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Family Subtree Diagram : Bolton Line

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Biological Child Parent Biological Child Parent Biological Child Biological Child Biological Child Biological Child Biological Child Biological Child Biological Child Biological Child Parent Parent Biological Child Parent Parent Biological Child Parent Parent Biological Child Parent Biological Child Parent Parent Parent Biological Child Parent Biological Child Parent Biological Child Parent Biological Child Parent Biological Child Biological Child Biological Child Marriage (thirteen children) Marriage (a child) Marriage (eight children) Marriage (nine children) Marriage (eight children) Marriage (three children) Marriage (six children) Marriage (six children) Marriage (three children) Marriage (a child) 20 Oct 1859 15 Apr 1929 Robert William Bolton 69 69 Robert William, born about 1885; owned Moneysallin farm. He married Mary  Mayberry of Drumlane, and he died 10 April, 1929. Their daughter,  Elizabeth, born 1897, married Samuel James Bolton 13 Aug. 1920. A son,  William Mayberry, married a daughter of Samuel Little of Drumlane at the  Churchtown Presbyterian Church in 1930. R. W. Bolton was an elder of the church for 25 years, and the Communion Service was given in his memory. 6 Apr 1866 24 Aug 1946 Mary Mayberry 80 80 11 Feb 1901 3 Sep 1953 Annie (May) Mary Bolton 52 52 D. 27 Aug 1914 Mary Anne McIlwrath 1740 >1806 William Bolton 66 66 WILLIAM BOLTON was born about 1740, probably at Lismoyle, the son of  William. He was living there in 1806 as "William Bolton, Senior." At  least, William Junior was there. William had a wife, Nancy Hemphill, an  heiress of Ballylagan, Parish of Macosquin. Her dowry was £50, then a  large sum Nancy Hemphill 1777 1846 William Bolton 69 69 WILLIAM BOLTON was born in 1777. A farmer at Lismoyle, Tamlaght O'Crilly  Parish, with 15? acres, a one-story house, a wife, Matty or Peggy  (Sloan), of Moynock near Kilrea, born 1789, who was a flax spinner, a  house servant named Nancy Mayberry and children. He died about 1846. 1789 Peggy Sloan Peggy Sloan on other family tree. This family tree based on book of  "Bolton Families in Ireland" by Charles Knowles Bolton. Input to this  book came from Dr Sloan Bolton (son of Dr Samuel J. Bolton) and Sam Henry  Esq. of Coleraine. Hence I've taken this as the better documented data  for this tree. 1819 16 Apr 1915 Sloan Bolton 96 96 Parents shown as Thomas Bolton and Letitia Sloan on other family tree.  This family tree based on book of "Bolton Families in Ireland" by Charles  Knowles Bolton. Input to this book came from Dr Sloan Bolton (son of Dr  Samuel J. Bolton) and Sam Henry Esq. of Coleraine. Hence I've taken this  as the better documented data for this tree. Moved to: 1862, Moneysallin ~1712 William Bolton WILLIAM BOLTON was born about 1712, and in 1740 was a householder in  Lismoyle. He is supposed to have had a son. William Mayberry Margaret Armstrong 1675 <1740 John Bolton 65 65 JOHN B0LTON  was born about 1675, supposedly son of Thomas (No. 2), and  born at Lismoyle or Dullaghy, County Derry. He is mentioned in his  brother Samuel's will in 1719, and is probably the brother whose son,  John Bolton, was to receive his " horse furneter" and his bige coate."  His daughter refers in a legal document to her Dunlap cousin in the  Parish of Connor, so his wife's name may have been Dunlap. 1645 Thomas Bolton THOMAS BOLTON, born probably about 1645, is mentioned in the Hearth Money  Roll for County Antrim in 1666 as of Toome, and in 1669 as of Slievenagh.  Upper Toome adjoins Lough Beg on the east. Lower Toome, containing the  village of Slievenagh in the Parish of Portglenone, is just north, on the  right bank of the River Bann. The Boltons have continued to live here and  across the river at Lismoyle in Tamlaght O'Crilly parish to this day. At  Lismoyle or a few miles further north at Dullaghy in Desertoghill Parish  (Barony of Coleraine) this Thomas probably acquired lands and settled.  