Brief Life History of William
When William Morton was born on 15 January 1815, in Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Hugh Morton, was 43 and his mother, Grizzel Stirling, was 34. He married Jane Richmond on 19 June 1855, in Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He died before 3 April 1871.
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- Legacy NFS Source: William Morton - Government record: Census record: death:
- William Morton, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
- William Morton in entry for William Morton, "Scotland, Civil Registration, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891"
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1817 · Dryburgh Abbey Bridge
Dryburgh Abbey Bridge was a cable-stayed footbridge that connected the villages of Dryburgh and St. Boswells, across the River Tweed. Before its construction, A ferry crossing service had existed here for centuries. It was originally 79 meters long and was undergoing a period of rapid growth in popularity. The Bridge was completed on August 1 but a few months later it collapsed. Very shortly after the collapse, another bridge was built further downstream. A new bridge, which still stands today, was constructed after the first World War.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: habitational name from any of the many places called Mor(e)ton, named with Old English mōr ‘moor’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. There has probably been some confusion with Morten , and perhaps also with Murton . This English name has also been established in Ireland since the 13th century.
American shortened and altered form of Swedish Mårtensson or Mortensson (see Martenson and Mortenson ), which could also be substituted for the Finnish cognate Marttinen.
French: shortened form of Moreton 3.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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