William HUTTON

All that is definitely known about Margaret Hutton's father is his given name. The LDS transcribed British Isles Parish Records for the non-conforming churches of Liverpool (Benns Garden or Renshaw St. Presbyterian or Unitarian) have this entry: Margaret "Pegey" Hutton, christened 4 Oct 1761. Father William Hutton, mother _____. (LDS sealed: "E 16 Mar 1985, IFALL").

Family

William Hutton's wife is unkown. A good possibility is Ellinn Jump, daughter of Thomas Jump of Liverpool (see Notes, below). The onomastics support this possibility as well: James Forrest and Margaret Hutton named their eldest son Thomas, and also named a daughter Ellen.

William and his wife had issue:

i. Thomas Hutton, born 28th August 1741, christened at Liverpool the same month

ii. [Watch this space]

Notes

Possibilities for wife of William Hutton, from LDS transcribed Scottish Parish Records:

1. Ellinn Jump, m. 18 Oct 1740, Walton on the Hill, Lancashire [3 miles North of Liverpool]. [An Ellen was bp. 1721, dau. of Thomas Jump. Thomas Jump was one of the leading Liverpool merchants of the day]

2. Jane McCalpie, m. 1737, St. Ninians

3. Janet Bains, m. 1738, St. Andrews and St. Leonards, Fife.

4. Jane HALL, Marriage: 27 Jul 1745, Saint John, Preston, Lancashire.

5. Margt. WOODBURN, Marriage: 30 Sep 1746, Saint Mary, Lancaster, Lancashire.

Andrew Hutton, m. Mary Miller Mar 1763.

Avero Publications Biography Database 1680-1830 [UK/USA sources, online Ancestry.com]: Hutton, Capt. William, Cleveland Square, Liverpool Listed in Liverpool Directory for 1766, Gore 1766. Record 1258855

Hutton, William, Edinburgh Occupation: merchant, commerce Subscribed to Hist. of the sufferings of the Church of Scotland... (Vol. 1), 1721, Robert Wodrow. Edinburgh Subject: history, religion, record 44066.

Stirling Parish Register: 25 Sep 1836--William Hutton, Esq., of this parish and Miss Agnes Fitzmaurice, parish of Duagh, Ireland.

7 Jun 1821 James Hutton, son of Andrew Hutton and eliz. MacGregor, bp. Stirling.

Rootsweb Hutton-L Group: ...Entry in Gores Advertiser 21 Jan 1802 states :- "George HUTTON Longest established Merchant in Liverpool Died on Saturday 16 Jan 1802, aged 72 years."

George Hutton of Liverpool, ship-chandler, bankrupt 1842. Petitioner Robert Hutton, merchant of Liverpool.

A well-known William Hutton of Liverpool (1723-1815), had a daughter Catherine; unlikley to have a child born in 1741.

(Under Construction by Robert Forrest, March 2009)

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