The tradition that lands were granted here to "Captain Robert Bolton"  cannot as yet be proved true, but there are no Boltons recorded in or  near Londonderry, nor in the Bann valley on the "Muster Roll of Ulster in  1630" - in the British Museum, additional MSS. 4770. Five brothers here and a sister are supposed to be Thomas's children (by a wife probably  Scotch, judging from these names): John; Samuel; William; Hugh; Thomas; Agnes. D. 1674 Thomas Bolton "Mr. Thomas Bolton, Trooper,' whether or not related to Major Francis  bolton of the County Waterford family, in whose troop of horse he served  at Londonderry, was perhaps the father of three men in County Derry and  County Antrim who appeared a generation later in the records: Thomas, born about 1645, James about 1650, William, born about 1652. He  was a sergeant in the British Army, stationed at Londonderry, when he was  recorded at Templemore Cathedral as buried 1 Nov. 1684 A muster roll of Ulster for 1630 still exists. Subsidy rolls for 1664-68  were searched, and Hearth Money or Chimney Tax Rolls for 1663-69. In 1740 and 1766 records of Protestant householders were made; that for 1740  is an invaluable compilation, but not helpful in determining  relationships. There is a poll book for 1806 and a census for 1821, with  much genealogical detail; also Freehold Registers for the early years of  the same century. The files of marriage licenses, deeds, and wills kept  in Dublin have been destroyed, but not before Mrs. A. S. Wilkinson and  Miss Gertrude O'Farrell had copied Bolton marriages for 1630-1857, and  also several deeds and wills of which the substance has been incorporated  in these pages. Church records are fragmentary and have not been helpful. Dunlop Agnes 1 May 1894 24 Dec 1947 Sloan (Scotty) Bolton DCM 53 53 Joined Australian Light Horse Regiment in World War 1 Wounded by land mine - lost both legs in Middle East Won DCM at Beersheba
There was a film made about the charge of Beersheba called The Lighthorsemen with actor Jon Blake playing the role of Sloan.

Elsie put Sloan's diary into a small book "Dreams of the Past" below is a small extract.

I think his "Dream of the Past" gives the best account of his enlistment: - "Sitting in my home at Armadale", he says," my thoughts go back to September 1914.  I was in Geelong with it friend, Jack McCooke.
I had been out on a chaff cutter and we had pulled in for a week before going on to another place.  Jack and I were walking around the streets, and seeing several fellows in khaki, our thoughts turned to going to the war.
We went up to the drill hall and looked at a soldier on guard with a fixed bayonet.  We went to pass him, but he pointed the bayonet at us and told us to keep back, which we did without arguing. But when we tried a second time he let us past, and we went in and told an officer we wanted to enlist. He looked at us for a few minutes, and then he took a lot of particulars about us, and told us to go and be medically examined.  Dr. Grimwade examined us, and both passed the test quite easily.
Next day, September 10th, we reported again at the drill hall and were sworn in, and sent to Melbourne the same day. We were sent to the Sturt Street drill hall, where there were a number of others, all going to make up the 2nd Expeditionary Force. Having spent the night at Sturt Street, we arrived at Broadmeadows about 3 p.m. next day. Broadmeadows Camp lies about 2 miles from Broadmeadows station, on the estate of a Mr. Wilson. We came to camp through the west gate, and as we passed we got several cheers and jeers from the first contingent, who were in camp about 3 weeks. Several of them shouted "Bread and jam", some shouted cheers for the King, and some groans for the Kaiser.
