In 1911 Agnes' father changed the family name from Wiggins to Walton, for reasons not known.
In the 1920's Agnes and her parents moved to 14 Collegiate Crescent, Sheffield, Yorkshire.
In September 1921 Agnes Eleanor Walton was sent to The Convent of the Sacred Heart Boarding School, which at the time was based in Roehampton, London.
In about 1928 the piano needed re-tuning, so Thomas Gerard Walton went into central Sheffield and found a piano store owned by two brother's who were of Russian-Jewish decent, they had come over to England from Russia in about 1918. One of the brothers, called Jacob Issacs was employed to re-tune the piano, whilest in the house, Thomas' daughter Agnes Eleanor Walton was on holiday from her convent boarding school, The Convent of the Sacred Heart, and she decided to seduce Jacob, which he fell for. On discovering his daughter's activities, he forbade her from having any contact with Jacob, mainly because she was underage and being a Roman Catholic family there was a lot of animosity towards Jewish people.
Agnes Eleanor Walton carried on seeing Jacob Issacs, whenever she could and by April 1929 found herself pregnant. During 1928/29 Thomas Gerard Walton had employed a young car mechanic by the name of Colin Cook, to be his chauffer along with a cook, by the name of Mrs Turner and a house maid.
Thomas Gerard Walton realised that Colin Cook had feelings towards his daughter and decided to offer the young man the chance of a lifetime. He asked him to marry his daughter and legitamise her unborn child. Seeing that he came from a working class family he believed that he would one day inherit his future father's house, which was incorrect, because he did not own 14 Collegiate Crescent, but merely rented it. He did not hesitate to agree.
Agnes Eleanor Walton was farmed off to Thomas Gerard Walton's wife's family in Worcester, for the rest of her confinement and married on 8th October 1929 at St George's Catholic Chapel.
The marriage entry reads;
1929. Marriage solemnized at St George's Catholic Chapel, Sansome Place in the District of Worcester
in the County
When Married Seventh September 1929 Name and Surname Colin Cook/Agnes Eleanor Walton Age 21 years/18 years Condition Bachelor/Spinster Rank or profession Motor engineer mechanic/~ Residence at the time of Marriage 28 Randall Street, Sheffield/150 Henwick Road, Worcester Father's Name and Surname William Ferguson Cook/Thomas Walton Rank or Profession of Father Motor Driver/County Educationalist
Married in the St George's Catholic Chapel according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Roman Catholics by Licence by me,
This Marriage was solemnized between us, {Colin Cook/Agnes E. Walton} in the Presence of us, {Thomas Walton/Maria Louisa Hynes
They then returned to 14 Collegiate Crescent, Sheffield, Yorkshire, where on 11th November 1929 Agnes gave birth to her daughter Margurite Theresa Cook.
On and off Agnes kept on seeing Jacob Issacs secretly, which annoyed her father.
On the night of 14th April 1933, the Walton's got prepared for a journey to Liverpool. Early in the morning of 15th April Thomas Gerard Walton, Gertrude Mary Walton (nee Stokoe) and Colin Cook set off for Liverpool, leaving Agnes Eleanor Cook (nee Walton), Margurite Theresa Cook and Colette Gertrude Cook, Colin and Agnes' younger daughter, born 1932.
Believing that they would be staying in Liverpool, Colin Cook was surprised that late into the evening, Thomas Gerard Walton insisted on leaving and heading back to Sheffield. The car was coming down Manchester Road, Sheffield, Yorkshire, near midnight. In the back Thomas and Gertrude were sleeping, as the car rounded the bend, near the Rivelin Dams, the steering appeared to stick and as Colin tried to correct the steering he lost control of the car and it overturned twice, before he could up right it and move it to the side of the road, so that he could allow a bus to pass. Thomas and Gertrude were ejected though the roof of the car, Thomas was lying in the road in front of the car, whilest Gertrude was sent over a wall into a field. Colin was trapped in the car by the steering wheel and column. He managed to crawl through the shattered roof and checked in the car to see if Thomas and Gertrude were alright, upon discovering the the car was empty, he then found Thomas on the road and Gertrude the other side of a wall. He found a house up Ronksley Lane and was able to rose the household and called for an ambalance, which took them to the Sheffield Royal Hospital, were Thomas was declared dead, Gertrude was admited suffering from concussion and severe injuries to her back and Colin was treated for cuts to the forehead and to the right wrist.
When the funeral was held, Agnes Eleanor Cook (nee Walton) was the princiaple mourners, with her mother Gertrude Mary Walton (nee Stokoe) still holspitalised, Colin Cook and Maria Louisa Hynes (nee Wiggins) along with various others.
Some time later, Colin Cook came home to find Jacob Issacs in the house. He immediatley told him to leave the house, but Jacob refused. Colin shoved him towards the front door and once again told him to leave, again he refused. In a fit of temper, Colin threw the side lamp at him, that had been sitting on the hall table. The lamp struck Jacob in his right eye blinding him.
In a rage Agnes kicked Colin out, reminding him that their's was merely a marriage of conveniance.
In 1934 Gertrude Mary Walton (nee Stokoe) died from her injuries sustained in the car accident.
On 3rd September 1939 England declared war on Germany and so started the Second World War.
In 1941 Agnes Eleanor Cook (nee Walton) was still living at 14 Collegiate Crescent, Sheffield, Yorkshire, but soon after she left for Worcester, Worcestershire to get away from the bombs.
While in Worcester, Agnes Eleanor Walton, she had gone back to her maiden name, got a job as an ambalance driver, this meant driving a converted removel van. One night during the bombing she was called to and incedent, when unbeknown to her, a bomb had already fallen in the middle of the road and had left a creater, which in the black out Agnes did not see and went into, in the resulting crash she damaged her left leg, breaking her ankle.
After the war Agnes Eleanor Cook (nee Walton), Jacob Issacs and Margurite Theresa Cook moved to London where she purchased a Bed & Breakfast in Paddington, London. In the evenings she would hold illegal gambling, which were attended by some of London underworld, people like Jack Comer, Billy Hill and the Messina Brothers. With such promernant personalities being present, it was no surprise that the B&B kept on getting raided.
Soon Agnes Eleanor Walton got fed up with this and acquired a job working as a Housekeeper for Lord Beaulieu at his country estate at Beaulieu Palace House, Beaulieu, Hampshire.
By the early 1950's Agnes Eleanor Walton left Lord Beaulieu and moved to 1 Broad Halfpenny Lane, Tadley, Hampshire. Agnes and Jacob Issacs (Jack Walton) set themselves up as Antiques Dealers, mainly from market stalls, along with sellers of textiles, books and other pieces of efemour.
By 1969 Jacob Issacs (Jack Walton) died and in 1971 her injury that she had sustained during the war, made it that she could no longer drive and attend the markets.
During the 1970's Agnes Eleanor Walton was able to acquire a disability assistance car, in 1975, became and active member of the Kingsclere Red Cross and The Tadley Branch of the Womens Institute.
In 1981 Agnes Eleanor Walton was diagnosed with bowel cancer. By 1982 she had been addmited to Southampton General Hospital, Cancer Department, towards the end of 1982 she was discharged back to 1 Broad Halfpenny Lane, Tadley, Hampshire.
In June 1983 she was admited into Basingstoke General Hospital, were she died in July 1983 and was buried at St Peter's Church, Church Road, Tadley, Hampshire in August 1983
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