AYTON FAMILY HISTORY

This page is dedicated to the history of the Ayton family of Diss, Norfolk.

William and Susan Ayton had at least two children baptised in Diss, in 1737 and 1742, and a Charles and Mary Ayton also appear to have been having children in the parish around the same period. Both couples seem to have had a son by the name of Charles (in 1742 and 1740 respectively), and one of these may well have been the Charles who married at Shimpling in 1772 (see Gissing page). William and Susan's daughter Sarah married William Barkham in Diss in 1764, and this line is being researched by Tracey Bedford.

Valerie has raised the possibility of a connection between the Diss / Kelsale Aytons (where the name Isaac appears) and the Isaac Hacon / Haken / Haykin of Acle who married Sarah Bayes in Norwich in 1764, but so far no firm evidence of a connection or of the interchangeability of the names has been found.

Anyone who is able to provide additional material or links relevant to this branch of the Ayton family is invited to contact the coordinator for this page Ian Hall.

This page was last updated 06 September 2007