As I passed by I took notice of the Y.M.C.A., Salvation Army and Church of England tents; all of these came in very useful in after camp life. When we landed at our camping ground we were ordered to sit down and smoke, and we had about a half-hour's "spell".  Then we were ordered to rig our tents.  You can imagine our amazement when they put 10 of us in one tent.  We expected about four.
After that we were ordered to fall in again to get our blankets - one each.  We didn't sleep much the first night, as I think the ground was rather hard for most of us; however we got used to it after a few days. We were allotted to B Company. Infantry, and went out drilling on the Saturday. Next day ten of us were put on fatigue to carry meat for the soldiers, and the same day Captain Smyth put me on Military Police duty, where I had to stay for l4 weeks. The principal duties of the military police were watching the hotels and keeping soldiers from getting too drunk. I soon tired of that, and tried to get into my old company in the 14th battalion, but it was too late, as they had a new captain; so I applied, and after riding tests got a transfer to B squadron Light Horse.  (Jack went into reinforcements of 8th battalion). (Note - Sloan met him later at Gallipoli.  He was killed before the end of the war.) Fifty per cant of the camp got leave at Xmas, and I went to Geelong, where I spent a very enjoyable time.  I also got leave at the New Year.
I was transferred to a squadron, in which I stayed about 6 weeks, though I often want round trying to get a transfer to other units that would be sailing before our squadron. About 1st February 1915 our squadron was sent war as reinforcements for the 4th and 8th regiments of the Light Horse. I was among the 52 who were put into the reinforcements for the 4th Light Horse. We were warned to go away several times, but when the time came to go we were always put back for a few days more.
All of the Camp got 90% leave for a few days at Easter, and when I came back we were warned to sail on Monday April 12th.  I was vaccinated on Thursday April 8th.  The Dr. was like an old bear.  He left four marks on my arm.  I'd been inoculated twice, - first time about a month earlier, and next time about a week after I left Boradmeadows Camp on April 12th 1915.  We got the 9 a.m. train at Boradmeadows and went to Port Melbourne, where we boarded the "Wiltshire", a boat of about 14,000 tons, fitted out for carrying horses.
When we went on board we had to clean all the places and make it ready for shipping our horses. Not much happened the first day; we went to bad about 9 o'clock, our beds being hammocks swung from the ceiling of our mess room; every man had to sleep over his table. When we got up next morning we carried same chains to tie our horses, then had breakfast at 8.30.
The first lot of horses Come about 10 o'clock, and we had to put them on board.  My job was standing at the bottom of a long staircase and catching our hands behind horses that would not mount the stairs.  When the second lot of horses came I got the job of leading down, which was much easier.
We finished shipping about 4 o'clock. About 4:30 the Infantry came on board, and we sailed about 5 o'clock, leaving the Star of England, which was also laden with troops; also leaving many weeping friends behind - Some waving handkerchiefs, others cheering on the Port Melbourne pier. When we were 2 days out from Melbourne a lieutenant of the 4th Reinforcements of the 7th Battalion died very suddenly.  Nothing much happened for about a fortnight, except that a few horses died and were thrown overboard. I spent my birthday in the harbor at Colombo, which we left on May 2nd without getting ashore.  After that the weather was very fine, and we had a very pleasant journey to our next and last port, which was Suez. We landed there on May 15th 1915.
The Star of England came in next day.  We unshipped our horses and took them to the train for Cairo. As I was leading two around one knocked me down and kicked me on the head.  I was not badly hurt, but had to go to the doctor. We caught the train to Cairo at 7 o'clock and landed at the end of our journey about 4,o'clock on Monday morning.  On Monday we were transferred to the Heliopolis camp, where all the Light Horse were encamped.  I met several Broadmeadows acquaintances.
