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. |
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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