FAMILY HISTORY: MORTON

THE MARRIAGE OF SAMUEL & JANE WEIGHTS:

 

GROOM:
Name: Samuel Weights, age 22, bachelor, hairdresser
Father: Joseph Weights, storekeeper
Mother: Sarah Place
Baptism date: 4 June 1858
Birthplace: Preston, Lancashire, England

 

BRIDE:
Name: Jane Cowburn, age 21, spinster
Father: William Cowburn, shoemaker
Mother: Ann (surname unknown)
Baptism Date: 25 September 1859
Birthplace: Preston, Lancashire, England

 

THEIR WEDDING:  
Date: 1 August 1880
Place: St. Paul's Church (C. of E.)
Location: Preston, Lancashire, England
Priest: G. Ober (?)
Witnesses: James Weights & Annie Atkinson

 

THEIR CHILDREN:
William Weights Baptized: 6 Jun 1882 (young)
Sarah Weights Baptized: 27 Apr 1884 (infant)
Clara Weights Baptized: 19 Jul 1885 Her Family
Annie Weights Baptized: 16 Oct 1887 Her Family
Robert Weights Born: 8 Dec 1889 His Family
Joseph Weights Born: 20 Mar 1893 (infant)
Elizabeth Weights Born: 24 Mar 1895 Her Family

 

DEATHS:
Sarah Weights [5 mos] Died: 3 Sep 1884
Joseph Weights [4 mos] Died: 23 Jul 1893
William Weights [20 yrs] Died: 9 Sep 1902
Samuel Weights [75 yrs] Died: 31 Jul 1933
Jane Weights (Mrs) [81 yrs] Died: 27 Feb 1941
Clara Harris (Mrs) Died:
Annie Weights Died:
Robert Weights Died:
Elizabeth Blinkhorn (Mrs) Died:

 

NOTES:
1: At the time of their marriage, no. 302 in the register, Samuel was living at 34 St. Paul's Road, Preston and Jane was living at 31 Aberdeen Street, Preston. The minister's name was difficult to read
2: Samuel, Jane and both witnesses signed their own names to the marriage register.
3: The above information was taken from original marriage and baptism registers, various census returns, and burial records held at the Lancashire Record Office.

 

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