The Case of John and Joseph Haste Dufton
The use of a 'surname' as a Christian name to perpetuate a family name on the mothers side is quite common. So when the name Haste Dufton first appeared in 1844, the assumption was that the Haste part came from their mothers maiden name. In the case of the brothers John and Joseph Haste Dufton, this does not occur as their mother was a Sarah Dufton, wife, ex-wife or widow of a Matthew Dufton. We don't know what happened to Matthew as no death records have been found. There is also no record of Sarah ever remarrying, on her death certificate of 1871 she was described as 'widow of Matthew Dufton'.
The first occurance of the usage of Haste Dufton was in 1844 when Joseph Haste Dufton married Elizabeth Crabtree at the Leeds Parish Church. Joseph was recorded as a bachelor and his fathers name was recorded as Joseph Haste Dufton. The next occurance was the marriage of John Haste Dufton to his second wife Sarah Ann Ellis at Bradford Parish Church in 1854. John was described as a widower and his father was recorded as Joseph Haste Dufton. John can then be found in the 1861 census for Bowling, near Bradford, and again in his third marriage in 1862 to Jane Milnes, also at Bradford. No birth record has ever been found for a John or a Joseph Haste Dufton.
It was not until the 1871 census for Morley that Joseph Haste Dufton reappeared. He was living with his wife, Elizabeth and their son Elam and daughter Frances. On checking the birth records of these two children, we find that a Joseph Dufton was recorded as their father.
This started the search for a male named Haste, the assumption being that as their mother was still with them and still using the name Dufton, a male Haste must have be involved somewhere. To emphasise the difficulty in tracing family members when their names are changing, see the following scenarios:
Joseph Haste Dufton can be found as a Dufton in the 1841 Pudsey census, as Haste Dufton in his 1844 marriage to Elizabeth Crabtree, as Dufton in 1847 & 1854 on his childrens birth certificates, as Haste in the 1861 Morley census, as Haste Dufton in the 1871 Morley census, as Haste in the 1881 Morley census and as Haste Dufton on his 1887 death certificate. His son, Elam Dufton, retained his name as have all his descendants. Of whom, I am one.
John Haste Dufton can be found as a Dufton in the 1841 Pudsey census, as Haste Dufton in the 1851 Pudsey census, as Haste Dufton in his 1854 marriage to Sarah Ann Ellis, as Dufton in 1855 on his son Solomon's birth certificates, as Haste Dufton in the 1861 Bowling census, as Haste Dufton in his 1862 marriage to Jane Milnes and as Haste in the 1881 Bradford census. Solomon Dufton later married as a Haste and his children all retained the Haste name.
There is a birth record at the Bradford Parish Church for 1823 which shows the birth of a Joseph to a Sarah and Joseph Haiste. On rechecking the 1841 census for Pudsey, Sarah Dufton is found living in Chapeltown with her children. The last entry for the household is of a Joseph Haste, aged 60 and previously NOT recorded by researchers because they were only looking for Duftons!
There can little doubt that John Haste Dufton and Joseph Haste Dufton were the children of Sarah Dufton and Joseph Haste. No marriage record for Sarah Dufton and Joseph Haste has ever been found.
To this day, there must be many Haste families in existence not realising they are part of the Dufton family (and vice versa). If you are a Haste and want to know more or if you have more information yourself please,
I have 1,087 names in my HASTE database so you never know!.
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