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| Morton, Allan | Ref 209-1807 |
On 22nd June 1911, he provided the ox for the ox roast at Round Hill, Rastrick to celebrate the coronation of George V.
In 1878, he married Isabella Scott [1853-1898] at St Matthew's Church, Rastrick.
Child: Allan [1871-1951]
Allan Junior had butcher's shop at Commercial Street, Brighouse and next to St Matthew's Church, Rastrick.
They lived at East Street, Rastrick.
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| Morton, Allen | Ref 209-28 |
Children:
The children were all born in Norland.
After Allen's death [1850], Dinah married John Hollas
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| Morton, Dr Andrew | Ref 209-1208 |
He was at 25 Rhodes Street, Halifax [1905]
| Morton, Dr Armitage | Ref 209-1615 |
Born in Halifax.
He was a physician at Leeds General Hospital [1901].
He tended his half-brother, John Tatham, in his final illness.
In 1902, he married Martha Gertrude Smithies at Elland Parish Church.
They lived at St Aubyne, Elland, where Armitage died [1924]
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| Morton, Benjamin | Ref 209-583 |
In 1779, his wife encouraged the congregation to organise themselves to build a new Chapel when finances ran out on their initial plans.
When the congregation at Bridge End declined during the ministry of Rev William Northend, some of the members left Bridge End and met at the Kiln, Slead Syke.
He was buried at Kirkheaton
| Morton, Benjamin | Ref 209-27 |
He was a woolsorter (worsted cloth) [1881] / a woolsorter [1901].
Around 1876, he married Hannah Rawnsley [1851-19??].
Hannah was born in Stainland.She was a woollen weaver [1881]
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1881, 1891, 1901] was Hannah's widowed mother Sarah Rawnsley [b Stainland 1829] (living on own means 1891; retired milliner 1901)
| Morton, Cross | Ref 209-938 |
On 21st February 1891, he married Alice Oade at Halifax Parish Church.
They moved away from Brighouse. They both died in Warrington
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| Morton, David | Ref 209-14 |
On 16th August 1824, he married Hannah Morton in Huddersfield.
Children:
David died in 1846.
In 1851, Hannah married William Moore [1800-1860]
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| Morton, David | Ref 209-25 |
Born in Southowram.
He was landlord of the Golden Lion, Halifax [1871, 1888]
In [Q4] 1868, he married Mary Elizabeth Halliday in Halifax.
Mary was born in Northowram, the daughter of Isaac Halliday
Children:
Living with them [in 1871] were Mary's father and brothers.
Mary Elizabeth died 24th June 1885 (aged 35).
He died at the Golden Lion [23rd June 1888] Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at £411 2/-.
Administration was granted to Joseph Morton, and David's children Sarah Ann, Mary, Emma, Florence & Joseph.
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1798]
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| Morton, David | Ref 209-26 |
Born in Halifax.
He was an engineer [1871] / a blacksmith's striker [1881] / a blacksmith's labourer [1891] / a blacksmith's striker [1911] / an engine tenter [1912].
In [Q3] 1872, he married Sarah Ann Murgatroyd in Halifax.
Sarah Ann was the daughter of William Murgatroyd
They had no children.
They lived at
David died 5th February 1912 (aged 61), and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3191] with Sarah Ann's parents
| Morton, David | Ref 209-22 |
He was a driller for mechanic [1891].
He married Alice Ann [1862-1931].
Alice Ann was born in Stainland
Children:
They lived at New Street, Stainland-with Old Lindley [1891].
David died 20th May 1898 (aged 40).
Alice Ann died 21st February 1931 (aged 69).
The couple & other members of the family (‡) were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/279]
| Morton, Douglas | Ref 209-848 |
Born in Elland.
He was a doffer worsted [1911].
During World War I, he served with the Royal Navy.
The Halifax Courier [22nd July 1916] reported that
he celebrated his 18th birthday last week, and was in the recent North Sea battle on the flagship, and had a miraculous escape from death
| Morton, Douglas | Ref 209-702 |
| Morton, Edmond de | Ref 209-1815 |
The last of family's potteries closed in the 1980s
| Morton, Edmund | Ref 209-20 |
He was a woollen hand loom weaver [1851, 1861].
He married Hannah [1808-1873].
