FAMILY HISTORY: MORTON

THE MARRIAGE OF JOHN & MARY MORTON:

 

GROOM:
Name: John Morton
Father: Robert Morton, yeoman farmer, deceased
Mother: Alice Critchley
Baptism Date: 8 August 1819
Birthplace: Wheelton, Lancashire, England

 

BRIDE:
Name: Mary Baines
Father: Barnaby Baines, gardener
Mother: Margery Duckworth
Birthdate: c. 1815
Birthplace: Claughton-on-Brock, Lancashire, England

 

THEIR WEDDING: St Thomas' Church, Claughton
Date: 13 September 1841
Place: St. Thomas' Roman Catholic Church
Location: Claughton-on-Brock, Lancashire, England
Priest:
Witnesses:

 

THEIR ELEVEN CHILDREN:
Robert Morton Born: c. 1841 His Life
Barnaby Morton Born: 29 May 1843 His Family
William Morton Born: c. 1844 His Life
Margery Morton Born: c. 1845 Her Family
George Morton Born: c. 1846 (infant)
Alice Morton Born: c. 1848 Her Family
Margaret Morton Born: c. 1851 Her Family
Mary Morton Born: c. 1852 Her Life
Elizabeth Morton Born: c. 1855 Her Family
John Morton Jr. Born: c. Aug 1857 (infant)
Ann Morton Born: c. 1859 (infant)

 

DEATHS:
George Morton [infant] Buried: 30 Nov 1847
John Morton Jr. [ 6 wks] Died: 22 Sep 1857
Ann Morton [ 3 yrs] Died: 30 Jan 1862
Margery Towers (Mrs) [25 yrs] Died: c. 1871
Mary Morton (Mrs) [71 yrs] Died: 23 May 1887
Margaret Wells (Mrs) [45 yrs] Died: 1896
Barnaby Morton [59 yrs] Died: 26 Jul 1902
John Morton Sr. [90 yrs] Died: 6 Aug 1906
Alice Jackson (Mrs) [77 yrs] Died: 2 Mar 1926
Robert Morton Died:
William Morton Died:
Mary Morton Died:
Elizabeth Smith (Mrs) Died:

 

NOTES:
1: John's exact place of birth is a bit of a mystery. Various records give it as Withnell, Wheelton, and Chorley. Later records give his birthplace as Wheelton, which is probably correct.
2: The above information is based on various records held at the Lancashire Record Office.

 

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