Hi Dave
I am a LORTERTON descendant. John LORTERTON (his descendants have used the 'r' spelling whereas his brother, Charles' descendants, have used the 'i' spelling) and his wife Jane BIRCH are my ggggrandparents.
Both John and Charles and their families emigrated to Australia. John's line settled eventually, in Queensland, where I live and Charles' line remained in NSW. Charles had a much bigger family than John and only John's daughters had children, so the LORTERTON name has disappeared in Qld.
John LORTERTON d 14 Feb 1893 at Pine St, Nth Ipswich, Qld, AUS
marr 1. Jane BIRCH on 15 May 1834 Gedney East Elloe Deanery;(b Gedney 1811; d June qtr 1842 Holbeach distr at Gedney ENG - died in childbirth)
Children of John and Jane:
1. *Elizabeth b 11 July 1835 Fleet, Baptist Chapel LINC marr Esau Francis 1859 Camden, NSW, AUS d 1902 Nanango, Qld, AUS
2. John (twin) b 21 Dec 1837 Wignals Gate, Holbeach, LINC d 8 May 1893 Ipswich, Qld, AUS unmarried
3. Sarah (twin) b 21 Dec 1837 Wignals Gate, Holbeach, LINC; d at or near birth
4. Sarah Ann b 1840 Wignals Gate, Holbeach LINC ENG marr John Cady WHITTLE (a blacksmith) Berrima, NSW, AUS d 1903
5. Harriett LORTERTON b June qtr 1842 Holbeach (vol 14 p 407 & d June qtr 1845 Holbeach (vol 14 p 271)(Eliz’s daus both called their daughters, Harriett) ( I came across this other child a few years ago when trying to find out what happened to Jane)
John marr 2. Dec qtr 1842 Holbeach (vol 14 p 685 John) to Elizabeth BUFFHAM
Eliz was sister of John's brother, Charles' wife)
John and Eliz and family emigrated to AUS on ‘Irene’ - left Birkenhead Depot, Liverpool for Aust. on 24 Oct 1857
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*Elizabeth LORTERTON b 1835 Holbeach, LINC mar Esau Francis 1859 Camden, NSW, AUS
Children: (all born in NSW or QLD and died in SE QLD, Australia between 1860 and 1880)
1. Sarah Jane FRANCIS
b 22 April 1860 Wagga Wagga
d 25 January 1933
marr 29 April 1886 Samuel HEALE
2. Abigail Elizabeth FRANCIS
b 22 March 1866 Corowa, NSW
d 28 Dec 1868
3 Jacob FRANCIS (my ggrandfather - a blacksmith)
b 5 June 1862 Wagga Wagga, NSW
d 14 Sept 1929 Brisbane, Qld, AUS
marr 26 Aug 1885 Ipswich Eliz A McBEAN
4. William FRANCIS
b 22 Oct 1868 Wahgunyah, VIC
d 31 Dec 1945
marr 24 Dec 1896 Helidon Annie Louise BAILEY
5. Albert Birch FRANCIS
b 26 March 1871 Corowa, NSW
d 21 July 1951 Nambour, Qld, AUS
marr 26 Sept 1900 Upper Tent Hill Mary Rosena NICHOLLS
6. Edward John Isaac (Jack) FRANCIS
b 24 June 1873 NSW
d 31 July 1953 80 yrs
bur Ma Ma Creek
marr 13 Feb 1901 Violet Florence Eveline CROWE (Florence)
7. Harriett Anne (Annie) FRANCIS
b 27 Feb 1876 Qld
d
mar 15 Oct 1900 William John McGRATH
marr 8 May 1922 John William SAUNDERS
8. Charles Thomas FRANCIS
b 11 Aug 1878
d 16 Aug 1948 70 yrs
bur Chinchilla New
marr 11 Oct 1904 Eliz NICHOLLS
9. Ellen Louisa (Lucy) FRANCIS
b 17 May 1880
d 20 June 1946 65 yrs
bur Nanango
marr 3 Jan 1900 Joseph AVIS
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Before John emigrated he was in
Harpenden, Hertfordshire
1851 census:
Near? Annobles Farm
John LOITERTON, head, mrd, 41, Ag.Lab., b. Holbeach, Lincs
Elizabeth, wife, 42, Pl, b. Gedney, Lincs
John, son, 13, Ag.Lab., b. Holbeach, Lincs
Sarah Ann, dau, 11, Pl, b. do
Harpenden
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John and Charles were two of the children of Thomas - a LOITERTON descendant gave me these names of Thomas' other children - quite some years ago and I haven't checked them all out - I've been working on other lines of my family.
Thomas LOITERTON (b 1783 Upwell, CAM or Holbeach LINC; d Dec quarter 1846 mar Sarah RUBBINS (b 27 May Spalding, LINCS) in 1807 in Long Sutton
Children:
1. Charles b 1808 Holbeach marr at Lutton 5 June 1838 to Susannah BUFFHAM
2. *John b 1810 Holbeach marr 1. Jane BIRCH 15 May 1834 at Gedney 2. Elizabeth BUFFHAM T Spalding abt 1856
3. Sarah b 1810 d 1810
4. Sarah b 1812 d 1812
5. Elizabeth chr 1813 Holbeach marr Richard MARSHALL (b 1811 Gosberton, LINC) in Holbeach 1 Aug 1837 Sept qtr 1837 Holbeach vol 14 p 459
6. Benjamin chr Holbeach 1815 d 1815
7. Adam chr 1818 Holbeach d 1819; Millicent MARKHAM married Benjamin LOITERTON 9 Dec 1846 at Holbeach
8. ??Benjamin mar Millicent MARKHAM
9. Adam b Holbeach 1822, LINC marr Ann WHITE 20 May 1852 in Boston; Anne died in Australia in 1890
10. ??George b Holbeach mar Mary VICKERS 11 Oct 1844 (vol 14 p 707) Holbeach, LINC
Charles had a child to Elizabeth PEARSON who was also living at Stilstow House :
1. Edward b 16 June 1816 d 2 Nov 1816)
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John's daughters, Sarah and Elizabeth, and their families seem to have travelled overland together from NSW to Qld (no mean feat with lots of very young children) and settled not far from each other in S E Qld in the Gatton area. I believe their father may have come with them, as John died here in Ipswich at daughter's boarding house.