FAMILY HISTORY: MORTON

THE MARRIAGE OF JOHN & ALICE MORTON:

 

GROOM:
Name: John Morton Jr., farmer, of Claughton
Father: John Morton Sr., farmer, of Claughton
Mother:
Birthdate: c. 1707
Birthplace:

 

BRIDE:
Name: Alice Critchley, spinster, of Garstang
Father: William Critchley, deceased
Mother: Dorothy Sturzacre, deceased
Birthdate: c. 1712
Birthplace: Claughton-on-Brock, Lancashire, England

 

THEIR WEDDING: St. Helen's Church
Date: 24 February 1730, by licence
Place: St. Helen's Parish Church (C. of E.)
Location: Churchtown, Garstang, Lancashire, England
Priest:
Witnesses:

 

THEIR SEVEN CHILDREN:
Dorothy Morton Born: c. 1731 Her Family
Jane Morton Born: c. 1735
Elizabeth Morton Born: c. 1736
Mary Morton Born: c. 1738
Ann Morton Born: c. 1739
John Morton III Born: c. 1740 His Family
Agnes Morton Born: c. 1742

 

DEATHS:
Jane Morton Buried: 13 Jan 1779
John Morton Jr. Buried: 5 Jul 1779
Alice Morton (Mrs) Buried: 30 Aug 1779
Mary "Molly" Morton Buried: 28 Aug 1791
Agnes Morton Buried: 17 Jul 1796
Elizabeth Morton Buried: 21 Apr 1801
John Morton III [62 yrs] Died: 7 May 1803
Dorothy Carter (Mrs) [80 yrs] Buried: 30 Dec 1811
Ann Morton [83 yrs] Died: 6 Jun 1823

 

NOTES:
1: As some of these events date back nearly 275 years the available information is lacking in detail.
2: The Marriage record is taken from Bishop's Transcripts in which only the most basic facts were recorded.
3: I have not found any baptism records for this family. This is not surprising for a Roman Catholic family at this time in British history. The approximate birth dates are calculated using several factors.
4: Based on the Burial records from St. Helen's Church, John and Alice may have had several more children that died in infancy. (See Miscellaneous)

 

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PHOTO NOTE: St. Helen's Parish Church, Churchtown, Garstang, Lancashire.