Morton/Murton

[andygmandrew]

Just as one further aside, I have this

Mary daughter of Henry Morton of Edington, baptised 4 March, 1757 - Mitford

Henry was John's brother and this Mary is an almost exact fit for your Mary in terms of date. Henry died in 1800.

There's another puzzle for you!

Kind regards

Andrew Morton

[Tickettyboo]

Hi there,

This is a strange one!

Rule no. 1 is that a lot of mine are strange :-)

Thank you SO much, that is a lot of info and such a lot of your time and help is very much appreciated. I am especially thrilled with the MI info that links the two families. Lots for me to go through and digest but I will go through it very carefully.

Boo

[andygmandrew]

Happy to help! If you need to come back to me for more info, please do.

Andrew

[andygmandrew]

Incidentally, regarding that baptism of Mary daughter of Henry, it’s possible that the parish clerk wrote the wrong name down. I must check that out.

[andygmandrew]

Having now checked again my suspicion may be right as the Mitford parish register has:

Mary daughter of Henry Morton of Edington, baptised 4 March, 1757 - Mitford
Ann daughter of Henry Morton of Edinton, baptised 12 April, 1757 - Mitford

It's reasonable to suppose that the clerk has made a mistake.

[Tickettyboo]

The MI that ends with "Mary their daur, & w. of Robert Mavin of Glanton 16-4-1833 age 84" really has helped enormously
Whittingham Burials Register 1833
Page 678, entry 541
Robert Mavin,  Abode Glanton, buried 18th April aged 81

and a notice in the Newcastle Journal on 20th April 1833 says
At Glanton, on the 16th inst., aged 81, Mr Robert Maving, joiner

Though his age is slightly out, either the mason got it wrong or the stone was worn and whoever transcribed it mistook the final character for a 4. Otherwise its  ticking all the boxes and, as you said, provides a trackable connection to Mary's parents - not that I disbelieved you at all, I just need to also check this out for myself so I am doubly sure before I add her parents to my tree.

I only do baby steps so that's my first one taken. With all the wonderful info its going to be the first step on a very long walk :-)
Thanks again Andrew I am doing the little happy dance here :-)

Boo