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Margaret Morton 1857 – 1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1857

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 02 Aug 1908

Death Location: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

Father: Henry MORTON

Mother: Margaret BOWDEN

Spouse(s): John Old

Children(s): Thomas Old, Margaret Old, Harold Old, Charles Old, Katherine Old, Arthur Old, Annie Old, Andrew Old, Ruby Old, Morton Old, Ethel Old, Richard Old, Stillborn Old

The story of Margaret Morton began in 1857 in Scotland. In 1868, Margaret Morton immigrated to Scotland to New Zealand (Been in New Zealand 40 ye. Margaret Morton married John Old, and had children including Thomas Morton Old, Margaret Old, Harold Old, Charles Old, Katherine Old, Arthur Graham Old, Annie Valentine Old, Andrew Old, Ruby Old, Morton Old, Ethel Old, Richard Old, Stillborn Old. Margaret Morton passed away in 1908 in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Morton began in 1857 in Scotland.
  • In 1868, Margaret Morton immigrated to Scotland to New Zealand (Been in New Zealand 40 ye.
  • Margaret Morton married John Old, and had children including Thomas Morton Old, Margaret Old, Harold Old, Charles Old, Katherine Old, Arthur Graham Old, Annie Valentine Old, Andrew Old, Ruby Old, Morton Old, Ethel Old, Richard Old, Stillborn Old.
  • Margaret Morton passed away in 1908 in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry MORTON
Birth Location: –
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Margaret BOWDEN
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

John Old
1846 – 1926
Birth Location: Fitzroy, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Thomas Old
1878 – 1939
Birth Location: Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
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Margaret Old
1879 – 1962
Birth Location: Tikorangi, Taranaki, New Zealand
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Harold Old
1880 – 1908
Birth Location: Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand
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Charles Old
1881 – 1970
Birth Location: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
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Katherine Old
1883 – 1971
Birth Location: Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand
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Arthur Old
1885 – 1976
Birth Location: Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand
AO
Annie Old
1886 – 1970
Birth Location: Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand
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Andrew Old
1890 – 1975
Birth Location: Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand
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Ruby Old
1891 – 1984
Birth Location: Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand
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Morton Old
1893 – 1913
Birth Location: Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand
MO
Ethel Old
1895 – 1992
Birth Location: Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand
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Richard Old
1896 – 1988
Birth Location: Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand
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Stillborn Old
1899 – 1899
Birth Location: Tikorangi, New Zealand
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Margaret Morton's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Morton
1857 – 1908
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
Henry MORTON
Margaret BOWDEN
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Morton's Descendants

