The Burton Family

Louisa (Burton) Gascoigne

This embroidery sampler was created by Louisa Burton in March 1825, aged 14
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photo by Chris Gosnell

Birth: 28 December 1810, in Brompton, Kent, England

Baptism: 27 January 1811, in Gillingham, Kent, England

Father: William Moulden Burton

Mother: Sarah (Pollard, King) Burton

Married: John Hawkins Gascoigne in 1843, in Lewisham district, Kent, England

Children:

Clara Elizabeth Gascoigne (1845 - 1898)
Louisa Aveline Gascoigne (1846 - 1934)
Florence Mary Gascoigne (1848 - 1931)
William Henry Parker Gascoigne (1849 - 1850)
Emily Fanny Eden Gascoigne (1854 - 1908)

Death: 1874, in Plympton St Mary district, Devon, England, aged 63

Census:
1861: Royal Marines Barracks, Chatham, Kent

Sources:

Birth: England Births and Christenings batch C02172-5; exact place from 1861 census
Baptism: England Births and Christenings batch C02172-5
Parents: England Births and Christenings batch C02172-5
Marriage: England Marriage Index (2Q1843 Lewisham vol 5 p336)
Death: England Death Index (2Q1874 Plympton vol 5b p156)

William Moulden Burton

Birth: 1783/4

Father: John Burton

Mother: Sarah (Moulden) Burton

Married: Sarah (Pollard) King on 24 May 1809, in St Mary, Chatham, Kent, England. William is listed as single and Sarah is listed as widowed.

Children:

Louisa Burton (1810 - 1874)

Occupation: Officer in the Royal Marines, reaching the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
William entered the marines as a Second Lieutenant on 4 August 1800 (A list of the officers of His Majesty's Royal Marine forces 1803 p40). He was promoted to First Lieutenant on 21 December 1804, to Captain on 8 April 1824 (Army list 1827), to Brevet-Major on 28 June 1838 (United Service Magazine December 1847 p639) and Lieutenant Colonel on 20 August 1839 (Army list 1847). William served in the Baltic, on the coast of Spain, and in the West Indies, in 1801 and 1802; in the North Seas and West Indies, in 1803, 1804, and 1805, and was wrecked off the West Indies in His Majesty's ship Astrea in 1808; was Adjutant of the 2nd Battalion on the coast of Spain in 1812 and 1813, and during the whole of the campaigns in America, 1813 and 1814, besides being frequently engaged with the enemy in gun-boat affairs. In 1849 he was commanding a battalion of Royal Marines in Ireland (A naval biographical dictionary p152)

Death: 26 October 1847, in Wood Street, Woolwich, Kent, England
United Service Magazine December 1847 p639
DEATHS.
Oct. 26th, in Wood Street, Woolwich, Lieut-Col. William Moulden Burton of the Royal Marines. The deceased entered the corps as Second Lieut. Aug. 1800, and his subsequent promotions are dated as follows:- First Lieut., 21st Dec. 1804; Capt., 8th April, 1824; Brev.-Maj., 28th June, 1838; Lieut.-Col., 20th Aug. 1839. He served in the Baltic, on the coast of Spain, and in the West Indies, in 1801 and 1802; in the North Seas and West Indies, in 1803, 1804, and 1805, and was wrecked off the West Indies in His Majesty's ship Astrea in 1808; was Adjutant of the 2nd Battalion on the coast of Spain in 1812 and 1813, and during the whole of the campaigns in America, 1813 and 1814, besides being frequently engaged with the enemy in gun-boat affairs.

The Gentleman's Magazine December 1847 p667
OBITUARY.
KENT.- Oct. 26. At Woolwich, aged 63, Lieut.-Col William Moulden Burton, of the Royal Marines, in which he attained that rank in 1839.

Sources:

Birth: Age at death given in The Gentleman's Magazine December 1847 p667
Father: Biography of Thomas Buton in Royal Navy Biography pp294-7 (Marshall, 1828) mentions William Moulden Burton as Thomas's brother and John "who for many years held a responsible appointment under government, first in the victualling office, and latterly in the civil department of the navy; a gentlement of exemplary worth, and considerable literary acquirements." as their father.
Mother: Mariners-L Archive: Subject: [Mar] Naval BURTONs From: Brian Fleming Date: 19 July 2002
Marriage: England Marriages batch M01093-5
Occupation: United Service Magazine December 1847 p639
Death: England Death Index (4Q1847 Greenwich vol 5 p208); exact date and place from United Service Magazine December 1847 p639

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