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1861] was widowed father-in-law Benjamin Hanson.
Edmund died 19th May 1865 (aged 57).
Hannah died 25th May 1873 (aged 65).
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S2/29]
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| Morton, Edmund | Ref 209-8 |
He was a joiner.
On 24th December 1881, he married Ada Wood [1864-19??] at Elland Parish Church.
Ada was born in Brighouse
Children:
They lived at
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| Morton, Edward | Ref 209-1606 |
Born in Halifax.
In 1841, he is listed as a Pot maker.
Later, he is living in Oldham with his brother, David. Both are mechanics
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| Morton, Edward John | Ref 209-1367 |
| Morton, Enos | Ref 209-1678 |
Born in Lindley.
He was a farmer of 10 acres employing 6 labourers [1851] / an earthenware maker [1861].
He established Enos Morton & Sons, potters, at Salendine Nook.
On 16th June 1841, he married (1) Mary Walker [1822-1866] in Huddersfield.
Children:
On 4th April 1873, he married (2) Ellen Beaumont [1830-1893] at Lindley St Stephen.
Child: 8. Beaumont [b 1873].
They lived at
He died at Salendine Nook [15th July 1880]
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| Morton, Ethelbert | Ref 209-846 |
Born in Elland [30th June 1893].
He was a member of St Paul's United Methodist Chapel, Elland, Sunday School & Boys' Brigade / a member of Elland Liberal Club / assistant manager & instructor at Elland Baths / a woollen worker [1911].
During World War I, he enlisted [4th October 1914] and served as a Lance Corporal with the 1st/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
After training in Doncaster, he was sent to France [April 1915].
He was killed in action [11th July 1916] (aged 24).
The Halifax Courier [22nd July 1916] reported his death with a photograph.
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 6A & 6B], on Elland War Memorial, on the Memorial at Southgate Methodist Chapel, Elland, and on the Memorial at Elland Boys' Brigade
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| Morton, George | Ref 209-655 |
Son of William Morton, cloth finisher.
He was a cloth finisher of Stainland [1871] / a cloth finisher [1881] / a woollen finisher [1891].
In [Q2] 1871, he married Rebecca Chadwick [1850-1908] at Halifax Parish Church.
Rebecca, of Stainland, was the daughter of William Chadwick, excavatorShe was a worsted weaver [1881]
Children:
They lived at
George died Q1 1901 (aged 49).
Rebecca died in 1908 (aged 58)
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| Morton, Hannah | Ref 209-13 |
On 16th August 1824, she married David Morton in Huddersfield.
Children:
David died in 1846.
In 1851, she married William Moore [1800-1860].
She was landlady of the Swan Inn, Outlane [1861, 1871, 1882].
She died at the Swan [21st June 1882].
Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at £397 16/1d.
The will was proved by daughters Mary Gledhill of Quarmby & Martha Hall of Quarmby and John Gledhill of Crosland Moor (weaver)
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| Morton, Harold | Ref 209-1711 |
He was a director of Enos Morton & Sons / a director of Joseph Morton & Sons, Limited [1949].
On 24th February 1904, he married Florence Amy Edwards [1780-1849] at St Philip's Church, Bloomsbury, London.
Florence Amy was the 4th daughter of H. W. Edwards of John Street, Bedford Row, London
Weddings notices mentioned that their future home was to be Newbury, Huddersfield Road, Halifax.
They lived at Heath Crescent, Halifax [where Florence Amy died 1949]
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| Morton, Harry | Ref 209-15 |
During World War II, he served as a Leading Aircraftman with the Royal Air Force.
He died 16th May 1940 and was buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell [Grave Ref: 4 1243].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
| Morton, Jabez | Ref 209-74 |
He was a slater [1878].
In 1878, he married Ellen Longbottom [1845-1917] in Halifax.
Ellen was born in Norland
Children:
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| Morton, James | Ref 209-1759 |
In 1860, he was one of a number of publicans charged with the adulteration of their beer by using grains of paradise in brewing. He was fined £50.
Druggist Richard Toone was charged and fined £125 for supplying the grains
| Morton, James | Ref 209-1753 |
Born in Dewsbury / Huddersfield.
