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James Paterson Morton 1858 – 1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 September 1858

Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 7 Oct 1911

Death Location: Obaagooma Station, West Kimberley Western Australia

Father: William Morton

Mother: Jeanette Patterson

Spouse(s): Annie Williamson

Children(s): William Morton, Jessie Morton, James Morton, Alexander Morton, Robert Morton

James Paterson Morton was born in 1858 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of William Morton and Jeanette Janet (Jessie) Douglas Patterson. James Paterson Morton married Annie Williamson, and had children including William Robert Morton, Jessie Mary Morton, James Patterson Morton, Alexander Morton, Robert Peter Morton. James Paterson Morton passed away in 1911 in Obaagooma Station, West Kimberley Western Australia.

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Biography

  • James Paterson Morton was born in 1858 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of William Morton and Jeanette Janet (Jessie) Douglas Patterson.
  • James Paterson Morton married Annie Williamson, and had children including William Robert Morton, Jessie Mary Morton, James Patterson Morton, Alexander Morton, Robert Peter Morton.
  • James Paterson Morton passed away in 1911 in Obaagooma Station, West Kimberley Western Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Morton
1812 – 1888
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Jeanette Patterson
1816 – 1883
Birth Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Annie Williamson
1863 – 1929
Birth Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Children(s)

William Morton
1881 – 1952
Birth Location: Mackay, Queensland, Australia
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Jessie Morton
1883 – 1962
Birth Location: Mackay, Queensland, Australia
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James Morton
1885 – 1886
Birth Location: Queensland, Australia
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Alexander Morton
1887 – 1888
Birth Location: Mackay, Queensland, Australia
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Robert Morton
1895 –
Birth Location: Mackay, Queensland, Australia
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James Morton's Ancestors

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James Morton
1858 – 1911
Birth Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
William Morton
1812 – 1888
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Jeanette (Janet (Jessie) Douglas) Patterson
1816 – 1883
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Morton
1785 – 1839
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Morton's Descendants

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James (Paterson) Morton (29 September 1858 – 7 Oct 1911) m. Annie Williamson (05 MAR 1863 – 22 January 1929)
  1. 1. William (Robert) Morton (2 December 1881 – 26 MAR 1952) m. Ethel (Annie) Stallan (29 April 1894 – 2 October 1957)
    1. 1. Robert (James) Morton (1913 – 18 May 1969)
    2. 2. Walter (Luke Stallan) Morton (22 April 1916 – 10 Dec 1977)
    3. 3. Edward (William Stallan) Morton (20 Feb 1918 – 14 Apr 1990)
      1. 1. William (Edward) Morton (24 Apr 1942 – )
        1. 1. Deanna Guilfoyle
    4. 4. Lewis (Alexander Stallan) Morton (25 September 1920 – 1 August 1986)
    5. 5. Joyce (Myrtle) Morton (15 May 1923 – 15 October 2004) m. Leslie (Ronald) Campbell (1913 – 4 August 1985)
      1. 1. Susan (Nita) Campbell (20 April 1945 – 1 June 2023) m. Francis (George Patrick) Naughton (21 January 1938 – January 2007)
        1. 1. Leonie Kanakis
      2. 2. Carol (Dawen) Campbell (19 September 1949 – 21 February 2020)
        1. 1. Christopher Devon
      3. 3. Victor (Donald) Campbell (20 Jan 1952 – ) m. Carol Anne m. Kathleen (Joyce) Wright (26 Jun 1951 – )
        1. 1. Amanda (Lyn) Wright (25 Feb 1974 – ) m. Simon (Derek) Gillmore (5/1969 – ) m. Glenn (James) Massey (19 Feb 1970 – 1 Dec 2019) m. Nathan (Graham) Williams (24/12/1981 – )
  2. 2. Jessie (Mary) Morton (02 AUG 1883 – MAY 1962)
    1. 1. Nita (Henrietta Mary) Cowan (10 February 1911 – 26 December 1998)
  3. 3. James (Patterson) Morton (29 AUG 1885 – 1886)
  4. 4. Alexander Morton (22 Mar 1887 – 11 Apr 1888)
  5. 5. Robert (Peter) Morton (19 Sep 1895 – )

James Morton's Timeline

3 Records

1858
29 September 1858
Birth of James Paterson Morton in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
1911
07 OCT 1911
Age 53
Death of James Paterson Morton in Derby, Western Australia, Australia
Derby, Western Australia, Australia
1911
7 Oct 1911
Age 53
Death of James Paterson Morton in Obaagooma Station, West Kimberley Western Australia
Obaagooma Station, West Kimberley Western Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 September 1858
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 OCT 1911
    Event Place: Derby, Western Australia, Australia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1911
    Event Place: Obaagooma Station, West Kimberley Western Australia
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