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Location : Morton

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Location and Old Maps

Latitude, longitude: 56.423511,-2.865959

View location on the 1855 6-inch map, the 1895 25-inch map, the 1914 25-inch map, the 1966-73 25-inch map, or a 1944-50 aerial photograph at the National Library of Scotland website.

1854 Ordnance Survey Name Book Entry (originals at ScotlandsPlaces) (more information on the O.S. Name Books page)

List of names to be corrected if necessary	Orthography, as recommended to be used in the new plans	Other modes of spelling the name	Authorities for these other modes of spelling when known	Situation	Descriptive remarks or other general observations which may be considered of interest	Source
Morton	Morton	Morton; Morton; Morton	Mr. Wilkie Farmer Morton; Robert Black Farmer Channel Johnston's Co. Map.	About 1/2 mile SW from Channel.	A farm house two stories high with suitable offices and farm attached, occupied by Mr. Wilkie, farmer, and property of Mr. Hay.	OS1/13/37/3

Information and Photographs on Other Sites (open in a new window)

Morton source: Listed Building - Historic Environment Scotland

Morton source: The Place-Names of Fife, by Simon Taylor with Gilbert Markus, University of Glasgow (see a map of all the placenames in Forgan parish.)

Old Addresses (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the address)

House Names (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the name)

Morton

Directory entries (before 1975) There are 47 entries

Source	Entry
1942-43 MacDonald dir	Sherrit, A , Morton [under Farmers]
1941-42 MacDonald dir	Sherrit, A., Morton [under Agricultural]
1940-41 MacDonald dir	Sherrit, A., Morton [under Agricultural]
1939-40 MacDonald dir	Sherrit, A., Morton [under Agricultural]
1938-39 MacDonald dir	Sherrit, A., Morton [under Agricultural]
1937-38 MacDonald dir	Sherrit, A. Morton [under Agricultural]
1936-37 MacDonald dir	Sherrit, A., Morton [under Agricultural]
1935-36 MacDonald dir	Sherrit, A., Morton [under Farmers]
1934-35 MacDonald dir	Sherrit, A., Morton [under Farmers]
1933-34 MacDonald dir	Sherrit, A., Morton [under Farmers]
1931-32 MacDonald dir	Sherrit, A., Morton [under Farmers]
1930-31 MacDonald dir	Sherrit, A., Morton [under Farmers]
1929-30 MacDonald dir	Sherrit, A., Morton [under Farmers]
1928-29 MacDonald dir	Christie, James M., Morton [under Farmers]
1927-28 MacDonald dir	Christie, James M., Morton [under Farmers]
1926-27 MacDonald dir	Christie, James M., Morton [under Farmers]
1925-26 MacDonald dir	Christie, James M., Morton [under Farmers]
1924-25 MacDonald dir	Christie, James M., Morton [under Farmers]
1923-24 MacDonald dir	Christie, James M., Morton [under Farmers]
1921-22 MacDonald dir	Christie, James M., Morton [under Farmers]
1919-20 MacDonald dir	Christie, James M., Morton [under Farmers]
1918-19 MacDonald dir	Christie, James M., Morton [under Farmers]
1917-18 MacDonald dir	Christie, James M., Morton [under Farmers]
1916-17 MacDonald dir	Christie, James M., Morton [under Farmers]
1915-16 MacDonald dir	Christie, James M., Morton [under Farmers]
1914-15 MacDonald dir	Christie, James M., Morton [under Agricultural]
1913-14 MacDonald dir	Christie, James M., Morton [under Agricultural]
1912-13 MacDonald dir	Christie, James M., Morton [under Farmers, Forgan parish]
1911-12 MacDonald dir	Christie, James M., Morton [under Agricultural]
1910-11 MacDonald dir	Christie, James M., Morton [under Agricultural]
1907-08 MacDonald dir	Nicol, David, Morton [under Agricultural]
1906-07 MacDonald dir	Nicol, David, Morton [under Agricultural]
1905-06 MacDonald dir	Nicol, David, Morton [under Agricultural]
1904-05 MacDonald dir	Nicol, David, Morton [under Agricultural]
1903-04 MacDonald dir	Nicol, David. Morton [under Agricultural]
1902-03 MacDonald dir	Nicol, David, Morton [under Agricultural]
1901-02 MacDonald dir	Nicol, David, Morton [under Agricultural]
1886 Slater dir	Sercombe Samuel, Morton, farmer Forgan parish
1885 Clark dir	Sercombe, Samuel, Morton : Farmers, Forgan Parish.
1882 Slater dir	Sercombe Samuel, Morton : Farmers In Forgan Parish.
1878 Slater dir	Simpson Thomas, Morton : Farmers - Forgan Parish.
1877 Worrall dir	Simpson Thomas, Morton : Farmers In Forgan Parish.
1873 Slater dir	Simpson Thomas, Morton : Farmers In Ferry-Port-On-Craig Parish
1873 Slater dir	Simpson Thomas, Morton : Farmers In Forgan Parish
1867 Slater dir	Wilkie William, Morton : Farmers
1866 Fife dir	Wilkie, William, farmer, Morton by Ferryport on Craig
1862 Fife dir	Wilkie, William, farmer, Morton by Ferryport on Craig

