William H. Walton

William H. Walton¹

• Birth*: William H. Walton was born in March 1860 at MD, US.¹
• Census: He appeared on the census of 1880 at Baltimore, MD, US, ;
  Walton, Frank 46 stable supt Eng/Eng/Eng
       Annie 25 wife MD/Ire/Ire
       Wm 20 son florist MD/Eng/MD.²
• Census: He appeared on the census of 1880 at Baltimore, MD, US, ;
  Walton, John 53 florist Eng/Eng/Eng
       Bridget wife 50 Ire/Ire/Ire
       George T. son 29 florist MD/Eng/Ire
  Grubb, John grdson 3 MD/MD/MD
  Walton, William H. nephew 20 florist MD/Eng/Eng.³
• (Witness) Occupation: He witnessed the occupation of John Shields and Celeste Marguerite Winans between 1897 and 1922 at Baltimore, MD, US; a florist and gardener to Gaun McRobert and Celeste Winans Hutton. He worked first at Alexandroffsky at 838 Hollins Street. The ground covered an entire block and was situated across an alley from St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, where the his son John Shields was baptized. The estate had many greenhouses and conservatories on the grounds which is probably where he worked. It is possible he met the Huttons when he was working as a blacksmith, as Gaun Hutton maintained a large stable of horses. However, he was also a good friend of William Walton who also was a florist and probably worked for the Huttons as well.
  In 1913, he moved to Irvington and worked at the Crimea Estate (Orianda House) in what is now known as Leakin Park.
  The Hutton family also had an estate called Shamrock Cliff (now known as Oceancliff) in Newport, Rhode Island. He used to travel up there during the summers to tend the estate, and Helen Mary Gibson went with him one summer to work as a house maid. He remained in their employ until his death.^4,5,6,7,8,9
• Census*: William H. Walton appeared on the census of 1900 at 1910 Montrose Street, Baltimore, MD, US, ;
  Walton, William H. Mar 1860 40 m9 MD/Eng/Eng florist
       Julia W. dau Sep 1891 8 MD/MD/Ire
       William F. son Oct 1893 6 MD/MD/Ire
       Mary L. dau Jul 1895 4 MD/MD/Ire
  Givens, Lizzie servant May 1854 56 m1 0/0 MD/Eng/Eng.¹
• Census: He appeared on the census of 1910 at 1910 Montrose Street, Baltimore, MD, US, ;
  Walton, William H. 50 m2 MD/Eng/Eng florist for private family
       Jennie M. wife 40 m1 4 2 children, blank living MD/Ire/Ire
       Julia Y. dau 18 MD/MD/MD serving umbrella mfg
       Mary L. dau 14 MD/MD/MD
       William H. son 16 MD/MD/MD clerk liquor store.¹⁰
• Census: He appeared on the census of 1920 at 521 Jayne Ave., Irvington, Baltimore, MD, US, ;
  Walton, William H. 60 MD/Eng/MD florist
       Jennie wife 50 MD/Ire/Ire
       Julia dau 27 MD/MD/MD saleslady shoe store
       Lily dau 24 MD/MD/MD telephone operator
       Matthew son 9 MD/MD/MD
  Living in same ED as John Shields in Irvington.¹¹
• Census: He appeared on the census of 1930 at 469 Potter Street, Irvington, Baltimore, MD, US, ;
  Walton, William 70 m30 MD/Eng/Eng florist in green house
       Jennie wife 61 m35 MD/Ire/Ire
       Julia W. dau 35 MD/MD/MD works in hotel
       Lillian M. dau 30 MD/MD/MD telephone operator
       William F. son 37 widowed MD/MD/MD agent insurance
       Muller C. 19 MD/MD/MD.¹²