FAMILY HISTORY: MORTON

THE MARRIAGE OF ROBERT & DOROTHY CARTER:

 

GROOM:
Name: Robert Carter, widower, age 36, husbandman, of Garstang
Father: Thomas Carter, of Goosnargh
Mother: Jennet Simpson
Baptism Date: 19 September 1731
Birthplace: Lancashire, England

 

BRIDE:
Name: Dorothy Morton, spinster, age 35, of Garstang
Father: John Morton, farmer, of Claughton
Mother: Alice Critchley
Birthdate: c. 1731
Birthplace: Claughton-on-Brock, Lancashire, England

 

THEIR WEDDING:
Date: 4 February 1768, by Licence St Helen's Church
Place: St. Helen's Parish Church (C. of E.)
Location: Churchtown, Garstang, Lancashire, England
Priest: James Fisher, Minister
Witnesses: Thomas Carter and Henry Lucas

 

HER ILLEGITIMATE CHILD:
Richard Morton Born: c. 1767 His Life

 

THEIR THREE CHILDREN:
James Carter Baptized: 6 Aug 1769
Dorothy Carter Born: c. 1773 Her Family
William Carter Baptized: 25 Feb 1776

 

DEATHS:
Robert Carter [44 yrs] Buried: 19 May 1776
William Carter [33 yrs] Buried: 15 Feb 1809
Dorothy Carter (Mrs.) [80 yrs] Buried: 30 Dec 1811
Richard Morton [46 yrs] Died: 28 May 1814
Dorothy Weights (Mrs.) [80 yrs] Died: 15 Mar 1853
James Carter [85 yrs] Died: 22 Dec 1854

 

NOTES:
1: Richard Morton was the "natural" son of Dorothy Morton and was born before she married. His father is unknown.
2: Robert Carter was a widower when he married Dorothy and had children by his first wife.
3: The above information was taken from the original marriage, baptism and burial records held at the Lancashire Record Office.

 

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