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Edward Morton

Edward Morton

Born
1833-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1891-10-09 12:00:00
Gender
Male

I am having a lot of trouble finding information on my ancestors the Mortons from Boyle/Arcarne, Roscommon and would appreciate some assistance as I live in Sydney, Australia. I visited Boyle a few weeks back and I have also had a report completed by "County Roscommon Heritage and Genealogy Company" but with little new information.

What I have to date is as follows:

Edward Morton (B: 1833 in or near Boyle) son of Felix and Mary Morton. Edward joined the Irish Revenue Police in 1852 in Boyle before resiging in 1855 (he replaced Thomas Cathcart in Revenue party 55 on Thursday 26 May 1852 was deemed to be a first class private on 23 May 1853 and he relinquished his service on 9th October 1855.) and emigrating to Melbourne, Australia on the "Schomberg" joining the Victorian police force.

Tithe Applotment Books 1834 have Felix Morton on the land at Cloontikilly [possibly now Cloontikilla], Ardcarne, Roscommon.  The Irish Reproductive Loan Fund have Philix Morton as guarantor No 2 of a loan, at Errirona, Roscommon in 1846.  Then Felix Moreton applies for an Irish Poverty Relief Loan at Errironagh, Ardcarne in 1847.  In 1853 Phelix Morton is a defendant at a Petty Court Session at Cootehall, address and occupation given as yeoman of Errerona, Ardcarn.  Found guilty of having a pig wandering a public road!!  various spellings of names and places evident.  The family appear to have been tenanted farmers at Lord Lorton's Estate during the famine years.

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