1.
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Margaret Morton (1857 – 02 Aug 1908) m. John Old (18 Mar 1846 – 16 Mar 1926)
  1. 1. Thomas (Morton) Old (18 May 1878 – 23 Jun 1939) m. Clara (Euphemia) Robertson (21 Jul 1882 – 17 Sep 1965)
    1. 1. Ronald (Wrexford) Old (17 Jul 1904 – 1991) m. Gladys (Alma) Carter (25 Feb 1905 – )
      1. 1. Neil (Douglas) Old (14 Dec 1930 – ) m. Nola (Annie) White (Abt. 1932 – )
        1. 1. Sheryll (Ann) Old (27 Apr 1954 – )
        2. 2. Wayne (Douglas Ronald) Old (05 Feb 1958 – ) m. Marilyn (June) McAlpine
        3. 3. Arlene (Adele) Old (12 Aug 1960 – )
        4. 4. Kingsley (Neil Martin) Old (14 Mar 1969 – 1990)
      2. 2. Dawn (Alma) Old (13 Sep 1935 – 10 Jul 1987)
      3. 3. Joan (Margaret) Old (13 Nov 1941 – ) m. John (Charles) Mather m. William (Barry) Clarke (04 Jun 1940 – )
        1. 1. Stephen (John) Mather (30 Jun 1961 – )
        2. 2. Debbie Mather (24 Jul 1963 – )
        3. 3. Arron (Lawrence) Clarke (06 May 1972 – )
    2. 2. Herrick (Harry) Old (28 Mar 1907 – 1987) m. Maise Williams (1910 – )
      1. 1. Trevor (Eric) Old (28 Oct 1935 – ) m. Elva (May) Glover
      2. 2. Jacqueline (Mavis) Old (28 Sep 1937 – ) m. John (William) GREY
    3. 3. Douglas (Thomas) Old (05 Aug 1909 – 14 Jul 1973) m. Maureen (Sylvia) Williams (1914 – 1983)
      1. 1. Tina (Marie) Old (1961 – )
    4. 4. Ruby (Margaret) Old (23 Jan 1912 – 17 Sep 1965) m. Ferdinand (Lancelot) Boyes (13 Apr 1911 – 20 Apr 1982)
      1. 1. Graham (Lancelot) Boyes (1936 – )
      2. 2. Neville (John) BOYES
      3. 3. Robyn (Margaret) BOYES
      4. 4. Jannine (Suzane) BOYES
    5. 5. Ivy (Clara Maria) Old (12 Jun 1914 – 30 Oct 1924)
    6. 6. Ernest (Richard) Old (25 Sep 1918 – 21 Oct 1977) m. Doreen (Maud) Winchcombe (10 Mar 1919 – 21 Aug 1969)
      1. 1. Marlene (Sheryn) Old (29 Dec 1948 – ) m. Lloyd (Vivian) Horgan (31 Oct 1942 – )
        1. 1. Duane (Lloyd) Horgan (20 Jan 1969 – ) m. Rochelle (Anne) Mcdowell (04 Jun 1971 – )
        2. 2. Kim (Leslie) Horgan (16 Jan 1971 – ) m. Gregory (Stephen) Reardon (17 Sep 1968 – )
      2. 2. Lindsay (Robin) Old (22 Sep 1953 – ) m. Gordon (Charles) Weir (22 Oct 1952 – )
        1. 1. Shelley (Doreen) Weir (20 Oct 1983 – )
        2. 2. Jason (Lionel David) Weir (02 Jul 1985 – )
      3. 3. Dixie (Ann) Old (01 Nov 1955 – ) m. Ross (Alan) Farley (16 Nov 1953 – )
        1. 1. Holly (Joy) Farley (05 Feb 1985 – )
        2. 2. Timothy (Ross) Farley (25 Aug 1987 – )
  2. 2. Margaret Old (10 Aug 1879 – Jul 1962) m. Lionel (Le Grand) Jacob (1876 – 1963)
    1. 1. Frances (Margaret) Jacob (1901 – ) m. Jack Fricker
      1. 1. Kathleen Fricker m. Fisher
      2. 2. Mary Fricker
    2. 2. Edward (Swinton Le Grand) Jacob (1904 – 1916)
    3. 3. Jessie (Le Grand) Jacob (1904 – ) m. Kent Johnson
      1. 1. Margaret (Kent) Johnson m. Unknown Janssen
    4. 4. Lionel (John) Jacob (1905 – 22 Jun 1984) m. Constance Buckland (1914 – )
      1. 1. Donald Jacob (1935 – ) m. Liz
      2. 2. Richard Jacob (1937 – ) m. Molly (Carol) HADDON (1938 – )
        1. 1. Robyn (Anne) Jacob (1963 – ) m. Nicole Mottlee (1968 – )
        2. 2. Suzanne (Maree) Jacob (1965 – )
        3. 3. Michael Jacob (1967 – ) m. Vicki (Jan) Hosking (1958 – )
      3. 3. Margrot Jacob (1940 – ) m. Charles Unknown
      4. 4. Constance Jacob (1942 – ) m. Wendy Unknown
      5. 5. Brenda Jacob (1949 – ) m. Unknown Aiken m. O Sellers
