William
Henry
Morton
Born in Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of William Morton
and Elizabeth (Chambers) Morton
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Caroline Pain
— married
26 Apr 1853 in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
Descendants 
Father of
George Frederick Morton
Died
at about age 48
in Gundegai
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Dec 2016
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Biography
William Morton was born in 1828[1]
Sources
- ↑ "England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7TCC-MXPZ : 2 November 2019), William Morton, 1828..
- "Australia Marriages, 1810-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTC2-Q6V : 28 January 2020), William Moreton, 1853.
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Karen (Morton) Favell
In the list of 270 male convicts brought to Australia on the HM Ship Eden in 1840: William Morton No:401916, Able to read and write, Protestant, single, native place of abode : Hereford city, England. Occupation: Labourer, His Offence : Burglary. Tried at Hereford City, England. Quarter session 7/5/1840. Sentences to 15 yrs. No previous convictions. 5' 31/2" Dark ruddy and freckled complection, brown hair, grey eyes,eyebrows meeting, Scar on left side of forehead. Scar on back of left hand
posted 16 Dec 2016 by Karen (Morton) Favell
[thank Karen]
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