FAMILY HISTORY: MORTON

THE MARRIAGES OF RICHARD WEIGHTS:

 

GROOM:
Name: Richard Weights, age 22, bachelor, Cashier
Father: Joseph Weights, Store Keeper
Mother: Sarah Place
Baptism Date: 8 February 1852
Birthplace: Preston, Lancashire, England

 

FIRST MARRIAGE: BRIDE:
Name: Gertrude Jopson, age 24, spinster
Father: (left blank in marriage register)
Mother:
Birthdate: c. 1850
Birthplace:

 

THEIR WEDDING:
Date: 22 December 1874
Place: St. Paul's Parish Church (C. of E.)
Location: Preston, Lancashire, England
Priest: William Myers
Witnesses: John Sergeant Tullis & Ann Aspinall

 

THEIR KNOWN CHILDREN:
Ada Gertrude Weights Born: c. 1876
Richard William Weights Born: c. 1877
Elizabeth Weights Born: c. 1879
James Weights Born: c. 1880 (Infant)
Mary Louisa Weights Born: c. 1884

 

DEATHS:
James Weights [infant] Died: c. 1880
Gertrude Weights [39 yrs] Died: c. 1889

 

NOTES:
1: At the time of their marriage, no. 78 in the register, Richard was living in Chipping Barnet and Gertrude was living at 42 Sedgwick Street, Preston.
2: Gertrude may have been illegitimate.
3: Richard, Gertrude and both witnesses signed their own names to the marriage register.
4: The above information was taken from the marriage registers held at the Lancashire Record Office.

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THE MARRIAGES OF RICHARD WEIGHTS

SECOND MARRIAGE:

 

SECOND MARRIAGE: BRIDE:
Name: Mary Ann Fielding, age 38, spinster
Father: John Fielding
Mother:
Birthdate: c. 1852
Birthplace:

 

WEDDING:
Date: 23 December 1890, by Banns
Place: St Luke's Parish Church (C. of E.)
Location: Preston, Lancashire, England
Priest: J. Price, Vicar
Witnesses: Charles Fielding, Robert Weights & Catherine Fielding

 

THEIR CHILDREN:
James Weights Born: c. 1891 (Infant)
Sarah Catherine Weights Born: c. 1892 (Infant)

 

DEATHS:
James Weights [infant] Died: c. 1891
Sarah Catherine Weights [infant] Died: c. 1892
Richard Weights [79 yrs] Died: 24 Feb 1931
Mary Ann Weights (Mrs) Died:
Ada Gertrude Weights Died:
Richard William Weights Died:
Elizabeth Weights Died:
Mary Louisa Weights Died:

 

NOTES:
1: When Richard married Mary he was described as a widower, age 38, of Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, the son of Joseph Weights, Gaol Warder. Mary Ann's address was Ribbleton Lane, Preston.
2: The above information was taken from the original marriage registers of St Paul's and St Luke's Churches, and from the 1881 Census, all on microfilm or microfiche at the Lancashire Record Office.

 


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