He was a blacksmith [1850] / a whitesmith [1851] / an engineer employing 7 men, 3 boys [1871] / a mechanical engineer [1881] / a beer house keeper at the Barley Mow, Elland [1890, 1891, 1893] / a general mechanic machine tool works [1901].
In November 1893, he was fined £1 plus costs after being charged with having his house opened during prohibited hours on the afternoon of Sunday 15th October 1893. He had given beer to a Mrs Robinson, whose son had married one of Ramsden's daughters.
In 1850, he married Sarah Clay [1829-1907] at Halifax Parish Church.
Sarah, of Warley, was the daughter of William Clay, piece-maker
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1871] was Ellen Wild [b 1828] (nurse).
Living with them [in 1881] were visitors Rebecca Tempest [aged 30] (clerk's wife), Fred Tempest [aged 9] Charly Tempest [aged 7] William Hutchinson [aged 5] and Annie Frances Hutchinson [aged 1].
Living with them at the Barley Mow, 86 Westgate, Elland in 1891 were 11 lodgers.
Living with them [in 1901] was nephew Charles Edward Clay [aged 30] (engine maker boring machinist).
James died 1st September 1906 (aged 80).
Sarah died 30th December 1907 (aged 78).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2261]
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| Morton, Job | Ref 209-1647 |
In November 1890, they conveyed the business to David Scott
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| Morton, John | Ref 209-546 |
He became an earthenware manufacturer at Cinderhills, Siddal which he took over from Samuel Halliday.
In 1783, he bought
from Mrs Sarah Dearden and others two closes of land known as Upper and Lower Mires and a close of land at Siddal Wells, Southowram, with coal mines, veins and seams of coal, clay, etc., under the same
He married Unknown.
Child: Joseph
He lived at Clipster Hall, Siddal. Around 1789, he purchased coal beneath the Clipster Hall estate.
See Morton's John Morton & Sons
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| Morton, John | Ref 209-1504 |
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| Morton, John | Ref 209-1682 |
Children:
They lived at Pot Ovens, Lindley [1841]
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| Morton, John | Ref 209-849 |
In 1862, he was one of the Three Greenhorns who went to Canada
| Morton, John | Ref 209-1616 |
He was brickworks manager [1881] / firebrick manufacturer [1901].
He established John Morton (Thornton Fireclay) Limited, at Birks Fireclay Works, Thornton, Bradford.
In 1871, he married Maria Louisa Aspinall [1854-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
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| Morton, John Tatham | Ref 209-1617 |
He qualified as a solicitor [1887]. He was solicitor [1901] / clerk to Southowram School Board / one of the founders of the Sunday Lecture Society / a member of St James's Lodge of Freemasons.
In 1897, he married Gertrude Mary Robertshaw.
Gertrude Mary second was the daughter of Thomas Robertshaw
Child: daughter [b 1901]
They lived at
An obituary notice [November 1908] read
John Tatham Morton [...] for a few years laid aside with a serious illness. For the last 2/3 years he was confined to bed with some spinal trouble attended by Dr Alderman and his brother Dr Armitage Morton of Elland.
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| Morton, John William | Ref 209-24 |
In [Q2] 1904, he married Eliza Ann Burford in Leeds.
Eliza Ann died 12th January 1941 (aged 84).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 842] with her parents.
Details are not yet known of the death & burial place of John William
| Morton, Jonathan | Ref 209-23 |
He was a woollen hand weaver [1851] / a woollen weaver [1861].
He married Alice [1799-1863].
Alice was born in Golcar
They lived at
Alice died 8th May 1863 (aged 64).
Jonathan died 15th July 1867 (aged 70).
The couple were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S2/68]
| Morton, Joseph | Ref 209-1614 |
He produced made black ware pottery at Pot Ovens at Cinderhills.
He married Unknown.
Child: Joseph
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| Morton, Joseph | Ref 209-795 |
He established
In 1803, he married Ann Whitehead.
Ann came from Saddleworth
Child: Joseph
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| Morton, Joseph | Ref 209-1610 |
He was a pot manufacturer [1837] / a brick maker [1841, 1851, 1864].
On 4th May 1837, he married Mary Tatham [1817-1888].
Children:
They lived at
Joseph died in 1864.
In 1881, Mary was living at Rhodes Street, Halifax, with daughter Ann & her Abraham.
