WilliamBarton,theHighwaymanofRowland–Whathappenednext?
AyearortwoagoIinvestigatedthelifeofalocalboycalledWilliamBartonwholivedinRowlandat
thestartofthenineteenthcenturyandyoucanreadmanydetailsofhislifeinmyfirstarticle
availableontheBaslowHistory/Guestpagewebsite.YoumayrecallthatIfoundthatagood,but
insignificantladfromRowlandseemedtohave“turnedbad”andcommittedratherinepthighway
robberies,usingagun,aroundthelocalareaandatCuckney.WhentheLawinevitablycaughtup
withhimhewastriedatNottinghamandsentencedtodeath,aged25.Manyofthedetailsofhis
crimesandthecourtcasewereavailableformyresearchbecauseitwasextensivelywrittenupina
sensationalmannerinthenewspapersoftheday.
Aswascommonplaceatthetime,WilliamBarton’ssentencewascommutedto“Transportation”
andhewentofftoAustraliaasaconvicttohelpwithitscolonisation.Itriedtofindoutwhat
happenedafterhisarrivalinAustraliaandwasabletofindthatheservedhissentenceworkingfor
anotherimmigrantinNewSouthWales(NSW)whowasafreemanandwhofarmedlandaroundthe
PatersonRiver.Eventuallyheobtainedhisticketofleavewhichallowedhimtomarryandownland,
buthehadtoremaininPaterson,nevertoreturntoEngland.Itwasatthispointthetrailwentcold
andIwasleftwithanincompletelifestory.DidhehavefamilyinAustralia?Didthewell-respected
localladovercomealltheproblemsofaconvictinanewcountryandcomeoutoftheunhappy
eventsinRowlandasausefulcoloniser?Ordidhismisfortunescontinueandthestoryendas
unhappilyasitseemedatthetimeofhisbanishmentfromEngland?
(IhaveputatimelineattheendofthearticletohelpyouthroughthestoryofWilliamBarton’slife.
AlsoIhavehighlightedWilliam’snamethroughoutthearticle.)
Moreaboutthehighwayman’srootsinRowland
ItwasveryfortunatethatDavidDalrympleSmithagreedtoaddmyoriginalarticletohisinformative
BaslowHistorywebsite,becauseitmeantthatitwasavailabletofamilyhistoriansacrosstheworld.
SoyoucanimaginemysurpriseandpleasurewhenIreceivedanemailfromAustraliaaskingsome
penetratingquestionsaboutmyarticle.ItwasfromLanceSmithwholivesinNSWandwhohad
beensearchingforancestorsofWilliamBartonofAlbionFarmwiththehelpofhiswifeArien.
TheirstrugglesinAustraliamirroredmineinRowland.Ihadfoundthattherewerefourpeople
namedWilliamBartonlivingthereatthesametime.Lancefoundthattherewererecordsofthree
WilliamBartonsinthePatersonarea,ofapproximatelythecorrectagegroup.Whowouldhave
thoughtit?Butafterforensicallyresearchingthefamilyrecordsofthesethreepossiblerelativeshe
wasableestablishthathisgreat,great,greatgrandfatherwasthesameWilliamBartonwhocame
fromRowland!
OncethelinkbetweenLanceandWilliamhadbeenfirmlyestablished,Istartedtotracethefamily
toseeifIcouldfindoutmoreaboutearliergenerationsofhisancestorsinRowland.Thisisatask
thatIhadleftinabeyancewhenIwrotemyfirstarticle.Manylittletitbitsofinformationcameto
lightusingmapsanddocumentsintheMatlockRecordOfficeandintheParishRegisters.
William’sgrandparents,JosephBartonofRollandandSarahDooleyofGreatLongstonemarriedon
26.12.1776.AlltherecordsrelatedtoJosephsaythathewasfromRowland(orRollandasitwas
sometimesspeltinthosetimes).Isuspectthatheandgenerationsofhisfamilybeforehadlivedin
thehousenowcalledHighTor.Itisthelasthouseinthevillageontheeastsideoftheroadupto
LongstoneEdge.Thewindowsandfireplacessuggestthatpartsofthebuildingexistedinthe17th
centuryandthatmodificationsweremadeinthe18thand19thcenturies.Alsoatsometimetheroof
appearstohavebeenliftedsuggestingthatitmayhavehadathatchedorstonetileroof.Onthe
HassopEstatesalesdetailsof1918itwasdescribedasa“Cottage-stonebuiltandslatedand
containssittingroom,kitchen,larderandthreebedroomswithoutsidewashhouse,coalplace,
gardenandE.C.”(earthcloset).Recentlyithasbeenmodernisedandsomeoftheoutbuildingswere
incorporatedintothelivingaccommodationandsomeremovedmakingacharmingcottagehome.
