John Morton

1904 - 1976  (71 years)

• Name	John Morton
  Birth	18 Nov 1904	Wester Bucklivie, Aberdour Parish, Fife, Scotland
  Christening	25 Dec 1904	Aberdour Parish, Fife, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1959
  Farmer/Prize Wheat Fields
  Death	1976	Maldon, Essex, England
  Person ID	I163	wilkie
  Last Modified	5 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	Andrew Morton,   b. 26 May 1871, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland d. 25 Aug 1958, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Agnes Wilkie,   b. 14 Oct 1875, Portmoak, Kinross, Scotland d. 1 Dec 1949, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland (Age 74 years)
  Witnesses at Marriage	1897
  Andrew Wilkie / Margaret Morton
  Marriage	3 Dec 1897	Dalgetty Parish, Fife, Scotland   [1]
  	Source: Vital Stats 1897-422-14
  Family ID	F51	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	J. Hamilton
  Children	+ 1. M.R. Morton   2. Andrew Morton,   b. 16 Aug 1946, Latchington, Essex, England d. Between 1953 and 1954, Maldon, Essex, England (Age 6 years) + 3. A. Morton
  Family ID	F72	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2009

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 25 Dec 1904 - Aberdour Parish, Fife, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Birth New Registry House, 2015 research 1904-401-00-0044 John Morton Date of Birth: 18 Nov 1904 6 H 0 m A.M. Location: West Bucklyvie, Parish of Aberdour Male Parents: Andrew Morton, Ploughman & Agnes Morton MS Wilkie Marriage: 04 Nov 1897 Mossgreen** Informant: Andrew Morton, Father, Signed Registered: 29 Nov 1904 at Aberdour , Robert Young Registrar ** This wedding date seems to be an error - whether the date given is one of the Banns read, not certain but official wedding date was 03 Dec 1897 at Dalgetty, Fife hw Occupation: Farmer. John tried to buy a farm in Scotland, but owner wouldn't sell. After many years of frustration and no gains at owning his own farm land, he moved to Essex Cty, England. Grew wheat and oats. Won many prizes for the best wheat. Many international visitors came to his farm to view his methods etc.

  
  

• Sources

  [S687] LDS, Scotland Marriages 1561-1910, 1897-422-000014 (Reliability: 4).