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 | Married | M | 34 | Clerk | Preston, Lancashire |
Elizabeth Weights | Wife | Married | F | 30 | - | Preston, Lancashire |
Sarah Weights | Daughter | - | F | 8 | Scholar | Preston, Lancashire |
Joseph Weights | Son | - | M | 7 | Scholar | Preston, Lancashire |
William Weights | Son | - | M | 5 | Scholar | Preston, Lancashire |
Elizabeth Weights | Daughter | - | F | 3 | - | Preston, Lancashire |
Richard M. Weights | Son | - | M | 1 | - | Preston, Lancashire |
NOTE: | |
1: | Living at 54 Wellfield Road, Preston. (RG11-4240, folio 97) |
1891 CENSUS OF PRESTON, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
Robert Weights | Head | Married | M | 44 | Manager | Preston, Lancashire |
Mary Alice Weights | Wife | Married | F | 44 | - | Preston, Lancashire |
Sarah Weights | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 19 | Flattener | Preston, Lancashire |
Joseph Weights | Son | Unmarried | M | 18 | Grocer's Assistant | Preston, Lancashire |
William Weights | Son | Unmarried | M | 15 | Apprentice | Preston, Lancashire |
Elizabeth Weights | Daughter | - | 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 | Daughter | - | 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 | Married | M | 54 | Manager | Preston, Lancashire |
Mary A. Weights | Wife | Married | F | 54 | Housewife | Preston, Lancashire |
Elizabeth Weights | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 23 | Cotton Winder | Preston, Lancashire |
Richard M. Weights | Son | Unmarried | M | 21 | Sheet Metal Worker | Preston, Lancashire |
Robert Weights | Son | Unmarried | M | 18 | House Painter | Preston, Lancashire |
Albert Weights | Son | Unmarried | M | 18 | Joiner | Preston, Lancashire |
John J. Weights | Son | Unmarried | M | 14 | - | Preston, Lancashire |
Ann Weights | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 12 | - | Preston, Lancashire |
Alice Bramwell | Cousin | Unmarried | 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. |
1911 CENSUS OF PRESTON, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
Robert Weights | Head | Widower | M | 64 | Manager | Preston, Lancashire |
John James Weights | Son | Unmarried | M | 24 | Collector | Preston, Lancashire |
Anne Weights | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 22 | Flaker | Preston, Lancashire |
Elizabeth Baker | Daughter | Married | F | 33 | Housekeeper | Preston, Lancashire |
Henry Baker | Son-in-Law | Married | M | 36 | Engine Tenter | Preston, Lancashire |
Reginald Baker | Grandson | - | M | 3 | - | Preston, Lancashire |
NOTES: | |
1: | Living at 64 Waterloo Road, Ashton, Preston. |
2: | Robert's occupation was "Manager, Gold Plate & Thread Works"; John James was a collector for a refuge society; Anne was a flaker in a mica works; and Henry Baker was a stationary engine tenter & fireman. |
3: | At this time, I have no idea how Alice Bramwell is related to Robert Weights. |
NOTE: | |
1: | The above information is taken from copies of the various census returns held on microfiche at the Lancashire Archives in Preston. |
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