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Trying to find Morton

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Christine

Christine Report 6 Jul 2007 22:16

Hello I am very interested in finding out about my husband's Morton relatives.James and sarah Morton lived in Bury,Lancs but their sonWilliam Morton founded the 1st Morton's Grocery store in 1839 in Ince, Wigan,Lancs.William married Mary Walmsley in 1826 and they had 4 children,James,Lawrence,Alice and William. 2nd william married Ann Boardman,they had Minnie,William,Walter,Noble,Frederick,Margaret,Annie and Ernest. Margaret married John Latham of a mine owning family in Wigan they were my husband's family.