Richard Lee Norton (1819 - 1893)

Born 27 Jun 1819 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah Pozer Jeffrey — married 20 Feb 1854 in Quebec City, Canada

Descendants

Died 28 Oct 1893 at age 74 in Quebec City, Canada

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Biography

Richard was a sailor, maybe a Capt. as stated on his headstone. I have never been able to find any solid sources as to which ships he sailed on, other than the baptism of his son Thomas Lee Norton which states he worked on the Steamer Montmorenci (1857). Richard settled in Canada after he married his wife Hannah Jeffrey in 1854.

I have a letter that was written to him by a niece & nephew in 18__, M & R Brock. More research led me to the Brock family of 93 Glenarm Road in Hackney, England. Richard's sister Martha had married a Robert Brock, although they were both deceased by 1879, it seems the children kept in touch with their Canadian relatives.

Richard was born in 1819.^[1] He passed away in 1893.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NXKN-KVL : accessed 14 May 2016), Richard Norton, 1830; citing , reference - 2:37STV00; FHL microfilm 1,526,328.

• "Canada Census, 1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVJ6-3Q5 : accessed 14 May 2016), Richard Norton, Montcalm Ward, Québec (City), Quebec, Canada; citing p. 22; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13211, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,847.