George Josiah James Garton (1805 - 1849)

Born 1805 in Deptford, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Diskett) Garton — married 16 Sep 1827 in Lee, Kent, England

Descendants

Died Oct 1849 at about age 44 in Lewisham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

George Garton was born in Deptford, Kent, England.

Name: Geo Josiah James Garton
Christening Date: 07 Jul 1805
Christening Place: SAINT PAUL, DEPTFORD, LONDON, ENGLAND
Father's Name: Josiah Corbett Garton
Mother's Name: Ann

Geographic notes and Social context: During George Josiah James' lifetime, Deptford was in slow decline as shipbuilding, with its skilled workforce, was replaced by dock and warehousing employment.
In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Deptford like this:
Deptford.-- parl. bor., consisting of the par. of Deptford St Paul, Kent and Surrey, on Ravensbourne rivulet and river Thames, 1575 ac., pop. 76,752. Deptford has engineering works, some mfrs. of earthenware, soap, and chemicals, and, in the neighbourhood, excellent market gardens.
The old naval dockyard was discontinued in 1869, it was converted into a foreign cattle-market. The royal victualling-yard, the most important in the kingdom, is still maintained. The corporation of Trinity House have at D. an hospital for master mariners.^[1]
In 1730, Dept-ford was divided into two parishes, distinguished by the names of St. Nicholas, and St. Paul. The Parish of St. Nicholas, which includes the old town, lies mainly along the river Thames, and the combined parishes have now a population of about 60,000 souls.
According to the author of "Le Guide de Etranger à Londres," published in 1827, which draws attention to its Royal Marine Arsenal, where cables, masts, anchors, &c., are manufactured,. He mentions also the Red House to the north of Deptford, the "grand depôt of provisions for the fleet," burnt down in 1639, and again in 1761. The town at that time numbered 17,000 inhabitants. There were for many centuries, corn and other mills situated on the Ravensbourne in its picturesque windings through Deptford and Brockley,
The dockyard was closed in 1869. Shortly afterwards the Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act, 1869, required a place for the sale and slaughter of foreign animals. The Corporation of the City of London purchased the greater part of the old dockyard for the site of the new market. In December, 1871, it was opened under the title of the Foreign Cattle Market. it survived until 1913 This enterprise provided employment for many in Deptford both men and women, mostly on a casual basis.^[2]

Name: George Josiah James Garton
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Diskett
Event Date: 16 Sep 1827
Event Place: Lee St Margaret, Kent, England

Note The parish of Lee is 4 miles SE of Deptford.

Name: Emma Maria Garton
Christening Date: 06 Dec 1829
Christening Place: SAINT PAUL, DEPTFORD, LONDON, ENGLAND
Birth Date: 10 Nov 1829
Father's Name: George Josiah James Garton
Mother's Name: Elizabeth

Name: Eliza Alice Garton
Christening Date: 29 Jul 1832
Christening Place: SAINT PAUL, DEPTFORD, LONDON, ENGLAND
Birth Date: 06 Jul 1832
Father's Name: George Josiah James Garton
Mother's Name: Elizth.

Name: Jane Ann Garton
Christening Date: 17 Aug 1834
Birth Date: 22 Jul 1834
Father's Name: George Josiah James Garton
Mother's Name: Elizabeth

Name: Mary Ann Garton
Christening Date: 07 Mar 1836
Birth Date: 06 Feb 1836
Father's Name: George Josiah Jas. Garton
Mother's Name: Elizth.

Event Type: Christening
Event Date: 24 Jun 1839
Event Place: Saint Mary, Lewisham, Kent, England
Name: George Josiah Garden
Father's Name: George Josiah James Garden
Father's Gender: Male
Mother's Name: Elizabeth
Mother's Gender: Female

Event Type: Christening
Event Date: 26 Apr 1840
Event Place: Saint Mary, Lewisham, Kent, England
Name: Ellen Sarah Garton
Birth Date: 23 Mar 1840
Father's Name: George Josiah James Garton
Mother's Name: Elizabeth

Event Type: Christening
Event Date: 1 May 1842
Event Place: Saint Mary, Lewisham, Kent, England
Name: Lucy Caroline Garton
Birth Date: 20 Mar 1842
Father's Name: George Josiah James Garton
Mother's Name: Elizabeth

Event Type: Christening
Event Date: 4 Dec 1844
Event Place: Saint Mary, Lewisham, Kent, England
Name: William Josiah Garton
Father's Name: George Josiah James Garton
Mother's Name: Elizabeth

Garton George Josiah James
Died 1849
Kent Burials
Lewisham, St Mary the Virgin, Kent, England

George Josiah James Garton
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Matching Person details
Spouse Elizabeth Diskett
Father Josiah Corbett Garton
Children Eliza Alice
Birth 1805 Kent, England
Death Oct 1849 Lewisham, Kent, England
Residence Lee, Kent, England^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/387
2. ↑ https://www.british-history.ac.uk/old-new-london/vol6/pp143-164#p34
3. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/search/?name=George++Josiah+James+_Garton&birth=1805_Deptford-Kent-England-United+Kingdom&death=1849_Lewisham-Kent-England-United+Kingdom&father=Josiah_Garton&marriage=1827_Lee-Kent-England&mother=Anne_Dillion&spouse=Elizabeth_Diskett

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWWC-SQ6 : 11 February 2018, Ann in entry for Geo Josiah James Garton, 07 Jul 1805); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 0254583-0254588.
• "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKVV-G32 : 10 February 2018), George Josiah James Garton and Elizabeth Diskett, 16 Sep 1827; citing Lee, Kent, England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1469430 IT 2.
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JM45-3ZC : 11 February 2018, Elizabeth in entry for Emma Maria Garton, 10 Nov 1829); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 0254583-0254588.
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NLYL-LYJ : 11 February 2018, Elizth. in entry for Eliza Alice Garton, 06 Jul 1832); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 0254583-0254588.
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JM45-26N : 11 February 2018, Elizabeth in entry for Jane Ann Garton, 22 Jul 1834); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 0254583-0254588.
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NYJ6-PNP : 11 February 2018, Elizth. in entry for Mary Ann Garton, 06 Feb 1836); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 0254583-0254588.
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMWL-L53 : 19 September 2020), George Josiah James Garden in entry for George Josiah Garden, 1839.
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JW7P-8Q5 : 19 September 2020), George Josiah James Garton in entry for Ellen Sarah Garton, 1840.
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JW7P-Z5H : 19 September 2020), George Josiah James Garton in entry for Lucy Caroline Garton, 1842.
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQLJ-KF8 : 19 September 2020), George Josiah James Garton in entry for William Josiah Garton, 1844.
• https://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/results?firstname=george&firstname_variants=true&lastname=garton&yearofbirth=1805&yearofbirth_offset=2&keywordsplace=kent%20england&keywordsplace_proximity=5&sid=999