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COULTON, William
Abt 1770 - 1851 (81 years) Has no ancestors and no descendants in this family tree.
1770 - 1849 (79 years)-
Name COULTON, William Birth Abt 1770 Swinderby, Lincolnshire, England 
Gender Male Death 1851 Fleet, Lincolnshire, England Burial 17 Dec 1851 Fleet, Lincolnshire, England Person ID I7961 Edgoose Last Modified 2 Feb 2026
Family HORRY, Sarah, b. 1770, Navenby, Lincolnshire, England d. 1849, Holbeach Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 79 years) Marriage 29 Nov 1796 Navenby, Lincolnshire, England Family ID F2871 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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WILLIAM COLTON or COULTON Circa 1770-1851
Sarah HORRY of Navenby and William COULTON of Swinderby were married at Navenby, Lincolnshire, on 29 November 1796. Witnesses were Tho. ALVEY and Thomas SMITH.
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George WOOLHOUSE and William COLTON were sons-in-law of Elizabeth HORRY, widow, of Wellingore, Lincolnshire, and an acting executors and beneficiaries of her will, probate of which was granted in 1811.
The Will of Elizabeth HORRY, widow, of Wellingore, Lincolnshire:
George WOOLHOUSE, son-in-law, acting executor and beneficiary
Willm COLTON, son-in-law. acting executor and beneficiary
James HORRY, grandson
Henry HORRY, grandson
John HORRY, grandson
Martha FULLALOVE, granddaughter
James FULLALOVE, grandson
........... WOOLHOUSE, son-in-law? [Presumably her son-in-law John COLTON]
Probate was granted on 8 November 1811
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From the 1841 censuss of Marsh, Holbeach, Lincolnshire:
*William COLTON, aged 70, farmer, born in Lincolnshire;
Sarah COLTON, aged 70, born in Lincolnshire;
William COLTON, aged 30, born in Lincolnshire;
Susannah WOOLHOUSE, aged 65, Independant, born in Lincolnshire;
Christopher SKEAL, aged 20, agricultural labourer, born in Lincolnshire;
Henry WINKLEY, aged 15, male servant, born in Lincolnshire;
Mary LEVITT, aged 20, female servant, born in Lincolnshire;
Fanny PAGE, aged 15, female servant, born in Lincolnshire.
(HO107/608/3/19/8)
From the 1851 census of East Gate, Fleet, Lincolnshire:
John KNIGHT, head, married, aged 60, farmer of 12 acres, born at Fleet, Lincolnshire;
Jane KNIGHT, wife, married, aged 60, born at Gedney, Lincolnshire;
*William COLTON, lodger, widower, aged 80, retired farmer, born at Swinderby, Lincolnshire;
Mary Ann WITWOOD, servant, unmarried, aged 24, servant, born at Long Sutton, Lincolnshire.
(HO107/2097/453/21)
William COLTON aged 81 was buried at Fleet, Lincolnshire, on 17 December 1851.
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