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Elizabeth (Morton) Scraton (1828 - 1895)

Elizabeth Scraton formerly Morton
Born in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, Englandmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 23 Jan 1855 in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, Englandmap
Died at about age 67 in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, Englandmap
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Biography

Elizabeth Morton was born in Southwell, Nottinghamshire in 1827, and baptised there on 20 August 1827, the daughter of Richard and Mary Morton. [1]

The family were in Southwell when the 1841 census was taken:

  • Richard Morton M 45-49 Nottinghamshire
  • Mary Morton F 40-44 Nottinghamshire
  • Elizabeth Morton F 13 Nottinghamshire
  • Ellen Morton F 11 Nottinghamshire
  • Mary Morton F 9 Nottinghamshire
  • Joseph Morton M 8 Nottinghamshire
  • Matthew Morton M 3 Nottinghamshire
  • Charles Morton M 2 Nottinghamshire
  • Richard Morton M 1 Nottinghamshire [2]

She married William Scraton in Southwell, Nottinghamshire on 23 January 1855 [3]

In 1871, William and his family were living in Westhorpe, Southwell, Nottinghamshire (mistranscribed as Leraton):

  • William Leraton Head M 40 Westthorpe, Nottinghamshire
  • Elizabeth Leraton Wife F 43 Southwell, Nottinghamshire, ag lab
  • Lacy Leraton Daughter F 15 Southwell, Nottinghamshire
  • George Leraton Son M 11 Southwell, Nottinghamshire
  • William Leraton Son M 9 Southwell, Nottinghamshire
  • Eleanor Leraton Daughter F 8 Southwell, Nottinghamshire
  • Fred Leraton Son M 6 Southwell, Nottinghamshire
  • Sarah Leraton Daughter F 5 Southwell, Nottinghamshire
  • Faith Leraton Daughter F 3 Southwell, Nottinghamshire
  • Fanny Leraton Daughter F 2 Southwell, Nottinghamshire
  • Anne Leraton Daughter F 0 Southwell, Nottinghamshire [4]

They remained in Southwell for the 1881 census:

  • William Seraton Head M 50 Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England
  • Elizabeth Seraton Wife F 54 Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England
  • George Seraton Son M 21 Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England
  • Frederick Seraton Son M 15 Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England
  • Rueth Seraton Daughter F 13 Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England
  • Fanny Seraton Daughter F 11 Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England
  • Annie Seraton Daughter F 7 Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England [5]

And the 1891 census:

  • William Scraton Head M 59 Nottinghamshire, England, ag lab
  • Elizabeth Scraton Wife F 62 Nottinghamshire, England
  • Frederick Scraton Son M 24 Nottinghamshire, England
  • Fanny Scraton Daughter F 21 Nottinghamshire, England
  • Annie Scraton Daughter F 20 Nottinghamshire, England
  • Richard Donson Adopted Son M 10 Nottinghamshire, England [6]

Elizabeth died in Southwell in 1895, age 69, and was buried on 2 February 1895 in Southwell, Holy Trinity [7]

Sources

  1. Notts Family History Society, baptism index
  2. "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7S9-H5W : 30 October 2015), Elizabeth Morton in household of Richard Morton, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England; 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. Notts Family History Society, marriage index
  4. "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBXR-1RL : 24 July 2015), William Leraton, 1871.
  5. "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27K-XVJQ : 18 August 2016), Fanny Seraton in household of William Seraton, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 7, Piece/Folio 3368/76, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,980.
  6. "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4Z4D-DN2 : 15 October 2015), William Scraton, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Nottinghamshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  7. Notts Family History Society, burial index




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