FAMILY HISTORY: MORTON
THE MARRIAGE OF JOSEPH & SARAH WEIGHTS:
| GROOM: | ||
| Name: Joseph Weights, 24, bachelor, Tailor | ||
| Father: William Weights, Coach Proprietor, (Deceased) | ||
| Mother: Dorothy Carter | ||
| Baptism Date: 1 January 1817 | ||
| Birthplace: Garstang, Lancashire, England | ||
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| BRIDE: | ||
| Name: Sarah Place, 22, spinster | ||
| Father: William Place, Reedmaker | ||
| Mother: Alice Pearson | ||
| Baptism Date: 9 December 1818 | ||
| Birthplace: Preston, Lancashire, England | ||
| Birthplace: Garstang, Lancashire, England | ||
| THEIR WEDDING: | ||
| Date: 19 January 1841, by Banns | ||
| Place: The Parish Church of St. John (C. of E.) | ||
| Location: Preston, Lancashire, England | ||
| Priest: J. C. Whish, Curate | ||
| Witnesses: Thomas Walker & Harriet Place | ||
| THEIR TWELVE CHILDREN: | ||||||||
| William Weights (1) | Baptized: | 18 | Jun | 1841 | (infant) | |||
| James Weights (1) | Baptized: | 15 | Jan | 1843 | (young) | |||
| Sarah Ann Weights | Baptized: | 7 | Mar | 1845 | Her Family | |||
| Robert Weights | Baptized: | 31 | Jan | 1847 | His Family | |||
| Richard Weights (1) | Baptized: | 9 | Feb | 1849 | (infant) | |||
| Dorothy Weights | Baptized: | 24 | Mar | 1850 | (infant) | |||
| Richard Weights (2) | Baptized: | 8 | Feb | 1852 | His Family | |||
| John Morton Weights | Baptized: | 7 | May | 1854 | (infant) | |||
| Joseph Weights | Baptized: | 23 | Feb | 1856 | (young) | |||
| Samuel Weights | Baptized: | 4 | Jun | 1858 | His Family | |||
| James Weights (2) | Baptized: | 4 | May | 1860 | His Family | |||
| William Weights (2) | Baptized: | 23 | Nov | 1864 | His Family | |||
| DEATHS: | ||||||||
| Richard Weights (1) | [infant] | Buried: | 21 | Mar | 1849 | |||
| John Morton Weights | [ 1 yr] | Buried: | 10 | Apr | 1855 | |||
| Dorothy Weights | [ 8 yrs] | Buried: | 6 | Nov | 1858 | |||
| James Weights (1) | [16 yrs] | Buried: | 8 | Feb | 1859 | |||
| William Weights (1) | [22 yrs] | Died: | 19 | Sep | 1863 | |||
| Joseph Weights Jr. | [13 yrs] | Died: | 15 | Feb | 1869 | |||
| Sarah Weights (Mrs) | [64 yrs] | Died: | 17 | May | 1883 | |||
| Sarah Ann Robinson (Mrs) | Died: | Pre: | 1895 | |||||
| Joseph Weights Sr. | [84 yrs] | Died: | 11 | Apr | 1901 | |||
| James Weights (2) | [57 yrs] | Died: | 14 | May | 1917 | |||
| Robert Weights | [80 yrs] | Died: | 21 | Mar | 1927 | |||
| Richard Weights (2) | [79 yrs] | Died: | 24 | Feb | 1931 | |||
| Samuel Weights | [75 yrs] | Died: | 31 | Jul | 1933 | |||
| William Weights (2) | Died: | |||||||
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | At the time of their marriage Joseph was living at Pleasant Street and Sarah was living at Nile Street. |
| 2: | As their first child, William, was born a little more than 4 months after their wedding, it would seem that Sarah Place was visibly pregnant when she married Joseph Weights. |
| 3: | In his Will dated 1895 Joseph mentions his five children, James, Robert, Richard, Samuel & William. The fact that he does not mention his daughter Sarah Ann leads me to believe that she died before him. |
| 4: | Some of the above information was kindly provided by Jane Berry, a descendant of Joseph Weights Sr., with additional information taken from the Marriage and Baptism Registers from St. John's Church and the burial registers of Preston Cemetery held on microfilm at the Lancashire Record Office. |
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