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Henry Morton 1825–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jul 1825

Birth Location: Earsdon By North Shields, Northumberland, , England

Death Date: 26 Aug 1886

Death Location: Buninyong, , Victoria, Australia

Father: Robert Morton

Mother: Margarét Larson

Spouse(s): Margaret None

Children(s): Cecilia Morton, William Morton, James Morton, Nellie None, Catherine Morton, Eliza Morton, Christina Morton, Elizabeth Morton, Dennis Morton

Henry Morton was born in 1825 in Earsdon By North Shields, Northumberland, , England, the child of Robert Morton And Margaret Larson. Henry Morton married Margaret, and had children including Catherine Ann Morton, Cecilia Margaret Morton, Christina Morton, Dennis Grady Morton, Eliza Jane Morton, Elizabeth Morton, James Reginald Morton, Nellie, William Henry Morton. Henry Morton passed away in 1886 in Buninyong, , Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • Henry Morton was born in 1825 in Earsdon By North Shields, Northumberland, , England, the child of Robert Morton And Margaret Larson.
  • Henry Morton married Margaret, and had children including Catherine Ann Morton, Cecilia Margaret Morton, Christina Morton, Dennis Grady Morton, Eliza Jane Morton, Elizabeth Morton, James Reginald Morton, Nellie, William Henry Morton.
  • Henry Morton passed away in 1886 in Buninyong, , Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Morton
1789–
Birth Location: Hartley, Northumberland, , England
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Margarét Larson
1790–
Birth Location: , , , Denmark
ML

Spouses(s)

Margaret None
1847–1931
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, , England
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Children(s)

Cecilia Morton
1869–1922
Birth Location: Scotchmans Lead, , Victoria, Australia
CM
William Morton
1867–1908
Birth Location: Scotchmans Lead, , Victoria, Australia
WM
James Morton
1872–1908
Birth Location: Buninyong, , Victoria, Australia
JM
Nellie None
1874–1945
Birth Location: Buninyong, , Victoria, Australia
N
Catherine Morton
1877–1942
Birth Location: Buninyong, , Victoria, Australia
CM
Eliza Morton
1879–1927
Birth Location: Buninyong, , Victoria, Australia
EM
Christina Morton
1882–1958
Birth Location: Buninyong, , Victoria, Australia
CM
Elizabeth Morton
1884–1959
Birth Location: Buninyong, , Victoria, Australia
EM
Dennis Morton
1886–1887
Birth Location: Buninyong, , Victoria, Australia
DM

Henry Morton's Ancestors

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Henry Morton
1825–1886
Birth Place: Earsdon By North Shields, Northumberland, , England
Parents
Robert Morton
1789–
Hartley, Northumberland, , England
Margarét Larson
1790–
, , , Denmark
Grandparents
George Morton
1744–1828
Mitford, Northumberland, , England
Margaret Roxby
1733–
South Shields, Durham, , England
Great-Grandparents
George Morton
1712–1790
Anne Smith
1691–1767
John Roxby
1702–
Jane White
1703–1776
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Morton
1675–
William Roxby
1678–
Margaret Griendy
1678–1712

