FAMILY HISTORY: MORTON
THE FAMILY OF JOSEPH & AMELIA WEIGHTS
MONUMENT INSCRIPTIONS AND BURIAL RECORDS:
| MONUMENT INSCRIPTION: "In Loving Memory of... ...Also of Joseph, son of the above, who died Jany 19th 1899 in his 26th year... Also of Mary Alice, wife of the above named Robert Loved by all." |
 |
| (Partial inscription from his parent's grave, Plot P, Grave 489 at Preston Cemetery) | |
| DEATH NOTICES: |
| (none found as yet) |
| BURIAL RECORDS: | |
| Robert Weights, father of Joseph, purchased grave P-489 in the Church of England Section at Preston Cemetery on 9 January 1896. Joseph was the third of eight burials in a 20 ft. deep grave: | |
| 3) | Joseph Weights, age 24 years, of 20 Woodhouse Grove, was buried on 21 January 1899 by H. Henn. His was the 3rd interment, buried 16'6" deep. Burial No. 53517. |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | The photograph and monument inscription above were kindly provided by Jane Berry. |
| 2: | The burial record for Joseph records his age as 24 but the headstone indicates that he was 25. |
| 3: | The burial records are taken from microfilmed copies of the original grave and burial registers held at the Lancashire Record Office. |