St. Mary's Church, Wolverhampton

Registration: Wolverhampton XVII 461

John is 23 and working as a key maker, like his father. He and his wife are living with his family at 20 Canal Street, where Jane lived as a child.

• His father John Walton is age 49. He is working as a key maker.
• His mother Frances is 45
• His grandmother Frances is a widow and 76 years old.
• His sister, Mary, is a dressmaker - she is 25 years old.

The family are living in 56, Canal Street, Wolverhampton.

Next door, John's widowed mother-in-law, Mary Ann Childs (age 52) is living with John's brother-in-law, also called John (age 22) who is a locksmith.

John Walton, was aged 33 and a key maker.

His wife, Jane, was 27.

There are four children at home:

• Mary Ann, age 8
• James, age 6
• Fanney, age 4
• John, age 1

The family are living in Coach Fryer Street.

John Walton, was aged 46 and a key maker.

His wife, Jane, was 36.

There are seven children at home:

• James, age 16, was a locksmith
• Fanny, age 14
• John, age 11, was a keymaker
• Jane, age 9
• Joseph, age 6, was a locksmith.
• Caroline, age 3
• Thomas, age 9 months

The family were living in 107, North Street, Wolverhampton.

John Walton, was aged 53 and a key maker.

His wife, Jane, was 46.

There are seven children at home:

• John, age 21, was a keymaker.
• Joseph, age 16, was a locksmith.
• Caroline, age 13
• Thomas, age 10
• Sarah, age 8
• Eleanor, age 6
• Eliza, age 4

James, Fanny and Jane have all now left home.

The family were living in 108, North Street, Wolverhampton

John Walton, was aged 63 and a key/lock maker.

His wife, Jane, was 56.

There are two children still at home:

• Selina (previously called Eleanor), age 16
• Eliza, age 14 who is working as an errand girl at the 'Japan Works'

Japanning was an important industry in Wolverhampton. The area was famed for it. See here.