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Elizabeth Morton 1799–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 May 1799

Birth Location: Linktown, Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 9 Mar 1869

Death Location: Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland

Father: JAMES MORTON

Mother: Isabell Blackwood

Spouse(s): Robert Adamson, Alexander Adamson

Children(s): Isabella Adamson, Janet Adamson, Andrew Adamson, Thomas Adamson, Alexander Adamson, Margaret Adamson, David Adamson

Elizabeth Morton was born in 1799 in Linktown, Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland, the child of James Morton And Isabell Blackwood. In 1851, Elizabeth Morton resided in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland. Elizabeth Morton married Alexander Adamson, Robert Adamson, and had children including Alexander Adamson, Andrew Adamson, David Adamson, Isabella Blackwood Adamson, Janet Adamson, Margaret Smith Adamson, Thomas Adamson. Elizabeth Morton passed away in 1869 in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Morton was born in 1799 in Linktown, Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland, the child of James Morton And Isabell Blackwood.
  • In 1851, Elizabeth Morton resided in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland.
  • Elizabeth Morton married Alexander Adamson, Robert Adamson, and had children including Alexander Adamson, Andrew Adamson, David Adamson, Isabella Blackwood Adamson, Janet Adamson, Margaret Smith Adamson, Thomas Adamson.
  • Elizabeth Morton passed away in 1869 in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

JAMES MORTON
1766–1843
Birth Location: Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland
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Isabell Blackwood
1771–1841
Birth Location: Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Robert Adamson
1786–1865
Birth Location: St Monance, Fife
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Alexander Adamson
1790–1866
Birth Location: St Monance, Fife, Scotland
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Children(s)

Isabella Adamson
1838–1920
Birth Location: Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland
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Janet Adamson
1839–
Birth Location: Ferry Port On Craig, Fife
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Andrew Adamson
1832–1883
Birth Location: Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland
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Thomas Adamson
1835–1838
Birth Location: Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland
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Alexander Adamson
1830–1920
Birth Location: Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland
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Margaret Adamson
1834–
Birth Location: Kemback, Fife, Scotland
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David Adamson
1840–1923
Birth Location: Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland
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Elizabeth Morton's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Morton
1799–1869
Birth Place: Linktown, Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland
Parents
JAMES MORTON
1766–1843
Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland
Isabell Blackwood
1771–1841
Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
JAMES MORTON
1729–
Kirkcaldy Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland
MARGARET DRYSDALE
1729–
Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland
ANDREW BLACKWOOD
1739–1829
Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland
Elizabeth Blackwood
1738–1850
Scotand
Great-Grandparents
JAMES MORTON
1688–
MARGARET SCOTT
1694–
DAVID DRYSDALE
1698–
Jean Gourly
1701–
Robert Blackwood
1720–1758
Helen Crawford
1709–1820
Robert Blackwood
1720–1758
2nd-Great-Grandparents
MARGARET BARCLAY
1677–
Jean Wallace
1669–1750
Robert BLACKWOOD
1683–1726
Agnes Belfrage
1686–
John Crawford
1681–1760
Christian Crawford
1677–1786
Robert BLACKWOOD
1683–1726
Agnes Belfrage
1686–

