Life History
19th Jan 1800 |
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23rd Jan 1800 |
Baptised in Norwich, St Giles.3,4 Father - Thomas Eaton |
30th Aug 1825 |
Married Lydia RAY in Norwich, St Giles.32,33,34 Information from the Parish Register :- |
18th Jun 1826 |
Birth of son Thomas Ray EATON in Norwich.1,23 |
23rd Oct 1827 |
Birth of son William Ray EATON in Norwich.1,24,25 |
24th Nov 1834 |
Birth of son George Clayton EATON in Norwich, Mancroft.1,26,27 |
12th Jan 1837 |
Mentioned in Will.5 of Elizabeth Ray |
19th Jun 1837 |
Birth of daughter Ellen Mary EATON in Norwich.15,29 |
17th Mar 1839 |
Death of daughter Ellen Mary EATON in Norwich.15,28 |
3rd Mar 1840 |
Mentioned in Will.6 Of Catherine Clayton - died 1846 |
6th Jun 1841 |
Recorded in census in Norwich, Mancroft (St Peters Mancroft, Gentlemans Walk).1 Head of household |
9th Jun 1843 |
Mentioned in Will.7 Of Lydia Ray née Clayton - died 1848 |
1846 |
Retired.4 Information from the early Norfolk Photographs 1840-1860 website :- |
4th Jun 1847 |
Mentioned in Codicil to Will.7 Of Lydia Ray née Clayton |
28th Aug 1847 |
Mentioned in Will.8 Of Deborah Clayton - died 1851 |
8th Mar 1848 |
Executor.7 Of the will of Lydia Ray née Clayton - died 1848 |
17th Jan 1849 |
Legacy.9 Received a legacy of GBP 100 pre tax from the estate of Lydia Ray |
30th Mar 1851 |
Occupation Retired Silk Mercer.2 |
30th Mar 1851 |
Recorded in census in Norwich, West Wymer (St Peters Mancroft, Chapel Field).2 Head of household |
12th Aug 1851 |
Executor.8 Of Deborah Clayton - died 1851 |
24th Oct 1851 |
Legacy.9 Received a legacy of GBP 100 from the estate of Deborah Clayton |
7th Apr 1861 |
Occupation Retired Silk Mercer.10 |
7th Apr 1861 |
Recorded in census in Norwich, Mancroft (St Peters Mancroft, Chapel Street).10 Head of household |
14th May 1861 |
Executor.11 of the Will with two Codicils of Ann Clayton late of Finningham. |
5th Nov 1861 |
Executor.12 of the Will and three Codicils of Susanna Clayton, late of Finningham |
23rd Aug 1862 |
Executor.13 of a Will with a Codicil of Margaret Elizabeth Clayton formerly of Thorpe next Norwich but late of the hamlet of Thorpe, spinster. |
30th May 1866 |
Witnessed the Will.14 of Mary Barker, formerly Ray |
26th May 1868 |
Death of Lydia RAY in Norwich, Chapel Field.30,31 |
3rd Nov 1868 |
Death of son Thomas Ray EATON in Norwich.21,22,16 |
5th Dec 1868 |
Administrator.16 of the estate of the Reverend Thomas Ray Eaton, late of Chapel Field, clerk, bachelor |
31st Mar 1871 |
From the Times :- |
11th May 1871 |
Probate in Norwich.20 of the estate of Thomas Damant Eaton of the City of Norwich, gentleman |
Other facts
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Occupation Silk Mercer.7 Information from :- |
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Research Note.15 From "The Black Book" in the Norwich Record Office |
Notes
- For more information about Thomas Damant Eaton please see the "Early Norfolk Photographs 1840-1860" website4
Sources
- 1. Census 1841 Norwich HO107/790, F9, P10 - Thomas Damant Eaton
- 2. Census 1851 Norwich HO107/1815, F381, P10 - Thomas Damant Eaton
- HO107/1815, F381, P10
