FAMILY HISTORY: MORTON
THE FAMILY OF ROBERT WEIGHTS
CENSUS INFORMATION:
| 1881 CENSUS OF PRESTON, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| Robert Weights | Head | Mar. | M | 34 | Clerk | Preston, Lancashire |
| Elizabeth Weights | Wife | Mar. | F | 30 | - | Preston, Lancashire |
| Sarah Weights | Dau. | - | F | 8 | Scholar | Preston, Lancashire |
| Joseph Weights | Son | - | M | 7 | Scholar | Preston, Lancashire |
| William Weights | Son | - | M | 5 | Scholar | Preston, Lancashire |
| Elizabeth Weights | Dau. | - | F | 3 | - | Preston, Lancashire |
| Richard M. Weights | Son | - | M | 1 | - | Preston, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at 54 Wellfield Road, Preston. (RG11-4240, folio 97) |
| 2: | The family were not at this address in 1891 and I have not yet found that Census record. |
| 1891 CENSUS OF PRESTON, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| Robert Weights | Head | Mar. | M | 44 | Manager | Preston, Lancashire |
| Mary Alice Weights | Wife | Mar. | F | 44 | - | Preston, Lancashire |
| Sarah Weights | Dau. | Unm. | F | 19 | Flattener | Preston, Lancashire |
| Joseph Weights | Son | Unm. | M | 18 | Grocer's Assistant | Preston, Lancashire |
| William Weights | Son | Unm. | M | 15 | Apprentice | Preston, Lancashire |
| Elizabeth Weights | Dau. | - | F | 13 | Cotton Weaver | Preston, Lancashire |
| Morton Weights | Son | - | M | 11 | Errand Boy | Preston, Lancashire |
| Robert Weights | Son | - | M | 9 | Scholar | Preston, Lancashire |
| Albert Weights | Son | - | M | 9 | Scholar | Preston, Lancashire |
| John James Weights | Son | - | M | 4 | - | Preston, Lancashire |
| Annie Weights | Dau. | - | F | 2 | - | Preston, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at 64 Waterloo Road, Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston. (RG12-3447, folio 126, page 20) |
| 2: | Robert's full occupation was Gold Thread Works Manager, Sarah's was Flattener at Gold Thread Works, and William's was Apprentice to Turning Wood. |
| 3: | Morton Weights was actually Richard Morton Weights. It may be that his family called him by his middle name. |
| 1901 CENSUS OF PRESTON, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| Robert Weights | Head | Mar. | M | 54 | Manager | Preston, Lancashire |
| Mary A. Weights | Wife | Mar. | F | 54 | Housewife | Preston, Lancashire |
| Elizabeth Weights | Dau. | Unm. | F | 23 | Cotton Winder | Preston, Lancashire |
| Richard M. Weights | Son | Unm. | M | 21 | Sheet Metal Worker | Preston, Lancashire |
| Robert Weights | Son | Unm. | M | 18 | House Painter | Preston, Lancashire |
| Albert Weights | Son | Unm. | M | 18 | Joiner | Preston, Lancashire |
| John J. Weights | Son | Unm. | M | 14 | - | Preston, Lancashire |
| Ann Weights | Dau. | Unm. | F | 12 | - | Preston, Lancashire |
| Alice Bramwell | Cousin | Unm. | F | 65 | - | Preston, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at 64 Waterloo Road, Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston. (RG13-3962, folio 70, page 3) |
| 2: | Robert's full occupation was Manager in Gold Thread Works, and Robert and Albert were apprentices. |
| 3: | At this time, I have no idea how Alice Bramwell is related to Robert Weights. |