Elizabeth Morton's Descendants

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Elizabeth Morton (9 May 1799–9 Mar 1869) m. Robert Adamson (1 Mar 1786–26 Mar 1865) m. Alexander Adamson (29 Aug 1790–16 May 1866)
  1. 1. Isabella (Blackwood) Adamson 1838–1920
  2. 2. Janet Adamson 1839–
  3. 3. Andrew Adamson 1832–1883 m. Emma (Sarah) Poulter 1840–1906
    1. 1. David (Morton) Adamson 1863–1940 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Wilkinson 1865–1934
      1. 1. Archibald (Morton) Adamson 1891–1956
      2. 2. Andrew (Charles Clifton Morton) Adamson 1883–1941
      3. 3. Irene (Myra Morton) Adamson 1889–1915
      4. 4. Eileen (Mabel Morton) Adamson 1885–1977
      5. 5. Edna (Barbara Morton) Adamson 1904–1977
      6. 6. Vera (Isobel Morton) Adamson 1892–1981
      7. 7. Gladys (Victoria Morton) Adamson 1897–1960
      8. 8. Norman (Eric Morton) (Adamson) 1899–1977
      9. 9. Alexander (Sidney Morton) Adamson 1902–1979
      10. 10. Frank (David Morton) Adamson 1895–1961
      11. 11. George (Leslie Morton) Adamson 1887–1933
    2. 2. Isabella (J) Morton 1864–1888 m. John (Charles) Christie 1863–1939
      1. 1. William (Morton) Christie 1888–1926 m. Cecelia (A) Thompson 1896–1966 m. Elizabeth (A) Robson 1883–
        1. 1. Keith (Stanley) Christie 1924–2007
        2. 2. William (Morton) Christie 1921–1944
        3. 3. Harold (Raymond) Christie 1926–1993
  4. 4. Thomas Adamson 1835–1838
  5. 5. Alexander Adamson 1830–1920 m. Barbara Adamson 1831–
    1. 1. Robert Adamson 1859–
    2. 2. Mary (Ann) Adamson 1857–
  6. 6. Margaret (Smith *) Adamson 1834–
  7. 7. David Adamson 1840–1923 m. Mary (Frances) Boyer 1838–1915
    1. 1. William (David) Morton 1868–1955 m. Ellen (Agnes Minnie) Arty 1871–
      1. 1. Gwendoline (Lilian Veronica) Morton 1909–1960
      2. 2. Mary (Marguerite Gladys) Morton 1900–1984
      3. 3. Kathleen (Clarice Melinda) Morton 1892–1946
      4. 4. David (Eric) Morton 1897–1958
      5. 5. Keith (William) Morton 1894–1962
    2. 2. Andrew (David) Morton 1882–1950
    3. 3. Emma (Ivanhoe) Morton 1878–1957 m. Arthur (John) Hardwick 1888–1964
      1. 1. George (Arthur) Hardwick 1910–
    4. 4. Elizabeth Morton 1870–1955
      1. 1. Myrtle (Malvuna) Price 1898–
    5. 5. Robert Morton 1872–1954 m. Naomi Morton 1881–1960
      1. 1. Ruth Morton 1898–1986 m. Orid (W) Stewart 1897–1965
        1. 1. William (R) Stewart 1924–1981
      2. 2. Sidney Morton 1900–1965 m. Doris (Hazel) Kidwell 1900–1985
        1. 1. Dorothy (Edna Morton Gleason) Butterfield 1919–2005 m. Daniel (Thomas) Fogarty 1917–2009 m. Donald (D) Butterfield 1919–2004 m. Melvin (Peter) Gleason 1915–1942
      3. 3. Clarence (Robert) Morton 1899–1987 m. Jessie Morton 1894–
        1. 1. Kenneth (W) Bicho 1916–
      4. 4. Lester Morton 1905–1991 m. Norine (M) Harmon 1905–
        1. 1. Oral (May) Taylor 1918–
        2. 2. James (W) Taylor 1916–
      5. 5. Charles (R) Morton 1902–1985

Elizabeth Morton's Timeline

5 Records

1799
9 May 1799
Birth of Elizabeth Morton in Linktown, Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland
Linktown, Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland
1799
9 May 1799
Birth of Elizabeth Morton in Linktown, Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland
Linktown, Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 52
Elizabeth Morton resided here in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland
Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 62
Elizabeth Morton resided here in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland
Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland
1869
9 Mar 1869
Age 70
Death of Elizabeth Morton in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland
Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 May 1799
    Event Place: Linktown, Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Pittenweem; ED: 2; Page: 13; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1851_93; Year: 1851
    [2] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Pittenweem; ED: 1; Page: 30; Line: 21; Roll: CSSCT1861_60
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 May 1799
    Event Place: Linktown, Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Pittenweem; ED: 2; Page: 13; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1851_93; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Pittenweem; ED: 1; Page: 30; Line: 21; Roll: CSSCT1861_60

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1869
    Event Place: Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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