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William Henry Morton 1867–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Sep 1867

Birth Location: Scotchmans Lead, , Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 21 Dec 1908

Death Location: Ballarat, , Victoria, Australia

Father: Henry Morton

Mother: Margaret None

Spouse(s): Fanny None

Children(s): Alma Morton, Daisy Morton, James Morton, William Morton

William Henry Morton was born in 1867 in Scotchmans Lead, , Victoria, Australia, the child of Henry Morton And Margaret. William Henry Morton married Fanny, and had children including Alma Maude Brenda Morton, Daisy Lillian Morton, James Thomas Morton, William Stanley Morton. William Henry Morton passed away in 1908 in Ballarat, , Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • William Henry Morton was born in 1867 in Scotchmans Lead, , Victoria, Australia, the child of Henry Morton And Margaret.
  • William Henry Morton married Fanny, and had children including Alma Maude Brenda Morton, Daisy Lillian Morton, James Thomas Morton, William Stanley Morton.
  • William Henry Morton passed away in 1908 in Ballarat, , Victoria, Australia.

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William Morton's Ancestors

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William Morton
1867–1908
Birth Place: Scotchmans Lead, , Victoria, Australia
Parents
Henry Morton
1825–1886
Earsdon By North Shields, Northumberland, , England
Margaret
1847–1931
London, Middlesex, , England
Grandparents
Robert Morton
1789–
Hartley, Northumberland, , England
Margarét Larson
1790–
, , , Denmark
Thomas O'Grady
1827–1902
, County Galway, , Ireland
Eliza Driscoll
1831–1869
Carugarf, County Cork, , Ireland
Great-Grandparents
George Morton
1744–1828
Margaret Roxby
1733–
Denis O'Grady
1808–1843
Dennis Driscoll
1791–1851
Ellen Toohig
1796–1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Morton
1712–1790
Anne Smith
1691–1767
John Roxby
1702–
Jane White
1703–1776
Dennis Driscoll
1762–1807
Martha Lee
1760–

William Morton's Descendants

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William (Henry) Morton (7 Sep 1867–21 Dec 1908) m. Fanny (24 May 1872–17 Mar 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

William Morton's Timeline

3 Records

1867
7 Sep 1867
Birth of William Henry Morton in Scotchmans Lead, , Victoria, Australia
Scotchmans Lead, , Victoria, Australia
1908
19 Dec 1908
Age 41
Death of William Henry Morton in Ballarat East, , Victoria, Australia
Ballarat East, , Victoria, Australia
1908
21 Dec 1908
Age 41
Burial of William Henry Morton in Ballarat, , Victoria, Australia
Ballarat, , Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1867
    Event Place: Scotchmans Lead, , Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Pioneers Index, 1837-1888, Registration number 20440 / 1867
    [2] Find A Grave Memorial Database, Memorial ID 206185730

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1908
    Event Place: Ballarat East, , Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Edwardian Index, 1902-1913
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591
    [3] Find A Grave Memorial Database, Memorial ID 206185730

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1908
    Event Place: Ballarat, , Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865-1924), Tuesday, 22 December 1908, Page 6
    [2] Ballarat Cemetery Burial Records
    [3] Find A Grave Memorial Database, Memorial ID 206185730

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