FAMILY HISTORY: MORTON
THE FAMILY OF JOHN & MARY MORTON
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION:
| Wedding Notice: |
| "Marriages...on Monday last...at the Roman Catholic Chapel, Claughton, near Garstang, Mr. Robert Moreton to Miss Mary Baines, both of Claughton." |
| (from The Preston Pilot, Saturday, 18 September 1841) |
| NOTE: This was actually John Morton - not Robert Moreton. |
| John and Mary Morton may have had an illegitimate granddaughter as evidenced by the following Baptism record: a |
| Name: Mary Agnes Morton | ||
| Born: 17 May 1878 | Baptized: 22 May 1878 | |
| Mother: Mary Morton, a single woman | ||
| Church: English Martyr's Roman Catholic Church | ||
| Location: Preston, Lancashire, England | ||
| Sponsors: Thomas Battersby and Margaret Battersby | ||
| Priest: Father Joseph A. Pyke | ||
| NOTE: | |
| Margaret Battersby (nee' Swarbrick) was John Morton's cousin. It is possible that Mary Morton was staying with Thomas and Margaret Battersby until the birth of her baby. | |