FAMILY HISTORY: MORTON

THE MARRIAGE OF ROBERT & MARY ANNE MORTON:

 

GROOM:
Name: Robert Morton
Father: James Morton
Mother: Margaret Grundy
Birthdate: 16 September 1870
Birthplace: Preston, Lancashire, England

 

BRIDE:
Name: Mary Anne Haywood
Father: William Haywood
Mother:
Birthdate: c. 1867
Birthplace:

 

THEIR WEDDING:
Date: 2 April 1892
Place: St. Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Chapel
Location: Preston, Lancashire, England
Priest:
Witnesses: John Morton and Mary Ann Morton

 

THEIR SIX CHILDREN:
Mary Alice Morton Born: 1892
Charles Morton Born: 1894
George Morton Born: c. Jun 1896 (infant)
William Morton Born: 1897 (young)
John Morton Born: 1903
Robert Morton Jr. Born: c. 1908 (infant)

 

DEATHS:
George Morton [14 mos] Buried: 28 Jul 1897
Robert Morton Jr. [ 4 yrs] Buried: 20 Nov 1912
William Morton [22 yrs] Died: 20 Aug 1919
Robert Morton Sr. [54 yrs] Died: 6 Mar 1925
Mary Anne Morton (Mrs) [91 yrs] Died: 9 Jun 1959
Charles Morton [59 yrs] Buried: 1 Dec 1954
Mary Alice Cross (Mrs) [71 yrs] Died: 2 Feb 1966
John Morton [81 yrs] Buried: 15 Feb 1984

 

NOTES:
1: The Mary Ann Morton who was a witness at their wedding may have been Robert's elder sister or the wife of his brother John, who married the year before.
2: The above information is based on various directories and burial records from Preston Cemetery.
3: While on military service, their son Charles was listed in the register of Absent Voters:
Charles Morton, 16 Oswald Road, 200639, Pte., 2/4th L. North Lancs. No. 2962.

 


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