William BUXTON b. 1828 Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England: Our Family History

1828 - 1903 (~ 75 years)

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Name William BUXTON

Relationship with Ronald MILLWARD

Birth 1828 Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

Gender Male

Census 1841 Brick Bank, Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Occupation	Comments
Image									Transcript
27	905	John	Buxton	1796		45	Male	Brickmaker
28	905	Elizabeth	Buxton	1796		45	Female
29	905	John	Buxton	1823		18	Male	Brickmaker
30	905	Olive	Buxton	1824		17	Female	Silk
31	905	William	Buxton	1828		13	Male
32	905	Elizabeth	Buxton	1830	Cheshire	11	Female
33	905	Jabez	Buxton	1832	Cheshire	9	Male
34	905	Hannah	Buxton	1832	Cheshire	9	Female
35	905	German	Buxton	1835	Cheshire	6	Male

PRO Class: HO107 Piece: 122 Folio: 17 Page: 26 Enumerated: 1841 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=qcd6_5978
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Census 1851 Plants Houses, Bradwall Road, Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
11	105	John	Buxton	Head	1792	Tittensor	59	Male	Married	Brick Maker
12	105	Elizabeth	Buxton	Wife	1793	Weston	58	Female	Married	Brick Maker's Wife
13	105	John	Buxton	Son	1823	Belper	28	Male	Single	Brick Maker
14	105	William	Buxton	Son	1828	Belper	23	Male	Single	Brick Maker
15	105	Jabez	Buxton	Son	1832	Sandbach	19	Male	Single	Brick Maker
16	105	Hannah	Buxton	Daughter	1832	Sandbach	19	Female	Single	Silk Hand
17	105	German	Buxton	Son	1835	Sandbach	16	Male	Single	Tailor
18	105	Elizabeth	Bailey	Grand Child	1850	Sandbach	1	Female

PRO Class: HO107 Piece: 2168 Folio: 211 Page: 28 Enumerated: 1851 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=pwgm_5979
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Census 1861 Knutton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
19	95	William	Buxton	Head	1828	Belper	33	Male	Married	Brick Maker Local Preacher
20	95	Sarah	Buxton	Wife	1831	Cheshire	30	Female	Married
21	95	Elizabeth	Buxton	Daughter	1850	Sandbach	11	Female		Scholar
22	95	Ann	Buxton	Daughter	1852	Sandbach	9	Female		Scholar
23	95	William	Buxton	Son	1861	Wolstanton	3 Months	Male

PRO Class: RG09 Piece: 1922 Folio: 110 Page: 17 Enumerated: 1861 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=p2vm_6009
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Census 1871 Knutton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
3	119	William	Buxton	Head	1828	Belper	43	Male	Married	Miner and Local Preacher
4	119	Sarah	Buxton	Wife	1832	Dainenshaw	39	Female	Married
5	119	William	Buxton	Son	1861	Wolstanton	10	Male		Scholar
6	119	Rachel	Buxton	Daughter	1863	Wolstanton	8	Female		Scholar
7	119	Olive	Buxton	Daughter	1866	Wolstanton	5	Female		Scholar
8	119	Hannah	Buxton	Daughter	1869	Wolstanton	2	Female

PRO Class: RG10 Piece: 2841 Folio: 76 Page: 23 Enumerated: 1871 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=dt9p_6010
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Census 1881 Paradise Street, Knutton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
18	164	William	Buxton	Head	1828	Belper	53	Male	Married	Ironstone Miner
19	164	Sarah	Buxton	Wife	1831	Deuinlushaw	50	Female	Married	Ironstone Miner's Wife
20	164	William	Buxton	Son	1861	Knutton	20	Male	Single	Ironstone Miner
21	164	Olive	Buxton	Daughter	1866	Knutton	15	Female	Single
22	164	Hannah	Buxton	Daughter	1869	Knutton	12	Female	Single	Scholar
23	164	William	Hogings	Lodger	1851	Herefordshire	30	Male	Widower	Ironstone Miner
24	164	Dusilla	Hogings	Lodger Daughter	1873	Knutton	8	Female	Single	Scholar
25	164	William	Hogings	Lodger Son	1875	Knutton	6	Male	Single	Scholar
25	164	Olive G	Hogings	Lodger Daughter	1878	Knutton	3	Female	Single	Scholar