Therearefarmbuildingstotheeastincludinganinterestingoldtwostoreybarn,whichmayhave
beenpartofthehomestead,buttheseweresoldasaseparatelotin1918.
DisappointinglyIwasunabletotraceJoseph’slineagefurtherbackwithanyconfidencebutthereare
manyearlierrecordsofbirths,marriagesanddeathsofBartonsfromRowlandintheregistersofthe
churchesinGreatLongstone,BakewellandAshford.ThemostlikelypossibleancestorisAnthoney
Bartonwhoseveryweatheredgravestoneistobefoundbelowthetowerandnexttothefront
porchofStGilesChurch,GreatLongstone.
JosephandSarahhadtwochildren,Williamseniorborn1777andJosephjuniorborn1779,before
Josephseniordiedin1780.SarahcontinuedtoliveinRowlandandparishrecordssuggestthat
SarahBartonhadthreemorechildrenwhowereillegitimate(Ann1783,Hannah1784,andAnn
1787.BothAnn1783andHannahdiedininfancy.)Shediedin1827.
William’sfatherwasborninRowlandandwaschristenedinbothBakewell,15.09.1777andGreat
Longstone,2.11.1777.Itdoesnotseemtobeunusualduringthesetimesthatchristeningsor
marriageswererecordedtwiceandIbelievethatitmayberelatedtothefactthatBakewellwasthe
MotherChurch.
Williamseniormusthavemovedafewmilesawaytoworkbecauseheisrecordedasbeingfrom
AshfordwhenhemarriedMaryHeywardon6.12.1802inBakewell.Theirfirstthreechildrenwere
borninAshford(Ann14.8.1803,Sarah9.6.1805andMary24.5.1807).ThenWilliamandMary
movedbacktoRowlandwheretherestoftheirchildrenwereborn(Hannah1809,William1.1.1811,
Grace9.8.1812,Elizabeth1814,Joseph10.3.1816,Rebecca1818,Jane1820,Ellen1822andJoseph
1825).
Williamseniorwasdescribedasaminerandlatterlyasalabourer.Atthistimetherewereseveral
leadmineswhichwereactiveonLongstoneEdgetothenorthofRowland,easilyaccessedupthe
lanebytheBarton’scottage.IhavefoundoccasionalreferencestoWilliamBartonintheEarlof
Newburghaccountsintheperiod1831to1833butitissometimesdifficulttodistinguishbetween
William,thelabourer,andtheotherWilliamBartonwhowasafarmerandbutcher.Maybethose
referencestospreadingdung,forwheelingstoneandforwallinginBlindLane(nowBeggarway
Lane)reflectwhathisoccupationentailed.Isuspectthathewasworkingonapiecemealbasisfor
whoeverofferedwork.Thisiswhatwouldhavesavedthefamilyincomewhenhewasdismissed
fromtheEarlofNewburgh’sservice“forharbouring”hissonWilliam,whenhetookarabbiton
HassopEstateland,theeventwhichseemedtohaveleadeventuallytohistransportation.
WilliamsenioralsoappearsintherentalrecordsoftheHassopEstateinthe1831-33periodandon
oneoccasionhewasrecordedasinarrears.Marypaidtherentin1842.Theirrentof£11s0pper
halfyearwasthelowestinthevillagepartlybecausetherewasverylittlelandassociatedwiththe
cottageandpartlyhighlightingtheirimpoverishedlife.Butstill,itwasarelieftothinkthatthe
familyhadnotbeenputoutoftheirhomewhenWilliamstoletherabbit.
ThedeathsofsomeofWilliamandMary’schildrenareintheparishrecords(Jane1820,Hannah
1825,Elizabeth1833andJosephandRebecca1837)butwhenItriedtotracetheothersinthe1841
censusIcouldonlyfindSarah(whohadmarriedHenryFroggatt)andGrace,bothofwhomwere
livingwiththeirwidowedmotherMaryinthefamilyhomeinRowland.
Williamseniordiedin1840aged62andMarydiedin1843alsoaged62butthereisnomemorialin
thegraveyardatGreatLongstone,againpossiblyareflectionoftheirpoverty.