Mary died at Rhodes Street, Halifax [8th August 1888].
Joseph & Mary were buried at Elland Cemetery.
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| Morton, Joseph | Ref 209-1611 |
He was educated at Mr Farrar's School.
He was a firebrick manufacturer employing 27 men and 13 boys [1881].
In April 1863, he married (1) Elizabeth Ann Fleming..
Elizabeth Ann was the daughter of John Helliwell Fleming
Children:
They lived at Hardcastle Buildings, Siddal [1871].
Living with them [in 1871] was visitor Albert Fleming [aged 16] (boot maker)
In 1876, he married (2) Ann Armitage [1844-1906].
Ann came from Dewsbury
Children:
They lived at 1 Mortons House, Siddal [1881]; Mortons Place, Siddal [1891]; 6 Whinney Field, Halifax [1901]
Living with them [in 1891] was visitor William M. Armitage [aged 23] from Dewsbury.
Living with them [in 1901] was visitor Mary Armitage [aged 47].
He died 25th July 1889 [aged 48].
He was buried at Elland Cemetery
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| Morton, Joseph | Ref 209-1613 |
Born in Halifax.
He was a firebrick manufacturer [1901] / a firebrick maker (employer) [1911].
About 1898, he married Louisa Clara Caroline Gatley [1877-19??] who was born in Malta.
Children:
He lived at Mount House, Siddal [1901, 1905, 1911].
Living with them [in 1911] were lodgers Francis W. Gatley [aged 32]; Walter V. Gatley [aged 22]; Edward H. Gatley [aged 8]
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| Morton, Joseph | Ref 209-9 |
Born in Rastrick.
During World War I, he served as a Corporal with the 11th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
He died in Greece [20th March 1917].
He was buried at Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece [Grave Ref D 868]
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| Morton, Joseph Henry | Ref 209-10 |
During World War II, he served as an Engine Room Artificer 4th Class with the Royal Navy.
aboard battleship HMS Barham
He died 25th November 1941 (aged 24) when his ship was torpedoed by German Submarine U-331 and sank in the Mediterranean Sea, off Alexandria, with the loss of 862 of her crew of 1311.
He is remembered on the Plymouth Naval Memorial [Grave Ref 51 2], on Elland War Memorial, and on the Memorial at Elland Boys' Brigade
| Morton, Leonard | Ref 209-6 |
He was a member of Stannary Congregational Church, Halifax / a teacher in the Sunday School / a salesman for Freeman, Hardy & Willis, Halifax.
He lived at 62 St James's Road, Halifax.
During World War I, he enlisted [20th September 1917] and served as a Rifleman with the 12th Battalion Rifle Brigade.
He died from gas shell injuries in Wimereux hospital, France [20th September 1918] (aged 19).
His photograph appears with reports of his death in the Halifax Courier [28th September & 5th October 1918].
He was buried at Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, France [Grave Ref IV B 11].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Memorial at Stannary Congregational Church, Halifax
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| Morton, Leslie | Ref 209-11 |
He was transport manager for Kosset Carpets.
He married Louise
Louise was born in Halifax.She worked in London as a private secretary to an East Yorkshire MP. She returned to Halifax to look after ailing mother, then set up a gown shop in Sowerby Bridge
They had no children.
In 1956, Leslie and Louise established the Louise Morton Model & Charm School at their home in Greetland.
Leslie died in Halifax [October 1993].
After his death, Louise went into partnership with Bernadette Gledhill, and ran the agency from Huddersfield.
Louise died January 2006.
After her death, the agency continued under the name Morton-Gledhill.
The agency is still [2019] going under the name of Bernadette Gledhill
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| Morton, Mary | Ref 209-300 |
She owned Lower Wat Ing, Norland.
There is a memorial to Richard and Mary in Halifax Parish Church
| Morton, Matthew | Ref 209-1390 |
He married Sarah [1839-1???].
Child: Rebecca [b 1860]
They lived at Clover Hill Farm, Skircoat [1861]
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| Morton, Norman | Ref 209-16 |
He was a farm labourer of Broadroyd Farm, Stainland [1911].
On 23rd August 1911, he married Elizabeth (Bessie) Howe at Halifax Parish Church.
