FAMILY HISTORY: MORTON

THE MARRIAGES OF ROBERT WEIGHTS:

 

GROOM:
Name: Robert Weights, age 24, bachelor, Bookkeeper
Father: Joseph Weights, Store Keeper
Mother: Sarah Place
Baptism Date: 31 January 1847
Birthplace: Preston, Lancashire, England

 

FIRST MARRIAGE: BRIDE:
Name: Elizabeth Pearson, age 21, spinster, Reeler
Father: William Pearson, Broker, deceased
Mother: Elizabeth Whittle
Baptism Date: 23 August 1850
Birthplace: Preston, Lancashire, England

 

THEIR WEDDING:
Date: 2 July 1871, after Banns St John's Parish Church, Preston
Place: The Parish Church of St. John
Location: Preston, Lancashire, England
Priest: C. P. Humble, Officiating Minister
Witnesses: Richard Weights & Susannah Pearson

 

THEIR NINE CHILDREN:
Sarah Weights Baptized: 11 Jun 1872 Her Family
Joseph Weights Baptized: 20 Jun 1873 His Family
William Weights Baptized: 24 Nov 1875 His Family
Elizabeth Weights Born: 30 Aug 1877 Her Family
Richard Morton Weights Born: 12 Feb 1880 His Family
Albert Weights Born: 1 May 1882 His Family
Robert Weights Born: 1 May 1882 His Family
Margaret Weights Born: 6 Jan 1885 (infant)
John James Weights Born: 4 Dec 1886 His Family

 

DEATHS:
Margaret Weights [ 1 yr ] Died: 8 Jan 1886
Elizabeth Weights (Mrs) [36 yrs] Died: 17 Dec 1886

 

NOTES:
1: At the time of their marriage Robert was living in St. Paul's Square and Elizabeth was living on Marsh Lane, both in Preston.
2: Elizabeth Weights died seven days after the baptism of John James and it is possible that her death was due to complications during or shortly after his birth.

THE MARRIAGES OF ROBERT WEIGHTS

SECOND MARRIAGE:

 

SECOND MARRIAGE: BRIDE:
Name: Mary Alice Oddie, age 41, spinster, weaver
Father: John Oddie, flagger & slater (deceased)
Mother: Mary Salthouse
Baptism Date: 14 June 1846
Birthplace: Preston, Lancashire, England

 

WEDDING:
Date: 29 December 1887, by license
Place: St Paul's Parish Church
Location: Preston, Lancashire, England
Priest: C.V.L. Riley
Witnesses: Samuel Weights & Eliza Oddie

 

THEIR CHILD:
Annie Weights Born: 7 Jan 1889 (young)

 

DEATHS:
Joseph Weights [24 yrs] Died: 19 Jan 1899
Mary Alice Weights (Mrs) [56 yrs] Died: 29 Jan 1902
Sarah Hodgkinson (Mrs) [40 yrs] Died: 14 Mar 1913
Annie Weights [31 yrs] Died: 29 Feb 1920
Robert Weights Sr. [80 yrs] Died: 21 Mar 1927
William Weights [75 yrs] Died: 8 Jan 1949
Elizabeth Baker (Mrs) [73 yrs] Died: 21 Jan 1951
Richard Morton Weights [83 yrs] Died: 27 Dec 1963
John James Weights [88 yrs] Died: 1 May 1975
Albert Weights [72 yrs] Died: 19 Jan 1955
Robert Weights Jr. Died:

 

NOTES:
1: When Robert married Mary Alice he was described as a widower, age 41, of 54 Wellfield Road, the son of Joseph Weights, gentleman. Mary Alice Oddie's address was 38 St Ignatius Square.
2: Some of the above information was kindly provided by Jane Berry and David Threlfall, descendants of Joseph Weights Sr. Further information is taken from the original marriage and baptism registers of St John's, St Mark's, St Paul's and Emmanuel Churches, and from the burial registers from Preston Cemetery, all on microfilm or microfiche at the Lancashire Archives in Preston.

 

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Updated: 05 May 2015