MoreaboutWilliamjunior’slifebeforehewastransportedhasbeenunearthedsinceIwrotethe
originalarticle.OnemysterytomewaswhyhewenttoManchesterwhenhewasbanishedfor
poaching.ThiswasexplainedwhenIrealisedthatSarahFroggatt,whowaslivingwithMaryin
Rowlandinthe1841census,withherhusbandHenryandsonJohn,wasactuallyWilliam’ssister.In
factshehadbeenlivinginManchesterinthe1834-1840period,whererecordsshowthatshewas
marriedintheCathedralandhadtwosonsduringthistime.Thetimethathissisterspentin
Rowlandin1841didnotresultinapermanentmovebacktothedistrictasshehadhernextchildin
Sheffield.In1851theywerelivinginSalfordwhereHenrywasabricklayer,possiblyabetterjob
thanwasavailableinruralDerbyshire.
Williamisdescribedasagardenerandgroomonmanyofhisconvictpapers.Iexaminedthe
accountsfromtheEarlofNewburgh’sHassopEstateandduring1831-3thereisnorecordofhimby
nameworkinginthegardenorstables.Thisdoesnotmeanthathedidnotdooccasionalworkon
theestateasalargeworkforcewouldhavebeenemployedandonlyonegardenerandstableman
areactuallynamed.Iconcludethatwhen,theEarlbanishedWilliamfortakingarabbit,thismeant
that,ratherthanthelossofhisjob,hewasnolongerallowedtoliveatthefamilycottagerented
fromtheHassopEstateinRowland.
ThetwomainsignatoriesofthepetitiontopreventthetransportationofWilliamafterthetrialwere
ThomasBurgoineandJonathanHulley.ThomasBurgoinesaidthat“WilliamBartonjuniorlivedwith
measanindoorservantandasalabourerformorethantwoyearsandduringthistimeconducted
himselfinapropermanner”.Ironically,inviewofWilliam’spoachingincidentontheHassopEstate,
ThomasBurgoinewastheheadgamekeeperfortheDukesofDevonshireandRutlandandlivedin
Edensor.Buthewasalsoawealthyleadsmelterandfarmerandhemusthavebeenaninfluential
personinthelocalityashisportrait,seatedonahorse,hunginChatsworthHousein1823.The
petitionsuggeststhatWilliamwaslivingandworkinginEdensorandthatthisiswherehemight
havelearnttheskillsofagroom.Iassumethatapetition,topreventhisdeportationfromaperson
suchasMrBurgoine,wouldhavecarriedsomeweight.
JonathanHulleylivedinacottageclosetotheBartonsinRowland(identifiednowasHollyCottage)
andwasthemuchrespectedheadgardenerfortheMorewoodfamilyatThornbridgeHall.His
wordingonthepetitionis“WilliamBartonjuniorservedmeasalabourerforaconsiderabletime
andduringthattimeconductedhimselfinapropermanner”.ThornbridgeHallgardenswere
describedas“largepleasuregrounds”withanextensivekitchengardeninalatersalesdocument.
Thiswouldhavebeenanexcellentplaceforayoungladtolearnthescienceofcultivation.
Thereweresevenothersignatoriesfromthelocalareabutthepetitionwasnoteffectiveand
WilliamwastransportedtoNewSouthWales(NSW),Australia.
WilliamBartonandhislifeinAustralia,basedontheresearchofLanceand
ArienSmith
ThissectiontellsofhowLancemadetheconnectionbetweenhisknownancestorsinAustraliaand
William,thehighwaymanfromRowland.Hisfirstdiscoverywasthattherehadbeenacaseofan
unclearentryonaformwhichhadthenbeentranscribedincorrectly(thebaneofallfamily
historian’swork).ThiswasthereasonthatIhadbeenunabletofindoutanymoreabouthislife
DownUnder.InfactWilliamwasfirstassignedtoworkforG.N.LaileyandnotG.McLaileyaswas
recordedinconvictpapers.Knowingthis,itwasthenpossibletoaccessmorerecordsabout
William’stimeworkingasaconvict.Lancefoundan1837convictmusterwithaWilliamBarton
listedasG.N.Lailey’sgroomandgardener.ThiswasencouragingasWilliamhadbeendescribedin
thesamewayonseveralpreviousdocuments.PiecesofevidencelikethismadeLancefeelthathe
wasontherighttrack.
