staffordshire Baptisms (FindMyPast), Blakeman, Walter James; Baptism year: 1884; Father's name: Charles; Mother's name: Elizabeth; Baptism place: Lichfield, St Michael (accessed 11 Oct 2017).
[S6] 1891 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Blurton, Walter J; Birth year: 1885; Birth county: Staffordshire; Reg dist: Lichfield; Parish: St Chad; Town: Lichfield; City: Lichfield; County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG12; Piece: 2212; Folio: 73; Page: 25 (accessed 31 May 2018).
[S7] 1901 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Blourton, Walter; Birth year: 1885; Birth town: Lichfield; Birth county: Staffordshire; Reg dist: Lichfield; Parish: Lichfield St Mary; County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG13; Piece: 2654; Folio: 40; Page: 17 (accessed 27 Apr 2018).
[S8] 1911 Census (FindMyPast) England and Wales, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Blurton, Walter James; Birth year: 1885; Birth place: Lichfield Staffs; Reg Dist: Atcham; Parish: Fitz; County: Shropshire; Ref: RG14PN16110 RG78PN994 RD349 SD4 ED14 SN28 (accessed 20 Mar 2018).
[S9] 1921 Census (FindMyPast) England and Wales, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Blurton, Walter James; Birth year: 1884; Birth place: Staffordshire, England; Reg dist: Oswestry; Parish: West Felton; County: Shropshire; Ref: RG15 PN12403 RD350 RS1 ED7, 8 SN17 (accessed 10 Feb 2023).
[S263] General Register Office (England and Wales), UK BMD (FindMyPast) Death index, Blurton, Walter J; 1965; Oswestry, Shropshire; Age: 80; M Quarter; Volume: 9A; Page: 148 (accessed 1 Dec 2018).
[S221] Find a Will (Gov.uk), Blurton, Walter James; 1966 (accessed 1 Mar 2018).
[S262] General Register Office (England and Wales), UK BMD (FindMyPast) Marriage index, Blurton, Walter J - Embrey, Eleanor E; 1911; Atcham, Shropshire; J Quarter; Volume: 6A; Page: 1399 (accessed 23 Oct 2018).