FAMILY HISTORY: MORTON

THE MARRIAGE OF WILLIAM & DOROTHY WEIGHTS:

 

GROOM:
Name: William Weights, widower, Gentleman, of Garstang
Father:
Mother:
Birthdate: c. 1758
Birthplace:

 

BRIDE:
Name: Dorothy Carter, spinster, of Preston
Father: Robert Carter, deceased
Mother: Dorothy Morton
Birthdate: c. 1773
Birthplace: Goosnargh, Lancashire, England

 

THEIR WEDDING:
Date: 17 June 1794, by license St Helen's Church
Place: St. Helen's Parish Church (C. of E.)
Location: Churchtown, Garstang, Lancashire, England
Priest: James Fisher, Minister
Witnesses: Thomas Corless & James Smith

 

THEIR TEN CHILDREN:
James Weights Born: 16 Mar 1795 (young)
Dorothy Weights (1) Born: 29 Mar 1797 (infant)
Samuel Weights Baptized: 31 May 1799 His Family
William Weights Baptized: 8 Aug 1801 (young)
Robert Weights Born: 21 Sep 1803 (infant)
Dorothy "Dolly" Weights (2) Born: 16 Jun 1806 Her Life
Mary Weights Born: 18 Nov 1808 (infant)
Sarah Weights Born: 11 Feb 1811 Her Life
Elizabeth Weights Born: 24 Mar 1814 Her Family
Joseph Weights Baptized: 1 Jan 1817 His Family

 

DEATHS:
Dorothy Weights (1) [ 2 yrs] Buried: 3 Dec 1799
Robert Weights [  1 yr] Buried: 30 Nov 1804
William Weights [13 yrs] Buried: 7 Mar 1814
Mary Weights [12 yrs] Buried: 7 Feb 1821
William Weights [63 yrs] Died: 8 Jul 1821
James Weights [27 yrs] Died: 27 Jun 1824
Dorothy Weights (Mrs) [80 yrs] Died: 15 Mar 1853
Sarah Weights [56 yrs] Died: 28 Mar 1868
Samuel Weights [67 yrs] Died: 23 Mar 1866
Dorothy Weights (2) [79 yrs] Died: 17 Oct 1885
Elizabeth Crombleholme (Mrs) [78 yrs] Died: 5 Jul 1892
Joseph Weights [84 yrs] Died: 11 Apr 1901

 

NOTES:
1: William Weights of Garstang, Gentleman, and William Carter of Garstang, Gentleman, posted a Marriage Bond on 15 June 1794 for the marriage of the said William Weights to Miss Dorothy Carter of Preston. Both were listed as aged 21 years or above. William Carter was probably her Uncle, born in 1776.
2: The above information was taken from the original marriage, baptism and burial registers held at the Lancashire Record Office.

 

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