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William Robert Morton 1881 – 1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 December 1881

Birth Location: Mackay, Queensland, Australia

Death Date: 26 MAR 1952

Death Location: Ingham, Queensland, Australia

Father: James Morton

Mother: Annie Williamson

Spouse(s): Ethel Stallan

Children(s): Robert Morton, Walter Morton, Edward Morton, Lewis Morton, Joyce Morton

William Robert Morton was born in 1881 in Mackay, Queensland, Australia, the child of James Paterson Morton and Annie Williamson. In 1917, William Robert Morton resided in Ingham, County of Herbert, Queensland, Australia. In 1941, William Robert Morton resided in Ingham, Herbert, Queensland, Australia. William Robert Morton married Ethel Annie Stallan, and had children including Robert James Morton, Walter Luke Stallan Morton, Edward William Stallan Morton, Lewis Alexander Stallan Morton, Joyce Myrtle Morton. William Robert Morton passed away in 1952 in Ingham, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • William Robert Morton was born in 1881 in Mackay, Queensland, Australia, the child of James Paterson Morton and Annie Williamson.
  • In 1917, William Robert Morton resided in Ingham, County of Herbert, Queensland, Australia.
  • In 1941, William Robert Morton resided in Ingham, Herbert, Queensland, Australia.
  • William Robert Morton married Ethel Annie Stallan, and had children including Robert James Morton, Walter Luke Stallan Morton, Edward William Stallan Morton, Lewis Alexander Stallan Morton, Joyce Myrtle Morton.
  • William Robert Morton passed away in 1952 in Ingham, Queensland, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Morton's Ancestors

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William Morton
1881 – 1952
Birth Place: Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Parents
James Paterson Morton
1858 – 1911
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Annie Williamson
1863 – 1929
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Grandparents
William Morton
1812 – 1888
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Jeanette (Janet (Jessie) Douglas) Patterson
1816 – 1883
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Robert Williamson
1837 – 1917
Girvan, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Mary Fitzpatrick
1840 – 1904
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Morton
1785 – 1839
James WILLIAMSON
1806 – 1871
Janet Robinson
1807 – 1883
Thomas Fitzpatrick
1791 – 1868
Ann Murphy
1807 – 1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Williamson
1779 – 1856

William Morton's Descendants

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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 – )
        1. 1. Isabell (Joy) Gillmore (18/03/1997 – ) m. Dylan Tobin (16/03/1995 – 2023)
        2. 2. Kimberly (Louise) Gillmore (23 Jan 2000 – )
        3. 3. Zac (Thomas) Massey (14 Sep 2007 – )
        4. 4. Nate (Ken) Williams (1 Aug 2012 – )

William Morton's Timeline

4 Records

1881
2 December 1881
Birth of William Robert Morton in Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Mackay, Queensland, Australia
1917
1917
Age 36
William Robert Morton resided here in Ingham, County of Herbert, Queensland, Australia
Ingham, County of Herbert, Queensland, Australia
1941
1941
Age 60
William Robert Morton resided here in Ingham, Herbert, Queensland, Australia
Ingham, Herbert, Queensland, Australia
1952
26 MAR 1952
Age 71
Death of William Robert Morton in Ingham, Queensland, Australia
Ingham, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 December 1881
    Event Place: Mackay, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Ingham, County of Herbert, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Gould Genealogy; Chermside, QLD, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: Ingham, Herbert, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Queensland, Australia, Commonwealth Electoral Rolls, 1906-1969, Queensland Family History Society; Queensland, Australia; Commonwealth Electoral Rolls 1906-1969

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 MAR 1952
    Event Place: Ingham, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, Queensland Death Index 1950-1954
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ingham, Hinchinbrook Shire, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

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