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Robert Orton born about 1714 - where to look next

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clarkie

Exiled Brummie
I have be researching my Mothers Orton/Oreton family for some years. So far I am back to Robert born about 1714. He married Elizabrth Bragg in 1739, Sheldon, which was then in Warwickshire.
They had 8 children all born Sheldon, their marriage OPR states that Elizabeth was born Sheldon but Robert was resident in Berkswell, it implies he was born elsewhere, it would be nice to know, can anyone help, I have now exhausted most online possiblities. I live in Scotland so local research is restricted.

I had a theory that he may have descended from William Orton Rector of Sheldon in 1628. He had three sons who went into the Church. John, Curate, Harborne, James, Curate, Edgbaston then Deacon in Lichfield and the most likely Phillip, Vicar of Bickenhill 1665-1694. He had one unamed son in 1660 and Phillip in 1662.
He married Sarah Spicer 1692 Warwickshire, She was born Cadeby, Leics 1663.
Children born Bickenhill: Anne 1693, Sarah 1695 buried Leics 1753, Mary 1696, Elizabeth 1697,
Phillip 1699 died 1701, Martha 1700 & Thomas 1709.

So was Robert 1714 a late child and he never made it to IGI or is there another explanation?

Subsequent generations meandered through Warwickshire eventually to Birmingham via Solihull and Hampton in Arden.
In the late 1800s early 1900s the family owned/occupied Walford Hall & the Farm, they were Butchers in Hampton, Meriden & Birmingham. Related family names Lowe & Wagstaff owned The Engine Inn at Hampton & the Black Bull Barston and the Rawbone family were Blacksmiths.
If this information is of interest to anyone please let me know. I will be happy to share what I have.

Regards
Colin
 
I don't have a lot of experience in researching pre-1837 but I think the main difficulty may be finding sufficient Online as I think it may be easier via Library Archives and Kew (possibly using researchers) for thinks like heath tax, land surveys, muster lists, Guild memberships etc

Online - Have you tried C18th Newspaper collection (online via your library card)? Are there any clues in what you have found already eg could he have gone to India https://www.fibis.org or get tried https://www.oldbaileyonline.org or have involvement with London https://forum.birminghamhistory.co.uk/showthread.php?t=32252 I am sure there are lots of other things to try too (it is a matter of thinking of them...)
 
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