InNSWitislikelythatWilliamhelpedGeorgeLailey,theHintonpostmaster,withtherunningofthe
officewhichwasthefocalpointforcommunicationinthedevelopingcolony.WilliamBartonwould
havebeenespeciallyusefulbecausehecouldreadandwriteand,becausehewasagroom,hecould
lookaftertheposthorsesanddelivermailinthelocalarea.LaterGeorgeLaileybecamea
landownerinthePatersonvalley.Hisfarmlayonariverplainwithrichsoilinaregionwhich
developedintothebreadbasketofthecolony.In1840therewasanewspaperreportthathisfarm
hadproduceda“stalkofcornwithnineperfectcobsoflargesize”.Notarivetingannouncement
maybebutfarmingacumenlikethiswasofunderstandableinteresttothesettlersatthistime.
WilliamwouldhavebeenabletodevelophisfarmingskillsashecompletedhissentenceonGeorge
Lailey’sfarm.
Lance’snextchallengewastobesureoftheconnectionbetweenthisconvictandhisancestor
WilliamBartonwhoworkedatAlbionFarminlateryears.Thiswasmadeeasierbecause,bychance,
Lancenowliveswithin25kilometresofWilliamBarton’sfarmatPatersoneventhoughsubsequent
generationsofLance’sfamilyhavelivedinmanydifferentplacesinAustraliaandNewZealand.
Convincinglinkswereeventuallymadebytheaccumulationofcircumstantialevidenceafter
painstakingworkinlocalandnationalAustralianarchives
WilliamBartonwasgivenhisticketofleavebythePatersonBenchin1844.Hissentencewas
effectivelyreducedfromtheusual10to12yearsthatwereservedby“lifers”tosevenyearswhich
suggeststhathewasheldinhighregardbythecommunity.ThemembersoftheBenchincluded
severalwhoknewGeorgeLaileyorhiswifewellandpeoplewhofarmedlandaroundPatersonwho
arelikelytohavebeenincontactwithWilliamBartonandknewhimasausefulworkmanand
unlikelytocommitanothercrime.EvidencethatWilliambecamearespectablepersonsoonafter
hisarrivalinNSWwasunearthedbyLanceinanewspaperreferenceof1838.ItlistsbothG.N.Lailey
andW.BartonasattendingtheinstallationandleveeofhisExcellencySirGeorgeGippsasGovernor
inchiefofNewSouthWalesandVanDieman’sLand,whichtookplaceatGovernmentHouse,no
less!
LancefoundamapofPatersonfromthosetimesshowingthepropertiesintheareawiththeir
owners.ItturnedoutthatGeorgeLailey’sfarmwaswithinthreepropertiesoftheAlbionEstate
withonlyabouta15minutehorseorboatridebetweenthem.AsWilliamhelpedwiththepostand
farmedforGeorgeLaileyitisverylikelythathecameintocontactwiththefamilieswholivedonthe
AlbionEstate.Onepersoninparticularwasanimportantpartoftheevidence-AnnTaylor(nee
Tucker).HergrandfatherwasaconvictcalledJohnTuckerseniorwhohadbeentransportedtoNSW
onthe“Active”in1791,intheThirdFleet.Hehadoriginallyclearedthislandforfarmingwithher
father,JohnTuckerjuniorwhohadthedistinctionofbeingthefirstfreesettlerintheHunterValley.
Theyworkedthe600acresoftheAlbionEstateastenants.Aftertheirdeaths,thechildren,
includingAnn,continuedtoresidethere.In1844thedeedsofthepropertyweregiventothese
childrenintrust.Thisisthewaythatconvictfamilieseventuallybecamelandowners.
In1845GeorgeLaileyreturnedtoEnglandwithhisfamily.LancebelievesthatWilliamBartonmay
havemovedtoAlbionEstatearoundthisperiodbecause“lifers”hadtostayintheareatheywere
initiallyassignedasaconvictandalsothefarmmayhavebeenshortoflabourbecauseAnn’sfather,
JohnTuckerjunior,haddied.Thenin1845-6JohnTaylor,Ann’sfirsthusband,“disappeared”**and
by1848WilliamandAnnhadhadtheirfirstchild.AlthoughWilliamwasfreetomarry,Annwasnot
becauseofanoldEnglishlawthatpreventedwomeninherpositionfrommarryingfor7yearsafter
thedisappearanceofahusband.Howeverevidencepointstoapermanentrelationshipbetween
WilliamandAnnbecausetheyhadfourmorechildrenbeforetheygotmarriedin1855,andthree
moreafterwards.OnthebirthcertificatesWilliamwasgiventheoccupationoffarmeratAlbion
Farm.AnotherratherpoignantpieceofevidenceisthatWilliamcalledfourofthesechildrenafter
hisrelationsinRowland;hisparents(WilliamandMary)andhisgrandparents(JosephandSarah).
