'Cortens' in Burton on Trent

[Bizzielizie]

Please can anyone help.
I am trying to work through my family tree of William Corten and Georgina. He worked on the railway for over 50 years, firstly for the Great Eastern and then for the Midland Railway in Derby. They were caretakers of the Derby street Baptist Tabernacle in Burton for over 20 years. They ended their lives in the York Street Almshouses.

If anyone has any information on any of these points I would be very grateful to hear from you.
Thank you:)
Bizzielizie

[kiterunner]

Do you have some dates, please, Bizzielizie?

[Margaret in Burton]

Please can anyone help.
I am trying to work through my family tree of William Corten and Georgina. He worked on the railway for over 50 years, firstly for the Great Eastern and then for the Midland Railway in Derby. They were caretakers of the Derby street Baptist Tabernacle in Burton for over 20 years. They ended their lives in the York Street Almshouses.

If anyone has any information on any of these points I would be very grateful to hear from you.
Thank you:)
Bizzielizie

I live in Burton. I can look up stuff in the library but would need a lot more info.

I also have the Burton Directories for 1911, 1934 and 1964.

Derby St Baptist church is still there but a newish building. York St Almhouses are long gone (my grandmother lived in York Street in 1925)

I have a friend named Corten, they were from Swadlincote, just over the border in Derbyshire.

[Merry]

Welcome to the site Bizzielizie.

As others have said we need some dates and some idea of what information you need. For instance is this a married couple (I presume so)? Do you have their marriage record and census information or are you looking for these things?

I saw these deaths in 1929 and wondered if they are for the people you mention, but for all I know I'm a couple of centuries out!:

Deaths Mar 1929
Corten Georgina 81 Burton 6b 691
Corten William 81 Burton 6b 713

[Merry]

I don't know if you have access to Ancestry, but this looks like a possible match for 1901:

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/iexec?htx=view&r=5538&dbid=7814&iid=STSRG13_2644_2646-0331&fn=William&ln=Corton&st=d&ssrc=&pid=34630063

[Margaret in Burton]

1911 Burton Directory has a William Corten (retired) at 107 Horninglow Road

another William (baker and grocer) at 163 Horninglow Road and a George Joseph (foreman shunter) at 80 Victoria Crescent.

These addresses are all in close proximity to each other and to Derby Street and York Street.

[Margaret in Burton]

1934 Burton Directory only shows one Corten.

William a carter of 163 Horninglow Road

[Margaret in Burton]

1911 census shows the William of 107 Horninglow Road to have a wife George Hannah. William is described as a Pavior. They are both aged 63 and he was born in March, Cambridgeshire and her in Kentish Town, London.

They have been married 42 years and had three children two of which died.

These tie in with the deaths that Merry found.

[Margaret in Burton]

1911 census William of 163 Horninglow Road, the baker, is a widower with 4 children.

He had been married 12 years, 5 children 1 dead.

William was born in Derby and his children in Burton

William was 38 and sons:
William age 13
George age 11
Frank age 9
Jack age 7

[Margaret in Burton]

George Joseph of 80 Victoria Crescent is listed as Corton in 1911.

He was 51 and born in Derby, a railway foreman in goods dept.

He was married but his wife is not listed.

Married 10 years and 3 children with 1 dead.

Children are George Henry aged 9 and Frances Alice aged 4 both born in Burton

[Bizzielizie]

Margaret
Thank you so much for all this information I had not been on to this website for a little while but have been working hard on my research. I appreciate your kind offer to help.
William and Georgina Hannah were married on October 23rd 1868 at March in Cambridgeshire. William worked for the Great Eastern Railway in March for a short time and then they moved to Derby to work for the Midland Railway.Finally they moved to Burton and he continued working for the railway as a goods guard then a shunter and finally a Pavior. He was in his 70s when he had an accident on October 30th 1902and was forced to retire.
They has Alice whilst still living in Cambridgeshire in 1870, William in 1873(he became the Baker), Spinks in 1876 ( I think he died but have no evidence for that) then John in 1883(my grandfather who also worked for railways). My private email is email address deleted I would appreciate anything else you are able to find locally ion Burton. Many thanks Liz

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[Bizzielizie]

Margaret
Thanks for the info about my grandfather's brother William the baker 163 Horninglow Road. he married Kate ??? but I think she died 18/2/1908 aged 34. I think their son Frank died on 16/11/1917 aged only 15years but can't get at any details to confirm these.I have a photograph of Jack aged about 7 with a dog. Anything else that you can find in Burton about this family would be much appreciated. Liz

[Merry]

but I think she died 18/2/1908 aged 34. I think their son Frank died on 16/11/1917 aged only 15years but can't get at any details to confirm these.


You could get the death certificates to confirm.


Deaths Mar 1908
CORTEN Kate 34 Burton 6b 294

Deaths Dec 1917
Corten Frank 15 Burton 6b 372

[Merry]

Spinks in 1876 ( I think he died but have no evidence for that)


Deaths Sep 1876
Corton Spinks 0 Derby 7b 281

[Merry]

he married Kate ???

Marriages Sep 1896
CORTON William Burton 6b 586 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Macdonald Henry Tod Burton 6b 586
TAYLOR Annie Elizabeth Burton 6b 586
Walker Kate Burton 6b 586 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

[Margaret in Burton]

Hi Liz

I can't think of anything I can find locally that Merry hasn't suggested. The death certs are the only way of finding out how they died, unless you can come up with anything specific I may be able to find.

[Kit]

Don't we have someone with Cortens on GF? The name is familiar but not one of mine.