- 3. Norfolk Baptisms - Thomas Damant Eaton - 1800
- 4. Early Norfolk Photographs 1840-1860 - Thomas Eaton Photographer
- 5. Will - Norwich CC - Ray, Elizabeth, spinster of Norwich - Will - 1837
- NRO - NCC Will Register Warren 488 - MF06 No. 458
- 6. Will of Catharine or Catherine Clayton, Spinster of Norwich, Norfolk
- National Archives - PROB 11/2046
- 7. Will of Lydia Ray, Widow of Norwich, Norfolk
- National Archives - PROB 11/2072
- 8. Will of Deborah Clayton, Spinster of Tannington, Suffolk
- National Archives - PROB 11/2137
- 9. Probate records of the Clayton, Ray and White families, 1829-1851
- Norfolk Record Office - ETN 11/1/13
- 10. Census 1861 Norwich RG09/1217, F191, P3 - Thomas Damant Eaton
- RG9/1217, F191, P3
- 11. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration, 1861 - CLAYTON - Ann Clayton
- 12. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration, 1861 - CLAYTON - Susanna Clayton
- 13. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration, 1862 - CLAYTON - Margaret Elizabeth Clayton
- http.//www.ancestry.co.uk
- 14. Deeds, probate records and related papers mainly concerning the Smee and Baker family, 1822-1921
- Norfolk Record Office - ETN 11/1/8
- 15. "The Black Book - Family Notes " Compiled by Frederick Eaton. Also known as the "The Black Book".
- ETN 6/17/17
- 16. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration, 1868 - EATON - Thomas Ray Eaton
- https://www.ancestry.co.uk
- 17. BMD Death Index - EATON - Thomas Damant Eaton
- 1871, Q2, Thomas Damant Smee, Norwich, 4b, 87
- 18. Times - Deaths - Thomas Damant Eaton - 1871
- The times (London, England), Monday, Apr 03, 1971; pg. 1; Issue 27027
- 19. Ipswich Journal - Deaths - Thomas Damant Eaton - 1871
- Ipswich Journal (Ipswich, England), Tuesday, April 4, 1871; Issue 6891
- 20. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration, 1871 - EATON - Thomas Damant Eaton
- https://www.ancestry.co.uk
- 21. BMD Death Index - EATON - Thomas Ray Eaton
- 1868, Q4, Thomas Ray Eaton, Norwich, 4b, 103
- 22. Times - Deaths - Thomas Ray Eaton - 1868
- The Times (London, England), Friday, Nov 06, 1868; pg. 1; Issue 26
- 23. Norfolk Baptisms - Thomas Ray Eaton - 1826
- 24. Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 - EATON - William Ray Eaton - entered 1848
- 25. Norfolk Baptisms - William Ray Eaton - 1828
- 26. Census 1891 Norwich RG12/1526, F75, P35 - George Clayton Eaton
- RG12/1526, F75, P35
- 27. Norfolk Baptisms - George Clayton Eaton - 1834
- 28. BMD Death Index - EATON - Ellen Mary Eaton
- 1838, Q1, Ellen Mary Eaton, Norwich, 13, 193
- 29. Norfolk Baptisms - EATON - Ellen Mary Eaton - 1837
- https://www.findmyast.co.uk
- 30. BMD Death Index - EATON - Lydia Eaton - was Ray
- 1868, Q2, Lydia Eaton, Norwich, 4b, 91
- 31. Norfolk Chronicle - Deaths - Lydia Eaton - was Ray - 1868
- Norfolk Chronicle, Saturday, 30 May, 1868
- 32. Bury and Norwich Post - Marriages - Eaton & Ray - 1825
- Bury and Norwich Post (Bury Saint Edmonds, England), Wednesday, September 07, 1825; Issue 2254
- 33. IGI Individual Record - Marriage - Lydia Ray, Thomas Damant Eaton
- 34. Norfolk Marriages - Eaton & Ray - 1825