EvidencethatWilliamBarton,ofRowlanddidnotturnouttobea“wrong’un”istobefound
throughoutthisstory.HefarmedatAlbionFarmfortherestofhislifeandachievedaccoladesfor
hiswork.Anewspaperreportin1868saysthat“MrBarton’swheatismuchfiner(thanhisbrother
inlaw’s)onthesameestate.OneearofEgyptianwheatcontained143grains.Hehadalsoalittleof
theLammaswheatandnosignofrust(disease)init.HehaslikewiseasmallpieceofEnglishhorse
bean,verygood:hispotatoes,cabbageandcornalsolookwell”.Moreevidenceofaninterestin
communityworkcamefromanothernewspaperarticlein1867.Williamandseveralothersfrom
theAlbionEstateareaformedaUniontoimprovedrainageandminimisefloodingofprime
agriculturalland.
Hediedaged69andwasburiedatHintonPioneerCemeteryalongwithhiswifeAnn.Hisdeath
certificaterecognisedthathewasborninEnglandandwasinthecolonyfor40years.Thefactthat
hehadagravestoneatall,unlikeanyoneelseinhisimmediateUKfamily,pointstothefactthathe
hadbecomemoreprosperousasaresultofhistransportation.
Icannothelpbutcomparehislifeasaconvictandfreemantothelifewhichhemayhavehadby
remaininginRowland.InNewSouthWaleshewasabletoputthepastbehindhimandbecomea
well-respectedmemberofhiscommunity.HewascalledMr.WilliamBartonandhiswifeandhe
ownedland,givinghimtheoccupationof“farmer”.Alloftheseweretheunattainableaspirationsof
manyinthelowerordersinEnglandatthetime.Thiselevationthroughthesocialstructureintoa
landownerwouldhavebeenallbutimpossibleinthispartofruralDerbyshireforayoungladwho
hadcausedthedispleasureofthelocallord.
ThisprosperingoftheAustralianbranchoftheBartonfamilyisquiteacontrasttothefateofthe
BartonfamilyinRowland.Hereownershipofafarmwasanimpossiblegoal.William’sfatherwasa
generallabourerrentinghishouse(HighTor,Rowland)withasmallgarden,fromtheEarlof
NewburghoftheHassopEstate.InfactmostoftheHassopEstatelandinRowlanddidnotcome
ontothemarketuntil1918.
ItseemedthatpovertyandillhealthwererelevantfactorsinRowlandwhenIlookedattheparish
registers.William’sfatherandmotherhad12childrenbutitseemsthatmostofthemdiedbefore
adulthood.Onthe1876OSmapafewhundredmetresfromtheircottagethereareatleastfive
leadmines.Thereisalsooldleadprocessingareatothenorthanditswastehillocksarestillvisible
inthefieldstoday.Itisnotunreasonabletospeculatethatleadasdustintheairandinthewater
usedbythecottage,resultedinchronicleadpoisoningofthechildrenthatmayhaveaccountedin
somepartforthishighmortality.
Icanfindnotraceofhisfamilyinthelocalareaafterthedeathofhissister,GracePheasey(nee
Barton),in1846.Anotherofhissisters,SarahFroggatt(neeBarton),wenttoliveinManchesterand
diedin1864.ThisappearstomakeWilliamthefamily’sonlyothersurvivor.InAustraliahisfamily
prosperedandwerelikelytohavebeeningoodhealthasallbutoneofhiseightchildrenwerealive
whenhedied.Insteadofthefamilynamedyingout,WilliamBarton’sdescendantshelpedto
populatethenewnation.
HisbranchoftheBartonfamilyhadhadalongassociationwithRowland,fromatleastthemid1700s,andtheearliestrecordforBartonsinRowlandisin1637.Itisthoughtprovokingtoreflect
that,astheBartonsdispersedawayfromRowland,oneofthemendedupasaverysuccessful
pioneerandfounderofalargefamilyinAustralia.Hewasabletothrive,usingtheskillsthathehad
learnedasayoungmaninDerbyshireandasaconvict.TherathersorrytalethatIhaduncovered
earlierwasprovedtohaveendedinthemostsatisfactoryway.Sadlyitisunlikelythatanyofhis
diminishingfamilyintheUKheardofhissuccessfaraway.
