FAMILY HISTORY: MORTON
THE MARRIAGE OF JOHN & MARY ANN MORTON:
| GROOM: | |
| Name: John Morton | |
| Father: James Morton | |
| Mother: Margaret Grundy | |
| Birthdate: 1868 | |
| Birthplace: Preston, Lancashire, England | |
| BRIDE: | |
| Name: Mary Ann Polding | |
| Father: James Polding | |
| Mother: Elizabeth Helm | |
| Birthdate: 1870 | |
| Birthplace: Preston, Lancashire, England | |
| THEIR WEDDING: | |
| Date: 15 January 1891 | |
| Place: St. Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Chapel | |
| Location: Preston, Lancashire, England | |
| Priest: Father Charles Nicholson | |
| Witnesses: Henry Whaite and Teresa Whaite | |
| THEIR NINE CHILDREN: | ||||||||
| Mary Elizabeth Morton | Born: | 11 | Apr | 1891 | (infant) | |||
| James Morton | Born: | c. | 1892 | |||||
| Wilfred Morton | Born: | 25 | Nov | 1895 | ||||
| George Morton | Born: | c. | 1898 | (infant) | ||||
| Margaret Morton | Born: | c. | May | 1900 | ||||
| John Morton | Born: | c. | 1903 | |||||
| Joseph Morton | Born: | c. | 1905 | |||||
| Albert Morton | Born: | c. | 1908 | |||||
| Gertrude Mary Morton | Born: | c. | 1911 | |||||
| DEATHS: | ||||||||
| Mary Elizabeth Morton | [ 5 mos] | Buried: | 5 | Sep | 1891 | |||
| George Morton | [12 yrs] | Buried: | 24 | May | 1910 | |||
| John Morton Sr. | [62 yrs] | Buried: | 14 | Mar | 1931 | |||
| Mary Ann Morton (Mrs) | [68 yrs] | Buried: | 2 | Mar | 1939 | |||
| James Morton | [64 yrs] | Died: | 19 | Jan | 1957 | |||
| Wilfred Morton | [85 yrs] | Buried: | 15 | Oct | 1981 | |||
| Albert Morton | [76 yrs] | Buried: | 13 | Jul | 1984 | |||
| Joseph Morton | Died: | |||||||
| Margaret Ashton (Mrs) | Died: | |||||||
| John Morton | Died: | |||||||
| Gertrude Mary Morton | Died: | |||||||
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Theresa Whaite, nee' Polding, was Mary's elder sister. |
| 2: | The above information is based on various directories and burial records from Preston Cemetery. |