Elizabeth Earnshaw was the fifth child of Thomas Earnshaw and Elizabeth Crosby, born 1837 at Dawdon Hall, Co Durham, & was baptized February 19th, 1837 at St Andrews Dalton-le-Dale.
In 1841 Elizabethwas living with her parents at Dawdon Hall.
In 1851 Elizabeth was living at home in William St, Dawdon as a house servant.
Elizabeth married Joseph Coulton on December 30th, 1860 at St Andrew’s, Dalton-le-Dale. Joseph was christened December 19th, 1836 at St Andrew’s, Dalton-le-Dale, the son of Elizabeth & Richard Coulton, a brewer. Joseph was also a brewer at the time of the wedding & was of Seaham Harbour. Witnesses at the wedding were John Earnshaw, Elizabeth’s brother & Thomas Harrison.
Joseph was still a brewer at the time of the 1861 census when he & Elizabeth were living with Elizabeth’s sister Jane and husband William Blenkinsop at 27 William St, Dawdon. The 2 families were next door to Elizabeth & Jane’s parents.
At the time of the christening of their son Thomas in 1865 Joseph was described as a grocer.
By 1871 Elizabeth & Joseph had 4 children, Richard (8), Elizabeth (7), both born at Dawdon, Thomas (5) born Crook and Margaret (3) born Wolsingham. At this time Elizabeth (34) & the children were living at Back North Railway St, Dawdon but there is no record of Joseph. She was a shopkeeper.
None of the family could be found after this time.
The children of Elizabeth Earnshaw and Joseph Coulton were:
e.1.5.1 Richard Coulton christened September 24th, 1862 at St John's, Seaham,
Co. Durham
e.1.5.2 Elizabeth Coulton born Jan-March 1864 at Dawdon, Co Durham
e.1.5.3 Thomas Earnshaw Coulton born at Crook & christened June 7th, 1865
at St John’s, Seaham, Co Durham
e.1.5.4 Margaret Hannah Coulton born Jan-March 1868 at Wolsingham, Co Durham