William’sgreat,great,greatgrandsonLance,saysthat“itislovelynowtohavediscoveredthat
WilliamBarton,awayfromthehierarchicalsystemofoldMotherEngland,madegoodinthecolony.
HebecameavaluedpioneeringsettleroftheHunterValleyandraisedafamilywhichalso
contributedsuccessfullytothedevelopmentofthisnewcolonyandultimatelytothecountrywe
nowcallAustralia”.
LanceandArienSmith’svisittoDerbyshire.
InMay,2016,WilliamBarton’sgreat,great,great,grandson,visitedDerbyshireduringanextensive
touroftheUnitedKingdomandIrelandtracingancestorswithhiswifeArien.Theyvisitedthe
BartonfamilyhomeinRowlandandthechurchesinGreatLongstoneandAshford.InAshford,
fortuitously,theywereintroducedtotheartofwelldressing,presumablyatraditionknowntotheir
ancestor.TheyfinishedthedayatBakewellChurchtovisitthefontwhereWilliamhadbeen
christenedjustover200yearsagoandwherehisparentsandgrandparentsweremarried.Since
LanceandArienhadalreadyvisitedWilliam’sgraveintheHintonpioneercemeteryinNewSouth
Walestheyhadnowcompletedthepilgrimagetoretracethejourneyofa“notorious”ancestor.
**Stoppress.IhavejustheardthefollowinginformationfromLance.Hehasfoundoutmoreabout
AnnTucker’sfirsthusband,JohnTaylor.HewasanexampleofaconvicttoAustraliawhowasa
wrong‘un.In1845hecommittedanarmedrobberyatapropertynorthofAlbionFarmandwas
transportedtoTasmaniawherehedisappearedofftherecord.
AnnHall28.08.2016
Withthanksto:
LanceandArienSmithwhogenerouslypassedalltheAustraliainformationtomeandwhoarekeen
toseparatespeculationfromhardevidence,RebeccaWaddingtonandAngieJohnsonatthePDNPA,
CathSkidmoreandHilaryClarkeofLongstoneLocalHistoryGroup,MatlockRecordOfficestaff,
DavidDalrympleSmithandMatthewHall.AndaspecialthankstoChrisHallwhohasaccompanied
meallthewayonthetrailofWilliamBarton.
WilliamBartonTimeline
1811to1834BornandlivedinRowland.Learnedtoreadandwrite.
1820sandearly1830sWorkedforJonathanHulleyatThornbridgeHall,fortheEarlofNewburghatHassopHalland
ThomasBurgoineatEdensor.
1834StolearabbitfromtheEarlofNewburghandbanishedfromthedistrict.LivedwithhissisterinManchester.
1835HeldupseveralpeoplewithagunaroundHassopandCuckney,stealingmoneyandgoods.Disappearedandjoined
theDragoonGuards.
1836Stoleawatchfromafellowsoldier.Recognisedastheperpetratoroftheprevioushighwayrobberies.Triedand
sentencedtodeath,commutedtotransportation.
1837Sailedonthe“John4”toNewSouthWales,Australia.
1837–1844WorkedouthissentenceunderthesupervisionofG.Laileywhowasapostmasterandfarmerinthe
Paterson,HunterValley,Hintonarea.
1844Givenhisticketofleavesohewasabletoearnmoneyandmarrybuthadtoremaininthedistrict.
1845G.LaileyreturnedtoEngland.WilliammovedtoAlbionEstate?
1848LivedwithAnnTaylorontheAlbionEstate.Firstchildborn.Farmedtheland.
1855MarriedAnn.
1879DiedatAlbionFarm,asuccessfulfarmerandpillarofthecommunity.
AnoteforfuturefamilyhistoriansontheBartonfamilytree
JosephBarton(circa1750–1780)andSarahBarton(1750–1827)ofRowland
Williamsenior(1777-1840)andMaryBarton(1781-1843)ofRowland
WilliamBartonjunior(bornRowland1811,diedNewSouthWales,Australia1879)andAnnTaylor(neeTucker)ofAlbion
Estate,Paterson,NewSouthWales,Australia
ThomasBartonandFannyTranter
WilliamHenryBartonandMarjoryReid
RobertBartonandEvelynFreeman
GlenysEvelynBartonandGavinSmith
LanceSmithandArienTriggs-Smith