Margaret Moreton

Margaret Moreton 

Born: 15 August 1871, Manchester 

Father: John Moreton (b. 1844)

Mother: Betsey Moreton (b. 1842)

Sisters: Sarah Moreton (b. 1869) [LDTC 1892], Emily Moreton (b. 1873), Mary Moreton (b. 1874), Caroline Moreton (b. 1876) [LDTC 1898], Ada Moreton (b. 1878)

In 1881 –

She is at Hovingham, Malton. Her father is listed as ‘Schoolmaster’. Margaret, her mother and sisters (Sarah, Emily, Mary, Caroline and Ada) are unlisted. There is a servant, Ada Roberts (b. 1860).  

In 1891 – 

She is at School House, Middlegate Road, Frampton. Her uncle, William Ridyard (b. 1840), is listed as ‘Schoolmaster and Farmer’. Her aunt Sabina Ridyard (b. 1836) and her cousins, Emmeline Sarah Sophia Ridyard (b. 1866) and Clement William Ridyard (b. 1876), are unlisted. Her cousins, Bertha Sabina Ridyard (b. 1867) and Margaret Deborah Betsy Ridyard (b. 1869), are listed as ‘Assistant Schoolmistress’. Her cousin, Hettie Christella Ernestine Ridyard (b. 1874), is listed as ‘Pupil Teacher’. Margaret and her sister, Sarah, are listed as ‘Students’. There is a servant, Elizabeth Annie Arnold (b. 1872). 

In 1901 – 

She is at 23 High Street, Lincoln as a boarder. Maria Reade (b. 1842) is an unlisted widow. Frank H Reade (b. 1872) is listed as ‘Schoolmaster Assistant’. William G Reade (b. 1871) is listed as ‘Clerk Commercial’. Eleanor A Reade (b. 1865) is listed as ‘Cashier Drapery Department’. Margaret is listed as boarder and ‘Schoolmistress’. There is a servant, Elizabeth Moore (b. 1881). 

In 04/02 – 

Address is 23 Sewell's Walk, Lincoln. 

In 1911 – 

She is at Hazeldene South Park, Lincoln. Margaret is listed as ‘Head Teacher’. Her sister, Mary and Caroline, are listed as ‘Assistant Teacher’. Elizabeth Amelia Walsh (b. 1886), a boarder, is listed as ‘Dispenser to Doctor’. There is a servant, Fanny Woolhouse (b. 1886). 

In 1921 – 

She is at 52 South Park, Lincoln. Margaret and her sisters, Mary and Caroline, are listed as ‘Certificated Teacher’. Her niece, Gertrude Mary Green (b. 1903), is unlisted. There is a servant, Edith Cox (b. 1902). 

In 1939 – 

She is at Papley Lodge Farm, Warmington, Oundle and Thrapston. Her brother-in-law, Joseph Green (b. 1874), is listed as ‘Working Farm’. Her sister, now Ada Green, is unlisted. Margaret and her sisters, Mary and Caroline, are listed as ‘Certificated Head Teacher (Retired)’. 

d.         1 March 1942, Lincoln 

MORETON, Margaret of 52 South Park, Lincoln, spinster died 1 March 1942. Probate Lincoln 24 April to Mary Moreton and Caroline Moreton, spinsters. Effects £6778, 2s, 8d.