Before I finish up with the new Ogden family data, two more generations in my family tree can be added – those of the parents and grandparents of Ellen Lupton, who married Richard Ogden.
Today’s family sketch will examine her parents and siblings. As with many online trees, there are some facts which are supported by documents and there are some choices that have no support for them. In fact, there are even some records which seem to prove errors have been made.
Let’s begin with the facts.
Christopher Lupton was baptized on 24 December 1570 at St. Andrew’s Church in Keighley, Yorkshire, England, the son of Robert Lupton. Isabel Snowden was born c1572, place undetermined and no parents have been identified for her.
Christopher Lupton and “Izabell Snowden” married on 23 December 1594 in Keighley.
Children (All baptized in Keighley, Yorkshire, England):
- John, 4 June 1595; no further record
- Ellen/Helen, 20 February 1597/98; married Richard Ogden, 1 September 1618, Keighley, Yorkshire, England. This family disappears from the church records after 21 April 1639.
- William, 2 November 1600; no further record
- Robert, 2 November 1600; no further record
Christopher Lupton was buried in May 1613 in Keighley. Isabel is probably the “widow Lupton of Thwaites” who was buried on 2 June 1634 at St. Andrew’s Church in Keighley.
Now for the inaccurate details. Someone added Isabell in the FamilySearch family tree, but called her “Sowden,” probably a typo, but for those who don’t do their due diligence, but copy and paste, that typo can be a many trees by now.
Second, William and Robert, who probably were twins, given the single baptismal date and short time span between their births and Ellen’s baptism, are often not included in family trees.
Instead, some have substituted one Thomas Lupton as a child of Christopher and Isabel, complete with a baptismal date i n1605 in Keighley. The problem is I haven’t found any such chld born to the couple and the FamilySearch family tree links this Thomas to another couple in another town.
Therefore, at this point, I believe Christopher and Isabel were the parents of four children and the only one about which much is known is their daughter Isabel.