Elizabeth was the daughter of John Howe.Her sister Florence Jane Howe was a witness to the marriage.
Around 1914, the Howe family left Halifax for Canada, except for Elizabeth & Norman who stayed behind in Stainland
They lived at Sowood Green, Stainland [1917]
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| Morton, Paul | Ref 209-18 |
He was a wool waste dealer [1881, 1891] / a shoddy manufacturer [1901].
He married Mary Jane [1851-1910].
Mary Jane was born in West Vale
Children:
Paul died 31st October 1906 (aged 54).
Mary Jane died 28th August 1910 (aged 59).
They lived at
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/179]
| Morton, Percival Clare | Ref 209-7 |
He was a town clerk's assistant [1901] / an assistant solicitor to Halifax Corporation [1911] / chief assistant solicitor at Halifax Town Clerk's Office.
In [Q3] 1912, he married Lily Smith in Ormskirk.
Lily lived at 13 Part Street, Southport [1918].
During World War I, he enlisted [5th June 1916] after several attempts to join and served as a Private with the Royal Fusiliers.
He was subsequently transferred to the Royal Garrison Artillery.
He was granted his commission and he served as a 2nd Lieutenant with the 5th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), and was at the front attached to the 13th Battalion York & Lancaster Regiment.
He was one of about 15 men who were driven out of their position by the enemy and took cover in a ruined farm house. They lay flat in the farmyard for some time before 2nd Lieutenant Morton got up to look around and was hit by a machine gun bullet.
He was reported missing [12th April 1918].
He died as a POW in a German Casualty Clearing Station [13th April 1918] (aged 36).
His photograph appears with a report of his story in the Halifax Courier [27th April 1918].
He was buried at Anzac Cemetery, Sailly-sur-la-Lys, France.
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, on the Halifax Parish Church Members (WWI) Memorial, and on the Memorial at Halifax Freemasons
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| Morton, Reuben | Ref 209-12 |
Born in Longwood.
He was an outworker [1871].
He married Eliza Gledhill (Hallas) [1837-1859].
Eliza was the illegitimate daughter of Ruth Gledhill.Ruth was the daughter of Anthony Gledhill, & married [1843] Martin Hallas
Child: David [b 1858] who was a farmer's boy [1871]
Eliza died in 1859.
In 1861, 1871, David was living with his Hallas grandparents
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| Morton, Sam | Ref 209-658 |
He was a cotton operative [1901] / a cotton spinner of New Road, Stainland [1910] / employed by R. & J. Holroyd Limited.
In [Q2] 1910, he married Esther Cooper [1887-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.
Esther, of Saddleworth Road, Greetland, was born in Bradford, the daughter of Samuel Cooper (deceased, lock keeper).She was a worsted twister [1911]
In 1911, they were living at 39 Saddleworth Road, Greetland with Hannah & James Pitchforth
He was in the Territorials [1910].
During World War I, he enlisted when War broke out and served as a Lance Corporal with the 1st/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 20th December 1915 (aged 28).
The Halifax Courier [1st January 1916] reported his death with a photograph.
He was buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref II C 23].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Clay House, Greetland
In [Q3] 1920, Esther married Alfred Garside and was living at 41 Saddleworth Road, West Vale
| Morton, Samuel | Ref 209-19 |
He was an overlooker worsted power loom [1861].
Around 1852, he married Grace [1830-1???].
Grace was born in Stainland
Children:
They lived at Town, Stainland-with Old Lindley [1861]
| Morton, Stephen | Ref 209-466 |
| Morton, Rev Thomas | Ref 209-628 |
| Morton, Thomas Miles | Ref 209-1 |
Born in Goole, Yorkshire.
He was an accountant of Halifax [1878] / an accountant's clerk [1881, 1891, 1901] / retired accountant's clerk [1911].
In 1878, he married Mary Frobisher at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
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| Morton, Tom | Ref 209-4 |
Born in Rastrick [2nd November 1887].
He was a general labourer.
He married Ruth.
During World War I, he served as a Stoker 1st Class Royal Navy Drake Battalion R.N. Div.
He died at Gallipoli [24th May 1915] (aged 27).
He was buried at Skew Bridge Cemetery, Turkey [Sp Mem B 53].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Brighouse Parish Church
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| Morton, Walter | Ref 209-839 |
Born in Elland.
