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Northumberland Resources & Offers / Re: Morton/Murton
« on: Monday 09 September 19 10:20 BST (UK)  »
That's great research. Sounds like a time honoured story of soldiery. But they obviously settled down for quite a while. It's amazing to think how many Geordies might be descended from this Sheffield militiaman.

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Northumberland Resources & Offers / Re: Morton/Murton
« on: Sunday 08 September 19 10:43 BST (UK)  »
That all seems to fit, thanks Andrew! There is a discrepancy between George's age of 55 given in the 1841 census and his age at death of 60 in 1842 burial register, but I presume these things can't be relied on that much and it must be him. Never come across Major as a given name before, that's strange. Perhaps too strange for George's wife to let him use it for his own sons!

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Northumberland Resources & Offers / Re: Morton/Murton
« on: Saturday 07 September 19 12:19 BST (UK)  »
Needless to say we'd be over the moon to have George's baptism info but please don't go to any lengths. Interesting on the name changing, I just assumed that literacy wasn't that great and so the census taker just interpreted what they told them as best they could. Maybe it was the Sheffield accent...

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Northumberland Resources & Offers / Re: Morton/Murton
« on: Saturday 07 September 19 10:14 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Andy, this is amazing. You have added two generations to my family tree (now into the 18th century!), changed my surname to Murton, and given me roots in Sheffield! Incredible.

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Northumberland Resources & Offers / Re: Morton/Murton
« on: Friday 06 September 19 08:55 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Andrew, that seems to tie in with the fact that John's wife Mary was recorded in the 1851 census as having been born in Gosforth, so perhaps they met there and then John went back to Seghill to work, where his father William was also from.

I'd be keen to connect with anyone else's Morton/Murton trees. Mine is public on Geni.

Thanks so much for your help and of course any further info would be brilliant!

Chris Morton

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Northumberland Resources & Offers / Re: Morton/Murton
« on: Thursday 05 September 19 20:29 BST (UK)  »
Hi Andy, I am researching my ancestor John Morton born 1829 in Seghill, who moved to Marley Hill sometime in the 1850s. I think I found him in the 1851 census in Seghill but as John Murton, married to Mary Murton with a 6 myth old son Edward Murton. This looks right given their names, so maybe it was a mistranscription from the original? Anyway, I have completely drawn a blank on finding him on the 1841 census so any help from anyone would be brilliant.

Cheers, Chris Morton.

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