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Hello to all the Mortons.

Basically, I am developing the family Tree recorded by my grandfather.

His great grandfather was a William Morton, born about 1784, a feuar and weaver of Wester Balgrodean, Torrance of Campsie, Stirlingshire, who married Isabella Liddell, a farmer's daughter from Strathblane. They had two sons and a daughter: James , Jean and Andrew.

William's sister Margaret married Alexander Fergus who eventually willed his joiners business in Torrance to his nephew Andrew who was married to JB Greenlaw as under.

Andrew Morton (1809-1884) married Janet Barclay Greenlaw (1816-1892) and they had ten children: William, James G, Alex F, Janet [died young], Jessie GB, Andrew, John B, David F, Robert and Isabella.

William Morton's father Andrew was born about 1760 and his grandfather was born about 1736.

 

On my grandmother's side, her great, great grandfather was a Mathew Morton, born about 1740, at Gowersbraehead, Galston, Ayrshire, where he latterly resided and was described as a 'landed proprietor'.

He married first, Mary Cameron and they had three daughters:Helen, Agnes and Isabel.

He subsequently married Mary Richmond (1754-1845) and they had nine children: Mary, Thomas [died young], James [died young], John, Thomas, Margaret, Mathew, Janet and Hugh.

Mary Richmond was one of thirteen children and her father was a farmer at Bankhead, Galston, Ayrshire.

 

I am therefore interested in any information about the Morton's in Torrance of Campsie, Stirlingshire, or Galston, Ayrshire, in the 1740's,

 

Kind Regards,

James Michael Morton

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I was in Strathblane half an hour ago - but no Mortons!  But if you want me to do some local research, just let me know.

William

Kind of you to offer but I should really do some research myself at Register House in the first instance before troubling others.

Can't but wonder if forefathers moved north from the Nithsdale area during the First Scottish Wars of Independence.

That would no doubt be exceedingly difficult to prove.

Propose to search title deeds re-Mathew Morton (born about 1740) who is quoted in records as a 'landed proprietor'.

Regards

James

Hello James,

Brian Morton calling from Pender Island, Canada.  I was forwarded this attachment below by another researcher.  Sounds like it is in the same time period you are researching - at the very least a good read given the 1700's English that it was written in.  By the way, my research is principally in the Morton's of Ayrshire.  My great grandfather Hugh Morton was the mill manager in Catrine.

Cheers,

Brian Morton

Pender Island, Canada

These are the stories that make family history such fun!
I should be shocked, of course, it being the Sabbath.

Hello, James! I realize your post is 2013, but hoping you are still on this page....my ancestor, Adam Robert Morton, came from Loudoun, Ayrshire, b about 1723. All I really have so far...I have posted info on my page here about his ggrandson, Alexander Vance Morton, his wife and daughter. Regards, Laura J Olson.

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Making conections

The more information you can give about the people you mention, the more chance there is of someone else connecting with your family.

Dates and places of births, deaths and marriages all help to place families.

Professions also help.

'My great-grandmother mother was a Douglas from Montrose' does not give many clues to follow up! But a bit of flesh on the bones makes further research possible. But if we are told who she married, what his profession was and where the children were baptised, then we can get to work.

Maybe it is time to update the information in your profile?


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