Charles Ormston Eaton (25 January 1827 – 14 September 1907) was an English banker and first-class cricketer.
[2] His first game in 1847 was for a so-called "England" eleven that included some of the foremost cricketers of the day; his other first-class matches were for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and he did not play in any important games while at Cambridge University.
His mother Charlotte Anne Eaton (née Waldie), as well as being a published author, carried on the banking business as senior partner after the death of her husband until her own death in 1859.
Eaton bought the Tolethorpe estate in 1864 and carried out a major reconstruction of the hall and formal gardens.
[3] He married Elizabeth Jane, daughter of Robert Hedley of Sidbrook, Somerset, in 1858, and their son, Hubert, was also Sheriff of Rutland in 1906.