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Independent Islands => Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, Sark => Channel Islands Lookup Requests => Topic started by: justinexyz on Thursday 23 September 21 07:42 BST (UK)
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Hi, I'm trying to find info on a couple in St Peter Port. William Morton Lane Morton married Gertrude Eliza Gould sometime between 1915 and 1925. He was born in England, and her father was from Jersey. I have found a possible father for her, Clarence, but really need to see a marriage entry to confirm this. If anyone has any ideas it would be much appreciated. Thank you
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Death for Gertrude Eliza Morton age 91 in Plymouth has a birth date of 10 Apr 1893.
Seems to fit the daughter of Clarence but appreciate you wanting the marriage for confirmation.
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Cannot find a marriage but below might help others?
Death 1967 William L Morton
Registration District: Plymouth
Born 1893 Vol 7a page 47
MORTON, GERTRUDE ELIZA Born 10 Apr 1893
GRO Reference: DOR Q1/1985 in PLYMOUTH (4161C) Volume 21 Page 2071
Possible 1901 census.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9T6-T5K
Colin
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1891 St Peter Port - freecen
GOULD Clarence H Head M M 25 Plumber Zinc Worker(Em'ee) JSY St Helier
GOULD Eliza A Wife M F 23 GSY St Peter Port
GOULD Alice M Dau - F 5 GSY St Martin
Colin
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Gertrude 1911
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7JW-711
No birth registrations for any of the children on family search but only one Gertrude above born around 1893.
Colin
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How sure are you that this is the correct name?
William Morton Lane Morton
Colin
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I think this may be him, it ties in with 1901 census.
MORTON, WILLIAM MORTON LANE - No mmn
GRO Reference: 1893 M Quarter in CARLISLE Volume 10B Page 517
Colin
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I think this below may be the Mary with William in 1901, however from thecensus information , I would think Williams mother was more likely one of Charlottes other children?
MORTON, MARY BEARDMORE
GRO Reference: 1876 M Quarter in ROTHERHAM Volume 09C Page 621
1881 Catcliffe Common, Catcliffe, Rotherham, Yorkshire (West Riding)
Andrew Morton Head Married Male 46 1835 Glass blower South Shields, Durham
Charlotte Morton Wife Married Female 45 1836 - Worksop, Nottinghamshire
William Morton Son Single Male 23 1858 (soldier) army Masbrough, Yorkshire
James Morton Son Single Male 19 1862 Glass blower Kilnhurst, Yorkshire
John Morton Son Single Male 14 1867 - Catcliffe, Yorkshire
Herbert Morton Son Single Male 11 1870 Scholar Catcliffe, Yorkshire
Walter Morton Son Single Male 8 1873 Scholar Catcliffe, Yorkshire
Mary Morton Dau Single Female 5 1876 Scholar Catcliffe, Yorkshire
Above in 1891
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7L18-96Z
Charlotte in 1911
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWKR-HT5
Colin
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I think it is likely that William and Gertrude married on Guernsy, however Registration of marriages did not begin until 1919, before which marriages can only be found in the church registers. None of these records can be found online. The States of Guernsey Greffe (Guernsey’s Registry Office) holds the originals, and they are available on microfilm in the Priaulx Library.
Colin
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I think this may be him, it ties in with 1901 census.
MORTON, WILLIAM MORTON LANE - No mmn
GRO Reference: 1893 M Quarter in CARLISLE Volume 10B Page 517
Colin
A tree on Ancestry has a copy of his birth certificate born 7 January 1893 Carlisle
Mother Mary Morton no father's name
Rosie
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A tree on Ancestry has a copy of his birth certificate born 7 January 1893 Carlisle
Mother Mary Morton no father's name
Rosie
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I thought that might be the case, it looks like Mary was the only daughter.
Strangely this looks like Mary in 1911, no sign of William though?
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWWX-19B
Colin
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It looks like William on the 1911 census may be Mary's brother on the 1881 census. No marriage & Doris was probably not Mary's child.
A GRO 1858 shows MORTON, WILLIAM HENRY BEARDMORE
GRO Reference: 1857 J Quarter in ROTHERHAM Volume 09C Page 410
However fathers name was Andrew?
Colin
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William Morton Lane Morton is on the HMS Victorious at Torquay in 1911
Rosie
Added his last service date was 5 May 1920 (Royal Navy )
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Thanks so much for your help! I have contacted the owner of the tree who put up William Morton Lane Morton's birth certificate. His mother was definitely Mary born in Catcliffe. He also has the birth certificate for Doris and it looks like Mary has put her brother William Andrew, who was a musician down as the father, probably to make her legitimate. The certificate says mother is Mary Morton formerly Smith. No marriage for them at all and on his Navy record around the same time he puts his next of kin as sister Mary (not Mary his wife if you believe the birth cert for Doris) William Andrew had previously moved to Scotland but walked out on his family in the 1890s.
The 1911 census has them down as man and wife with Doris the daughter. I think once the birth was registered they just told Doris he was her father.
The 3 of them moved to St Helens where he was a clarinet player in an orchestra, and they all died there between 1930 and 1961.
A very complicated family I've been told!!