On Tuesday we all got leave and went into Cairo.  My friend employed a black guide, and we had a look around.  We also went out to sea the pyramids.  The guide took us through one of them. Cairo is the dirtiest city I've ever been in. The 4th Light Horse, for which our squadron on Wednesday May 17th for the Dardanelles. Their horses at  Heliopolis camp.  The 8th,) went away on the Saturday before we reached was reinforcements, left They want on foot and left 9th and 10th regiments went away on the Saturday before we reached Egypt. Thirty men were called our of the 4th reinforcements of the 8 Light Horse before the regiment was gone a week. I met a lot of wounded Australians, who had just come back from the landing at the Dardanelles.
Things were very rough according to their stories. We left Heliopolis on May 21st and took the train for Alexandria, and sailed on the "Australind" for Lemnos on the evening of the 21st. We stayed 5 days in Mudros Bay, when we left the Australind - not sorry either -, and went on board a mine sweeper, the "Nawmarket", anchoring off the coast of Gallipoli on June 2nd 1915.
Sleeping on the boat that morning we could hear the crack of the rifles and the bullets passing over our boat.  No one knew what he had to face, but everyone seamed in good spirits and readiness." 27 Mar 1914 6 Mar 1999 Samuel (Robert) Robert Bolton 84 84 21 Mar 1907 31 May 1987 Thomas Mayberry Bolton 80 80 10 May 1905 2 Apr 1991 Ethel Louise Bolton 85 85 Essay from Janet Hazlett when in form IVM in Dalriada. SUPER GRAN  As a child of about four or five I remember going to Portrush every  Sunday afternoon to see Granny. She was actually my Great Granny. I  remember going to her cupboard and bringing out a bucket full of toys,  and, in the summer I would lift the bucket, and Granny and I would walk  down on the beach.  My Granny was eighty five, almost eighty six, when she died. I remember  her about five years ago riding my sister's bike around our house and my  mum would be standing trying to tell her to get off it but she just said  "You worry too much". My Granny was very independant and was very  reluctant to move into Rothsey Court in Coleraine but it wasn't like an  old peoples' home. She had a flat of her own and buttons in various  places in her flat which she could press if she ever needed any help. These created great amusement for the younger grandchildren. When she  moved in she made many friends and her family felt a little more at ease  knowing someone would be there in seconds to give her help and she was  closer to them.  Granny usually spoke up when she felt strongly about something, like the  time she told our minister his sermons were too long; the minister just  laughed, thank goodness. Sometimes on Sunday mornings when I came  downstairs Dad would say "You're not going to church like that" and  Granny would say "You might as well be out of the world as out of the  fashion". Another of her saying was "Birds in their little nests agree.  It is a shameful sight, when children of one family fall out and strive  and fight". For Christmas last year, Granny's daughters bought her a reclining chair.  On New Year's Day, Granny had to go into hospital for an operation but I  was not all that worried, just looking forward to her coming out again.  As the weeks rolled on I began to get worried. Her daughter came home  from Norway and her other daughter and husband came home from their  holiday in Teneriffe. Time passed and Joy, the daughter from Norway, went back to Norway.  All of a sudden Granny's family were called to the hospital. She had  become worse again. Her daughters and grandchildren took it in turn to  stay in the hospital overnight. Her great grandchildren were not allowed  to visit as she was so ill and doped with drugs and our parents did not want us to remember her that way. Through all of this Granny never  complained about the pain which must have been excruciating. I felt so  proud of her.  On April 2nd, 1991, the phone rang and everything was quiet. I saw the  tears swell in Mum's eyes. She told me to go and call Dad who was  outside. She told him, then us.  The next days I felt awful but at her funeral I felt very upset, seeing  that box, knowing my Great Grandmother was in it, The church was packed  and i only wish Granny could have known how many people loved her. She  only sat in her new chair once. 26 Feb 1903 30 Aug 1964 Maude Adelaide Bolton 61 61 26 Jan 1899 11 Aug 1978 William Mayberry Bolton 79 79 28 Jun 1897 16 Aug 1975 Elizabeth (Lil ) Jane Bolton 78 78 16 Oct 1895 3 Feb 1972 Margaret Ann Bolton 76 76 Married her first cousin Generated by GenoPro®. Click here for details.