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Avril

Avril Report 3 Jan 2011 09:14

thanks for all your help but I have all the info you have provided and have hit a brick wall as there is no trace after 1911 census

I will keep on trying

jax

jax Report 17 Dec 2010 23:51

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British Army Service Records 1760-1913
First name(s): William

Last name: MORTON

Calculated year of birth: 1882

Parish of birth: Goole

Town of birth: Goole

County of birth: Yorkshire

Age at attestation: 21 years 5 months

Attestation date: 11 February 1903

Attestation corps: Royal Field Artillery

Attestation soldier number: 29291

Discharge rank:

Discharge corps:




TootyFruity

TootyFruity Report 17 Dec 2010 23:48

Possible marriage

Marriages Dec 1904   (>99%)
Farley  Lucy Elizabeth    Elham  2a 2447   
Morton  William    Elham  2a 2447   


Or

Marriages Jun 1908   (>99%)
  
McCLAY  Lucy    Birkenhead  8a 1113   
MORTON  William Andrew    Birkenhead  8a 1113

These are the only two marriages between 1900 and 1911 that I could find   

TootyFruity

TootyFruity Report 17 Dec 2010 23:46

Possible 1891

Name: William Morton
Age: 9
Estimated birth year: abt 1882
Relation: Son
Mother's name: Ann Boyes
Gender: Male
Where born: York, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: St Margarets
Ecclesiastical parish: St Margarets
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Registration district: York
Sub-registration district: Walmgate
ED, institution, or vessel: 17

Ann Boyes 63
Richard Morton 38
Caroline Morton 25
William Morton 9
Mary J Morton 7
Eliza Morton 6
Alice Morton 3
Ellen Morton 6/12
 
Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 3893; Folio 50; Page 7; GSU roll: 6099003.

TootyFruity

TootyFruity Report 17 Dec 2010 23:42

Possibly 1901


Name: William Morton
Age: 19
Estimated birth year: abt 1882
Gender: Male
Where born: St Margarets, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Aldershot Military in Stanhope and Wellington Lines
Ecclesiastical parish: Aldershot St Michael
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England
Registration district: Farnham
Sub-registration district: Aldershot
ED, institution, or vessel: Provisional Battalion and Imperial Yeomanry
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 1

William Morton 19
 
Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 613; Folio: 179; Page: 25.

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 17 Dec 2010 22:57

1911 if this one then not a lot of useful info

MORTON, William Married ? York Yorks VIEW

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RG number:
RG14 Piece:
13026 Reference:
RG14PN13026 RD278 SD1 ED15 SN9999

Registration District:
Devonport Sub District:
St Aubyn Enumeration District:
15 Parish:
Devonport

Address:
Granby Barracks Devonport

Age 29, York, Army Service Corps


How do you know his wife is Lucy?


1911?
MORTON, Lucy Wife Married M 31 1880 Exeter Devon VIEW

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RG number:
RG14 Piece:
13026 Reference:
RG14PN13026 RD278 SD1 ED15 SN9999

Registration District:
Devonport Sub District:
St Aubyn Enumeration District:
15 Parish:
Devonport

Address:
Granby Barracks Devonport

Katie

Katie Report 17 Dec 2010 22:56

His Army Records are possibly on Findmypast.
Katie

Avril

Avril Report 17 Dec 2010 22:35

I have found William Morton in 1911 census at Granby Barracks Devonport he is married to Lucy b.1880. I can find no trace of him after 1911 nor can I find the details of their marriage. Can anybody help me?