He was a woollen cloth finisher [1891] / a gas worker [1901, 1911].
In [Q1] 1891, he married Alice Blackburn [1872-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.
Alice, of Elland, was born in Norland, the daughter of Joseph Blackburn, inn keeper.Could this be Joseph Blackburn landlord of the Town Hall Inn, Elland [1888-1900]?
Children:
They lived at
In 1901, daughter Ruby was staying with her grandparents Fred and Mary Ann Wadsworth, at 33 Elizabeth Street, Elland.
Living with them [in 1911] was Walter's sister Martha Morton [b 1868] (char woman)
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| Morton, Walter | Ref 209-3 |
He became a regular soldier [April 1895], and served in Malta [for 3 years].
He died of peritonitis in Wynberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa [13th July 1900] (aged 23).
| Morton, Walter | Ref 209-1780 |
Born in Stainland.
He was a piecer [1891] / a dyer's labourer [1901] / landlord of the Trafalgar Inn, Halifax [1904, 1911, 1923] / landlord of the Stafford Arms, Halifax [1926] / a regular player with Halifax RLFC as a forward.
He won a cap for playing for England [1905] against Other Nationalities.
In [Q3] 1901, he married Sarah Stansfield [1878-1956] in Halifax.
Sarah was born in Elland
Children:
The two children became publicans with their spouses, in Lancashire
Living with them [in 1911] was Sarah's widowed mother Hannah Maria Stansfield [b 1839].
Walter died at the Stafford Arms [1st June 1926] (aged 48)
Sarah died 21st December 1956 (aged 79).
The couple were buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell.
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| Morton, William | Ref 209-1401 |
On 4th February 1808, he married Sarah, only daughter of Thomas Nicholl, at Bradford.
Children:
They lived at Cinderhills, Siddal [1841]. Several members of the family were born, lived and/or died at Siddal Hall.
William may be dead by 1851.
Sarah, now a housekeeper, was living with two daughters at Cinderhills [1851]
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| Morton, William | Ref 209-5 |
During World War I, he served as a Private with the 8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
He died 28th September 1917 (aged 31).
He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref LXIV E 2]
| Morton, William Hanson | Ref 209-21 |
Born in Stainland.
He was a woollen hand loom weaver [1851] / a woollen weaver [1861] / a factory operative [1871].
In [Q2] 1863, he married Elizabeth Sykes [1837-1???] in Halifax.
Elizabeth was born in Barkisland.She had a daughter: Lucy Ann Sykes [b 1857]
Children:
William died 14th May 1877 (aged 45).
He & Nancy Jane were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S2/34] with Mary Hanson [1805-30th July 1859] of Holywell Green
| Morton, William Henry | Ref 209-17 |
Born in Halifax.
He was a store keeper of Harrow Street, Halifax [1899] / a greengrocer [1901] / a cab driver [1911].
In 1899, he married Elizabeth Ann Hardy [1879-1945] at Halifax Parish Church.
Elizabeth Ann, of St James's Street, Halifax, was born in Halifax, the daughter of John Hardy, salesman
Children:
They lived at
William Henry died in Halifax [Q2 1931] (aged 54).
Elizabeth Ann died in Halifax [Q4 1945] (aged 67)
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| Families |
| The Morton family | Ref 209-788 |
They chose the Salendine Nook area because there was a ready supply of a particular type of clay which was good for making their pottery.
The family went on to work as farmers, potters and clothiers.
In October 1689, Michael Morton registered his barn at Salendine Nook as a meeting house for Dissenters – see Salendine Nook Baptist Church.
Other members of the family have included John Morton, Joseph, Joseph, and Enos.
It has been suggested that some branches of the family may originally have been descended from Spaniards of the Armada who were shipwrecked in Scotland.
Around 1858, one member of the family established a pottery at Exley and then moved to Siddal.
The family were involved with several companies
some of which may be duplicated here.
Question: Can anyone clarify the relationship between the various companies?
See Samuel Brighouse and Titus Kitson
| Surname |
| Morton surname | Ref 209-2 |
Unattached BMDs for MortonMarriages 1859, 1877, 1888, 1907, 1937
Page Ref: MMM1174
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