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Alexander Morton 1817 – 1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1817

Birth Location: Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 17 Oct 1900

Death Location: Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Matthew Morton

Mother: Margaret King

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cameron

Children(s): Duncan Morton

The story of Alexander Morton began in 1817 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Alexander Morton married Elizabeth Cameron, and had children including Duncan Morton. Alexander Morton passed away in 1900 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Morton began in 1817 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Alexander Morton married Elizabeth Cameron, and had children including Duncan Morton.
  • Alexander Morton passed away in 1900 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Morton
1783 –
Birth Location: Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Margaret King
1788 – 1862
Birth Location: Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Cameron
1820 – 1902
Birth Location: Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Duncan Morton
1848 – 1934
Birth Location: Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Alexander Morton's Ancestors

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Alexander Morton
1817 – 1900
Birth Place: Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Matthew Morton
1783 –
Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret King
1788 – 1862
Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Morton
1754 – 1845
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Mathew Morton
1730 –
Margaret Wotherspoon
1730 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Corss

Alexander Morton's Descendants

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Alexander Morton (7 May 1817 – 17 Oct 1900) m. Elizabeth Cameron (16 Jan 1820 – 17 Jan 1902)
  1. 1. Duncan Morton (25 Feb 1848 – 22 Feb 1934) m. Mary (Jane) Watson (23 Nov 1851 – 28 Jan 1932)
    1. 1. Catherine Morton (9 May 1876 – 14 Jul 1971) m. David Lindsay (28 Nov 1876 – 20 Mar 1942)
      1. 1. Euphemia (Maxwell) Lindsey m. Archibald (Paterson) Forrester
        1. 1. Robert Forrester (8 Dec – )
        2. 2. David Forrester (Feb 1935 – Feb 1935)
        3. 3. Catherine (Lindsey) Forrester (6 Aug 1938 – Oct 2019) m. John McGuire (8 Jun 1935 – 7 Jun 2014)

Alexander Morton's Timeline

2 Records

1817
7 May 1817
Birth of Alexander Morton in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1900
17 Oct 1900
Age 83
Death of Alexander Morton in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1817
    Event Place: Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1900
    Event Place: Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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