About Ascendants and Descendants

This website  is primarily concerned with the ascendants and descendants of  the Bartons of Carr House  Weldbank, Chorley, Lancashire, England.  It is a project long in gestation and conceived  out of a desire to commit  my knowledge  and those of others in our family to a permanent record both for us and for our descendants. Our endeavours will, it is hoped, be of interest  to those of us who may have a curiosity as to their fore bearers and their  relatives  living today. 

The Carr House Bartons have been chosen as the  seminal point of reference  for our ascendants and descendants since it is from those who lived there that the  present English and Irish branches of the  family descend. 

Carr House was the home of James Barton and his wife Mary Barton (nee Turner) at the close of the 19th. and first  decades of the 20th. Century . It has long since been demolished, a victim of modernity . This website, however, records its existence, those who lived there and something of their lives, their ascendants, and of those descended from them. 

Mention has already been made of two branches of the family, The English and The Irish . These are dealt with under those headings . The former is descended from James and Mary’s second son John(known as ‘Jack’ ; latter from his younger brother, Oswald . For more about these see  “About Us”. 

The structure of the website  also records the Family Tree  of the  Bartons of Carr House  their ascendants and descendants  but will ultimately have links to the family trees of those  with whom these Bartons married . There are a series of  pages which record the Heraldry and Achievements of these families , a photo gallery , personal profiles ,and a history about us  . We commend our labours as an enrichment to the lives all who care to visit but most of all  would like to think that time spent here will bring some enjoyment . 

The Hon. Mr. Justice Bernard Barton , G .C. L. J,. 5th.October 2014.