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Lupton

Lupton Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a place in Cumbria (Westmorland). The placename is recorded in Domesday Book as Lupetun and probably derives from an Old English personal name Hluppa (of uncertain origin) + Old English tūn ‘enclosure settlement’.
Source:
Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
Similar surnames:
LutonLuxtonLuttonUptonLiptonTiptonHuntonRustonBuxton
From:
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Plot No. 109

Ann Lupton  1784 - 1858

 

Plot No. 110

William Lupton 1775  - 1859

Ann Lupton Plot 109 - click for full size image
Ann Lupton Plot 109

 
William Lupton Plot 110 - click for full size image
William Lupton Plot 110

Inscription

 

Inscription

IN MEMORY OF
ANN LUPTON
of Hampsthwaite
who Died December 3rd 1858
Aged 74 Years.
 In Memory of
WILLIAM LUPTON OF HAMPSTHWAITE
WHO DIED JULY 18TH 1859
AGED 84 YEARS

Lo! the prisoner is released
Lightened of his fleshly load
Where the weary are at rest
He is gather’d in to God!

Lo! the pain of life is past,
All his warfare now is o’er.
Death and hell behind are cast,
Grief and suffering are no more.

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Calverley Info comprises an excellent and comprehensive collection of historical and genealogical information pertaining to Nidderdale in Yorkshire. Burial Records may be accessed using the links below and may be searched by holding down Ctrl and pressing F then typing in the Surname to be searched for.
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Lupton

Lupton Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a place in Cumbria (Westmorland). The placename is recorded in Domesday Book as Lupetun and probably derives from an Old English personal name Hluppa (of uncertain origin) + Old English tūn ‘enclosure settlement’.
Source:
Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
Similar surnames:
LutonLuxtonLuttonUptonLiptonTiptonHuntonRustonBuxton
From:
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/learn/facts