    5. 5. George (Yaldwin Le Grand) Jacob (1906 – )
      1. 1. Ronald (Le Grand) Jacob
        1. 1. Vanessa (Le Grand) Jacob
    6. 6. Mabel (Le Grand) Jacob (1908 – ) m. Kenneth Baff
    7. 7. Ethel (Le Grand) Jacob (1909 – ) m. Charles Cross
      1. 1. Peter Cross
      2. 2. Wendy Cross
    8. 8. Leah (Le Grand) Jacob (1912 – ) m. Donald Baxter
      1. 1. Judith Baxter
    9. 9. Claude (Le Grand) Jacob (1919 – ) m. Rae Unknown
      1. 1. Lionel (John) Jacob
  3. 3. Harold Old (30 Oct 1880 – 1908) m. Ellen Curd
  4. 4. Charles Old (08 Nov 1881 – 06 Oct 1970) m. Florence (Nora) Purdie (27 Apr 1886 – 13 Aug 1973)
    1. 1. John (Ewart) Old (09 Sep 1913 – ) m. Jacqueline (Olive) Unknown
    2. 2. Richard (Morton) Old (05 Mar 1915 – 04 Jul 1995) m. Myrtle (Kathleen) Ryan (27 Jun 1914 – Jan 1988)
    3. 3. Charles (Donald) Old (30 Jul 1916 – 1978) m. Bonnie (Dawn) Marsh (09 Mar 1925 – )
      1. 1. Judith (Faye) Old (1946 – ) m. Brian Richards
      2. 2. Bonnie (Joy) Old (13 Apr 1949 – ) m. Murray (Douglas) Ahern
        1. 1. Julie (Faye) Ahern (19 Jun 1972 – ) m. Russell (John) Meyer
        2. 2. Shaun (Douglas) Ahern (08 Apr 1974 – )
        3. 3. Mathew (John) Ahern (18 Jan 1976 – )
      3. 3. Charles (Arthur) Old (03 Dec 1953 – )
    4. 4. Florence (Ethel) Old (1918 – 18 Aug 2002) m. Charles (Louis) Rose (1912 – 27 Oct 1969)
      1. 1. Donald (Stuart) Rose
      2. 2. Margaret (Mary) Rose
      3. 3. Patricia (Nora) Rose
      4. 4. David (Charles) Rose
  5. 5. Katherine Old (18 Jan 1883 – 1971) m. Charles (Stanley) Roberts (1878 – 1961)
    1. 1. Stanley (Richard John) Roberts (1906 – ) m. Irene Worboys
      1. 1. June Roberts m. John (Joseph) O'Donoghue
      2. 2. Noel (B) Roberts m. Beverley (Denise) Unknown
      3. 3. Kaye Roberts m. Keith Mcclurkin
      4. 4. Nina Roberts m. William Radford
    2. 2. Margaret (Annie) Roberts (1910 – 1997) m. Albert (Harry) Rattenbury (1918 – )
      1. 1. Judith Rattenbury m. Ross MCRAE
        1. 1. Maree (Heather) MCRAE
        2. 2. Richard (Barry) MCRAE
    3. 3. Florence (Betty) Roberts (1918 – ) m. Olaf (Peter Douglas) Mortenson
      1. 1. Jackie MORTENSON
      2. 2. David MORTENSON
      3. 3. Gay MORTENSON
      4. 4. Diane MORTENSON
  6. 6. Arthur (Graham) Old (28 May 1885 – 28 Jun 1976) m. Sarah (Jane) Pullen (1883 – 1973)
    1. 1. Harry (Mitchell Graham) Old (25 Sep 1909 – 1988) m. Olive BABINGTON
      1. 1. Leslie (Edgar) OLD (1945 – )
      2. 2. Clarice (Mildred) OLD (1946 – ) m. Desmond (John) HILL ( – 2000)
        1. 1. Craig (Thomas) HILL (1966 – )
        2. 2. Grahame (Desmond) HILL (1968 – ) m. Julie-Anne (Marie) McNabb
        3. 3. Brenda (Joyce) HILL (1970 – ) m. Lawrie Price
    2. 2. Raymond (Arthur) Old (11 Apr 1915 – ) m. Myra (Dorothy) Orr (1919 – 1985)
      1. 1. Lorraine (Myra) Old (1939 – 1960)
        1. 1. Craig Old
      2. 2. Graham (James) OLD (19 Dec 1940 – )
      3. 3. Yvonne (Verna) Old (1942 – )
      4. 4. Warren (Arthur) Old (25 Nov 1943 – 01 Aug 2005) m. Lois (Ellen) Johnstone (1949 – ) m. Unknown
        1. 1. Stephanie (Dorothy) Old (27 Oct 1966 – ) m. Michael (Lionel) Clare (19 Jan 1961 – )
        2. 2. Amanda (Ruby) Old (08 Jun 1969 – ) m. Gavin Treker
        3. 3. Louise (Mary) Old (08 Jun 1969 – ) m. Jefferson Cooper
        4. 4. Unknown Old (Bef. 1965 – )
      5. 5. Garry (Raymond) Old (1945 – )