Henry Morton's Descendants

1.
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Henry Morton (15 Jul 1825–26 Aug 1886) m. Margaret (Abt 1847–14 Sep 1931)
  1. 1. Cecilia (Margaret) Morton 1869–1922 m. Edward (James Catherall) Sr. 1858–1906 m. O'Dwyer 1865–
    1. 1. Ettie (Cora Jane) Catherall 1892–1954 m. Richard (Robert Alfred) Rennie 1887–1953
      1. 1. "Dick" 1913–1961 m. "Lox" 1917–1986
        1. 1. "June" 1941–2025 m. John (Patrick) Smith 1937–2022
      2. 2. Keith (John) Catherall 1930–1930
    2. 2. Victor (Morton) Catherall 1890–1972 m. Annie McGeachin 1896–1985
      1. 1. Cecilia Catherall 1923–1923
      2. 2. Irene (Ellen) Catherall 1925–2015 m. Leslie (Royce) Lillingston 1917–1991
      3. 3. Victor (Robert) Catherall 1927–2008
      4. 4. Sydney (James) Catherall 1929–2019 m. Margaret (Isobel) Treweek 1930–2016
    3. 3. Edward (James Catherall) Jr. 1895–1939 m. Florence (Elizabeth) Tomlinson 1896–1982
    4. 4. Tudor (Henry) Catherall 1898–1963 m. Florence (Sylvia May) White 1901–1930 m. Lucy (Agnes) O'Connor 1908–1947
      1. 1. Raymond (Henry) Catherall 1927–2014 m. Winifred (Elsie) Cunningham 1928–2019
      2. 2. John (David) Catherall 1933–1995 m. Mavis Sargent 1926–2017
      3. 3. SB Catherall 1937–1937
    5. 5. Annie (Doris May) Catherall 1901–1969
    6. 6. Cecil (William) Catherall 1904–1943
  2. 2. William (Henry) Morton 1867–1908 m. Fanny 1872–1958
    1. 1. Alma (Maude Brenda) Morton 1893–1985 m. George (Henry) Brookes 1892–1974
      1. 1. Laura (Emma) Brookes 1917–2005 m. Eric Carthy 1917–2016
      2. 2. Olive (Myrtle) Brookes 1919–1920
      3. 3. Georgina (May) Brookes 1921–2009 m. Norman (Stanley) Lamb 1920–1988
      4. 4. Alma (Rita) Brookes 1925–2013 m. Vincent (Conroy) Sweeney 1913–1997
    2. 2. Daisy (Lillian) Morton 1894–1982 m. James (Charles) Brookes 1894–1972
      1. 1. Lawrence (James) Brookes 1916–1997 m. Eleanor (May) Reid 1922–
      2. 2. William (Clifford) Brookes 1917–2003 m. Dulcie (Dorothea) Sowden 1918–1973
      3. 3. Alwynne (Joan) Brookes 1919–2005 m. William (John) Quick 1914–1986
      4. 4. Francis (Charles) Brookes 1922–1997 m. Mavis (Hamilton) Graham 1926–2010
      5. 5. Gwendoline (Winifred) Brookes 1926–1977 m. Albert (Douglas) Scott 1921–1999
    3. 3. James (Thomas) Morton 1897–1917
    4. 4. William (Stanley) Morton 1898–1966 m. Frances Fielding 1900–1981
      1. 1. Rhonda (Joyce) Morton 1924–
      2. 2. Maxwell (James) Morton 1925–2015 m. Edna (Doris) Perkins 1924–1993
  3. 3. James (Reginald) Morton 1872–1908 m. Flora (Miller) Petrie 1871–1944
    1. 1. James (Robert) Morton 1897–1981 m. Ruth (Boden) Nichols 1901–
  4. 4. Nellie 1874–1945 m. Ernest (Robert) Sebo 1863–1929
    1. 1. Margaret (Eleanor Jane) Sebo 1902–1951 m. Francis (Patrick) Maloney 1890–1966
      1. 1. Violet (Margaret) Maloney 1922–1984 m. Francis (James) Bartlett 1920–1992
      2. 2. William (James) Maloney –1984
  5. 5. Catherine (Ann) Morton 1877–1942 m. Isaac (Barrett) Walls 1884–1960
  6. 6. Eliza (Jane) Morton 1879–1927 m. Alfred (Ernest) Clayster 1881–1932
    1. 1. Alfred (Ernest Roy) Clayster 1904–1955
    2. 2. James (Henry) Clayster 1907–1963
    3. 3. Dorothy (Eliza) Clayster 1915–1993 m. Leslie (William Sylvester) Delaney 1912–1996
    4. 4. George (Stanley) Clayster 1918–1994
    5. 5. Kathleen Clayster 1921–1923
  7. 7. Christina Morton 1882–1958 m. Archie 1881–1949
    1. 1. Jean (Mavis McLaren) Anderson 1912–1913
    2. 2. Heather (McLaren) Anderson 1914–2007 m. Norman (Julius) Nenke 1907–1989
  8. 8. Elizabeth Morton 1884–1959
  9. 9. Dennis (Grady) Morton 1886–1887

Henry Morton's Timeline

3 Records

1825
15 Jul 1825
Birth of Henry Morton in Earsdon By North Shields, Northumberland, , England
Earsdon By North Shields, Northumberland, , England
1886
24 Aug 1886
Age 61
Death of Henry Morton in Scotchmans Lead, , Victoria, Australia
Scotchmans Lead, , Victoria, Australia
1886
26 Aug 1886
Age 61
Burial of Henry Morton in Buninyong, , Victoria, Australia
Buninyong, , Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1825
    Event Place: Earsdon By North Shields, Northumberland, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2412; Folio: 210; Page: 29; GSU roll: 87090
    [2] Merchant Navy Seamen, 1835-1941, Series:BT113, Date range:1845-1854, Piece number:194
    [3] Shipping Crew Lists, 1851-1901, BT98 Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Agreements and Crew Lists, Series I.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1886
    Event Place: Scotchmans Lead, , Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Death Index, Registration No. 8416
    [2] Victorian BDM Civil Registration, Death Certificate: Registration No. 8416
    [3] Death Index, 1836-1994, Reference Number: 8416
    [4] Pioneers Index, 1837-1888, Registration number 8416 / 1886
    [5] Find A Grave Memorial Database, Memorial ID 248267189

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1886
    Event Place: Buninyong, , Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Victorian BDM Civil Registration, Death Certificate: Registration No. 8416
    [2] Buninyong Cemetery Burial Records
    [3] Find A Grave Memorial Database, Memorial ID 248267189
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