Sarah (Brown) Morton (1828 - 1903)

Born 1828 in Baston, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of John Morton — married 30 Oct 1849 in Baston, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1903 at about age 75 in Walcot, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Sarah Brown was born in 1828 in Baston, Lincolnshire, England to John Brown and Mary (Sandall) Brown. She was christened on 28 Jul 1828 in Baston.^[1]

In 1841 Sarah Brown (age 12) lived at Baston Thetford House in Baston with her father John (30), mother Mary (30), and brother William (11).^[2]

Sarah Brown (age 21, daughter of John Brown) married John Morton (age 23, son of William Morton) on 30 Oct 1849 in Baston, Lincolnshire.^[3] The marriage was registered in Bourne, Lincolnshire in the last quarter of the year.^[4]

Sarah and John had eight children:

1. William Morton (1850-c1925)
2. John Morton (1851-)
3. Maria Morton (1853-)
4. Mary Ann Morton (1855-)
5. Thomas Morton (1858-)
6. Joseph Morton (1860-)
7. Alice Morton (1862-)
8. Robert Morton (1864-)

In 1851 Sarah Morton (age 22) lived in Baston with her husband John (26, Ag Lab), son William (1), father John Brown (45, Ag Lab), and brother William S Brown (20, Ag Lab).^[5]

[Yet to locate Sarah on the 1861 census.]

In 1871 Sarah Morton (age 42) lived in Dowsby, Lincolnshire with her husband John (47, Agricultural Labourer) and four children: Thomas (15, Agricultural Labourer), Joseph (11, Agricultural Labourer), Alice (8, Scholar), and Robert (6, Scholar).^[6]

In 1881 Sarah Morton (age 52) lived in Walcot, Lincolnshire with her husband John (56, Agl Lab), daughter Mary A (25, Cook Unemployed), and granddaughter Sarah A (1).^[7]

Sarah's husband passed away in 1882.

In 1891 Sarah Morton (age 62) lived in Heydour, Lincolnshire with her son Joseph (31, Agricultural Labourer), daughter Mary A (34), and grandson David (5, Scholar).^[8]

In 1901 Sarah Morton (age 72) lived in Walcot with her son Joseph (41, Agricultural Labourer) and daughter Mary A (45).^[9]

Sarah Morton passed away in 1903, aged 75 years. Her death was registered in Sleaford, Lincolnshire in the last quarter of the year.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Lincolnshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL1L-6FM4 : 15 March 2018), Sarah Brown, 28 Jul 1828; citing Baptism, 28 Jul 1828, Baston, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, Lincolnshire Record Office, Lincoln; FHL microfilm 1,542,188.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ12-4CZ : 24 May 2019), Sarah Brown in household of John Brown, Baston, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England, Lincolnshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL1L-QPF8 : 15 March 2018), John Morton and Sarah Brown, 30 Oct 1849; citing Marriage, 30 Oct 1849, Baston, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, Lincolnshire Record Office, Lincoln; FHL microfilm 1,542,188.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DSR-G1K : 13 December 2014), Sarah Brown, 1849; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1849, quarter 4, vol. 14, p. 501, Bourne, Dorset, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGFV-MXL : 11 September 2019), Sarah Morton in household of John Brown, Baston, Lincolnshire, England; citing Baston, Lincolnshire, England, p. 32, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRXR-8SG : 29 September 2019), Sarah Morton in entry for John Morton, 1871.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27V-GGD7 : 12 December 2017), Sarah Morton in household of John Morton, Walcot, Lincolnshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 12, Piece/Folio 3226/58, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,949.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WT7Z-9MM : 5 May 2019), Sarah Morton in household of Joseph Morton, Heydour, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Lincolnshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSDS-KC8 : 21 May 2019), Sarah Morton in household of Joseph Morton, Walcot, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Sleaford subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
10. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N5L-2J7 : 31 December 2014), Sarah Morton, 1903; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.