      6. 6. Rhys (Mitchell) Old (1947 – ) m. Dawn Unknown
        1. 1. Rhys (Vincent) Old m. Tammy Jayne
        2. 2. Haiden (Mitchell) Old
      7. 7. Karen (Ruby) Old (1952 – )
    3. 3. Andrew (Russell) Old (1918 – 1982) m. Eileen (Mary) Meier (1918 – 1982)
      1. 1. Kevin (Albert) OLD (04 Feb 1941 – )
      2. 2. Brian (Russell) Old (09 Sep 1942 – )
      3. 3. Judith (Eileen) OLD (1944 – )
      4. 4. Jennifer (Lynne) Old (1949 – )
      5. 5. Christine (Theresa) OLD (1951 – )
    4. 4. Trevor (Emile) Old (1920 – ) m. Constance Benmore (1920 – )
      1. 1. John (Lindsay) Old (1943 – )
      2. 2. Jillian (Mary) Old (1946 – )
      3. 3. Alison (Raewyn) Old (1954 – ) m. HARRY (EMLY) SNELL
    5. 5. Leslie (Vere) Old (1923 – 28 Nov 1941) m. Constance Benmore (1920 – )
  7. 7. Annie (Valentine) Old (12 Nov 1886 – 28 Sep 1970) m. Frank (Crofton) Armstrong
    1. 1. John (Henry) ARMSTRONG (23 Apr 1909 – ) m. Madge JURY
      1. 1. Bob ARMSTRONG.
    2. 2. Catherine Armstrong (1911 – ) m. Boddy
    3. 3. Francis (Andrew) ARMSTRONG (18 Mar 1916 – ) m. BRENDRA JARRETT
      1. 1. Stuart ARMSTRONG m. Susan WISEMAN
      2. 2. Nigel ARMSTRONG m. Sandra JONES
      3. 3. Tod (Andrew) ARMSTRONG
    4. 4. Ethel (Crofton) Armstrong (1920 – ) m. Richard (James) Cain
      1. 1. Richard (Benjamin) Cain
      2. 2. Margaret (Anne) CAIN
      3. 3. Francis (Crofton) CAIN
  8. 8. Andrew Old (20 Jan 1890 – 05 Mar 1975) m. Nellie Purdie (15 Jun 1882 – 1961)
    1. 1. Vera Old (08 Nov 1915 – ) m. Robert (Edward) Campion
      1. 1. Robert (John) Campion (1948 – )
      2. 2. Paul (Berry) Campion (1949 – )
  9. 9. Ruby Old (04 Oct 1891 – 1984) m. John (Lidderdale) Purdie (1890 – 1979)
    1. 1. Annie (Morton) Purdie (1916 – ) m. Ashley (Lincoln) Francis
      1. 1. Barry FRANCIS
    2. 2. Unknown Purdie
  10. 10. Morton Old (15 Mar 1893 – 1913)
  11. 11. Ethel Old (20 Feb 1895 – 1992) m. Frederick (Havelock) Evans (1892 – 1958)
    1. 1. Catherine (May) Evans (1920 – ) m. Richard Hansen
    2. 2. William (Owen) Evans (1923 – ) m. Marcella MacLean
    3. 3. Gordon Evans (1926 – ) m. Heather McGuire
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Margaret) Evans (1933 – ) m. Laurel Nel
  12. 12. Richard Old (13 Sep 1896 – Bet. 1988–1989) m. Elsie Webb m. Denise
    1. 1. Unknown Old
    2. 2. Unknown
    3. 3. Unknown
  13. 13. Stillborn Old (1899 – 1899)

Margaret Morton's Timeline

4 Records

1857
1857
Birth of Margaret Morton in Scotland
Scotland
1868
Abt. 1868
Age 11
Margaret Morton immigrated in Scotland to New Zealand (Been in New Zealand 40 years at death date)
Scotland to New Zealand (Been in New Zealand 40 years at death date)
1908
02 Aug 1908
Age 51
Death of Margaret Morton in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
1908
04 Aug 1908
Age 51
Burial of Margaret Morton in Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1857
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: Abt. 1868
    Event Place: Scotland to New Zealand (Been in New Zealand 40 years at death date)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Presbyterian

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Aug 1908
    Event Place: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 04 Aug 1908
    Event Place: Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
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