PRO Class: RG11 Piece: 2705 Folio: 139 Page: 33 Enumerated: 1881 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=hqs7_6011
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Census 1891 Peakes Building Second Street, Knutton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
19	86	William	Buxton	Head	1828	Belper	63	Male	Married	Collier Coal
20	86	Sarah	Buxton	Wife	1832	Congleton	59	Female	Married
21	86	William	Hoggins	Grandson	1875	Knutton	16	Male	Single	Colliery
22	86	William	Lovatt	Son-in-Law	1865	Chesterton	26	Male	Widower	Colliery
23	86	Arnold	Lovatt	Grandson	1885	Chesterton	6	Male		Scholar
24	86	Rachel	Lovatt	Granddaughter	1886	Wolstanton	5	Male		Scholar

PRO Class: RG12 Piece: 2154 Folio: 120 Page: 14 Enumerated: 1891 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=ygk7_6012
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Census 1901 17 High Street, Knutton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
13	48	William	Buxton	Head	1828	Belper	73	Male	Married	Worker on Roads Labourer
14	48	Sarah	Buxton	Wife	1832	Cheshire	69	Female	Married
15	48	Arnold	Lovatt	Grand Son	1885	Chesterton	16	Male	Single	Forge Engine Tenter
16	48	Rachel	Lovatt	Grand Daughter	1886	Wolstanton	15	Female	Single

PRO Class: RG13 Piece: 2586 Folio: 136 Page: 8 Enumerated: 1901 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=rs5t_6013
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Occupation Miner

Burial 31 Dec 1903 Knutton Cemetery, Knutton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Grave Number: 71
Interment Number: 360
Cemetery Notes: Unconsecrated

Knutton Cemetery
Knutton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire

Origins

Patriarch & Matriarch

John BUXTON (Grandfather)

Elizabeth JACKSON, b. 1769 d. Jun 1829, Weston Underwood, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

(Age 60 years) (Grandmother)

Person ID I64530 Rolfe Family Tree

Last Modified 7 Sep 2026

Father	John BUXTON, b. Oct 1791, Tittensor, Stafford, Staffordshire, England d. Feb 1865, Sandbach, Cheshire, England (Age 73 years)
Mother	Elizabeth RIDE, b. 1793, Weston Underwood, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England d. Mar 1859, Sandbach, Cheshire, England (Age 66 years)
Marriage	22 May 1820	All Saints Church, Mugginton, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
		Marriage Record (1819-1820) All Saints Church, Mugginton
		All Saints Church Mugginton, Amber Valley, Derbyshire
Family ID	F23472	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Sarah BAYLEY, b. 1831, Dane in Shaw, Congleton, Cheshire, England d. Mar 1914, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England (Age 83 years)

Marriage 1851 Congleton, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England

Children

	1. Elizabeth BUXTON, b. 1850, Sandbach, Cheshire, England
	2. Ann BUXTON, b. 1852, Sandbach, Cheshire, England
+	3. William BUXTON, b. 27 Dec 1860, Knutton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England d. 21 Oct 1911, Uhrichsville, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, USA (Age 50 years) ▻ Esther WHITEHOUSE m. 15 Dec 1881
	4. Rachel BUXTON, b. 1863, Wolstanton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England d. Apr 1872, Wolstanton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England (Age 9 years)
+	5. Olive BUXTON, b. 1865, Wolstanton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England d. Feb 1890, Knutton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England (Age 25 years) ▻ William LOVATT m. 13 May 1883
+	6. Hannah BUXTON, b. 19 Nov 1868, Wolstanton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England ▻ Daniel WHEAT m. 18 Apr 1886

Family ID F23526 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 7 Sep 2026

Event Map

	Birth - 1828 - Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1841 - Brick Bank, Sandbach, Cheshire, England
	Census - 1851 - Plants Houses, Bradwall Road, Sandbach, Cheshire, England
	Marriage - 1851 - Congleton, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England
	Census - 1861 - Knutton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England
	Census - 1871 - Knutton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England
	Census - 1881 - Paradise Street, Knutton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England
	Census - 1891 - Peakes Building Second Street, Knutton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England
	Census - 1901 - 17 High Street, Knutton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England
	Burial - 31 Dec 1903 - Knutton Cemetery, Knutton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England

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