I have a marriage cert from Victoria, Australia 1852.
John Morton and Hanoria Larkin. I'm fine with Hanoria.
John Morton, no father given (which from experience could mean father is dead)
mother.....Euphemia Portis. (usually it would be Euphemia Morton formerly Portis, if Portis was her maiden name)
No age.
Place of birth...Leith/Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland. Maybe he wasn't sure??
I cannot find when John came to Australia but he died here in 1908. Age given 80, probably not exactly correct.
I have found some Euphemia Mortons in Scottish census records and some Euphemia Porteus/Porteous.
Can anyone suggest where to go from here.
He did name one daughter Euphemia so I'd say that was his mother's name. He also named a son William, and I did find a family with both Euphemia and William, but I can't seem to find a family who fit age wise, and William is a common name.
My thought is that he was illegitimate and his mother later married a Portis?.
Thank you.
John Morton and Hanoria Larkin. I'm fine with Hanoria.
John Morton, no father given (which from experience could mean father is dead)
mother.....Euphemia Portis. (usually it would be Euphemia Morton formerly Portis, if Portis was her maiden name)
No age.
Place of birth...Leith/Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland. Maybe he wasn't sure??
I cannot find when John came to Australia but he died here in 1908. Age given 80, probably not exactly correct.
I have found some Euphemia Mortons in Scottish census records and some Euphemia Porteus/Porteous.
Can anyone suggest where to go from here.
He did name one daughter Euphemia so I'd say that was his mother's name. He also named a son William, and I did find a family with both Euphemia and William, but I can't seem to find a family who fit age wise, and William is a common name.
My thought is that he was illegitimate and his mother later married a Portis?.
Thank you.
Comment