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Violet Emma Morton 1893–1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Dec 1893

Birth Location: Mitcham, Surrey, England

Death Date: Jul 1975

Death Location: Thurrock, Essex, England

Father: Edward Morton

Mother: Ellen Berry

Spouse(s): Henry Shields

Children(s): Gordon Shields, Ivy Shields

The story of Violet Emma Morton began in 1893 in Mitcham, Surrey, England. In 1901, Violet Emma Morton resided in Mitcham, Surrey, England. Violet Emma Morton married Henry Edmund Shields, and had children including Gordon William Henry Shields, Ivy Victoria Shields. Violet Emma Morton passed away in 1975 in Thurrock, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Violet Emma Morton began in 1893 in Mitcham, Surrey, England.
  • In 1901, Violet Emma Morton resided in Mitcham, Surrey, England.
  • Violet Emma Morton married Henry Edmund Shields, and had children including Gordon William Henry Shields, Ivy Victoria Shields.
  • Violet Emma Morton passed away in 1975 in Thurrock, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Morton
1866–
Birth Location: Dyke Fen, Lincoln, England
EM
Ellen Berry
1864–
Birth Location: Brentford, Middlesex, England
EB

Spouses(s)

Henry Shields
1889–1922
Birth Location: Kirktown Edinburgh
HS

Children(s)

Gordon Shields
1916–
Birth Location: Isleworth Brentford
GS
Ivy Shields
1913–1982
Birth Location: Bromley
IS

Violet Morton's Ancestors

Self
Violet Morton
1893–1975
Birth Place: Mitcham, Surrey, England
Parents
Edward Morton
1866–
Dyke Fen, Lincoln, England
Ellen (Mary) Berry
1864–
Brentford, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
William Morton
1835–1918
Bourn, Lincolnshire, England
Emma Scotney
1845–
Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William SCOTNEY
1817–
Ann Day
1815–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William SCOTNEY
1780–1855
Ann RICHARDSON
1789–1870

Violet Morton's Descendants

1.
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Violet (Emma) Morton (8 Dec 1893–Jul 1975) m. Henry (Edmund) Shields (20 May 1889–27 Aug 1922)
  1. 1. Gordon (William Henry) Shields 1916–
  2. 2. Ivy (Victoria) Shields 1913–1982 m. Horace (Thomas) Arnold 1909–1996

Violet Morton's Timeline

9 Records

1893
8 Dec 1893
Birth of Violet Emma Morton in Mitcham, Surrey, England
Mitcham, Surrey, England
1894
4 Feb 1894
Age 1
Violet Emma Morton was baptized in Beddington, St Mary, Surrey, England
Beddington, St Mary, Surrey, England
1901
1901
Age 8
Violet Emma Morton resided here in Mitcham, Surrey, England
Mitcham, Surrey, England
1911
1911
Age 18
Violet Emma Morton resided here in Bromley, Kent, England
Bromley, Kent, England
1912
October 1912
Age 19
Violet Emma Morton was married in Bromley, Kent, United Kingdom
Bromley, Kent, United Kingdom
1915
1915
Age 22
Violet Emma Morton resided here
None
1919
1919
Age 26
Violet Emma Morton resided here in Surrey, England
Surrey, England
1939
1939
Age 46
Violet Emma Morton resided here in Essex, England
Essex, England
1975
Jul 1975
Age 82
Death of Violet Emma Morton in Thurrock, Essex, England
Thurrock, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1893
    Event Place: Mitcham, Surrey, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 9; Page: 2615
    [3] 1901 England Census
    [4] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [5] UK, World War i Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, Western Front Association; London, England; WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers; Reference: 60911w
    [6] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 1011548a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1894
    Event Place: Beddington, St Mary, Surrey, England
    Record Source: Sutton, Surrey, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: October 1912
    Event Place: Bromley, Kent, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Mitcham, Surrey, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Bromley, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1915
    Record Source: UK, British Army World War i Pension Records, WO364; Piece: 5646

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Surrey, England
    Record Source: Surrey, England, Electoral Registers, Surrey History Centre; Woking, Surrey, England; Surrey Electoral Registers; Reference: CC802286

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/1548a

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1975
    Event Place: Thurrock, Essex, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 9; Page: 2615
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