Entries in the Registers of Voters

Source	Enrol Date	Name	Occup.	Address	Qualification	Property	at	Notes
1879-1880 Voters		Hay, John D B	Edinburgh	Morton
1879-1880 Voters		Simpson, James		Morton
1878-1879 Voters		Hay, John D. Buchan	Edinburgh	Morton
1878-1879 Voters		Simpson, James		Morton
1878-1879 Voters		Simpson, Thomas junior		Morton
1878-1879 Voters		Simpson, William		Morton
1874 Voters		Hay, John D B		Edinburgh
1874 Voters		Simpson, James
1874 Voters		Simpson, Thomas jnr
1874 Voters		Simpson, William
1873 Voters		Hay, John		Edinburgh
1873 Voters		Simpson, James
1873 Voters		Simpson, Thomas jnr
1873 Voters		Simpson, William
1864-1865 Voters	24 September 1832	Hay, John	Edinburgh		proprietor	lands	Morton
1864-1865 Voters	20 August 1851	Wilkie, William	farmer		tenant	lands or farm of	Morton
1862-1863 Voters	24 September 1832	Hay, John			proprietor	lands	Morton
1862-1863 Voters	20 August 1851	Wilkie, William	farmer		tenant and occupant	lands or farm of	Morton
1859 Election for Fife MP		Wilkie, William						Lord Loughborough (Conservative)
1846-1862 Voters	24 September 1832	Hay, John			proprietor	lands	Morton
1846-1862 Voters	22 September 1832	Robertson, Charles			tenant	lands	Morton	[entry deleted] Disqualified
1846-1862 Voters	20 August 1851	Wilkie, William	farmer		tenant and occupant	lands or farm of	Morton
1844-1861 Voters	24 September 1832	Hay, John			proprietor	lands	Morton
1844-1861 Voters	22 September 1832	Robertson, Charles			tenant	lands	Morton
1844-1861 Voters	20 August 1851	Wilkie, William	farmer		tenant and occupant	lands or farm of	Morton
1833-1840 Voters	24 September 1832	Hay, John			proprietor	lands	Morton
1833-1840 Voters	22 September 1832	Robertson, Charles			tenant	lands	Morton
1832 Voters	24 September 1832	Hay, John			proprietor	lands of	Morton	[St Andrews deleted]
1832 Voters	22 September 1832	Robertson, Charles			tenant	lands of	Morton

Census records

Year	Address		Head		Rooms
1911	Morton		McGregor	James	9
1901	Morton Farmhouse		Bathgate	James A	8	View household
1891	Morton		Sercombe	Erskine	9	View household
1881	Morton	Farm House	Sercombe	Samuel	9	View household
1871	Morton House		Simpson	Thomas	6	View household
1861	Morton	Farmhouse	Wilkie	William	7	View household
1851	Morton Farm		Wilkie	William		View household
1841	Morton H.		Robertson	Charles		View household

Valuation Roll entries There are 45 entries

Year	No.	Property	Proprietor	Tenant	Occupier	Value
1958-59	142	Farm House	Gordon C Sim, farmer		proprietor		View details
1958-59	141	Farm	Gordon C Sim, farmer		proprietor	120	View details
1957-58	141	Farm	Gordon C Sim, farmer		proprietor	120	View details
1957-58	142	Farm House	Gordon C Sim, farmer		proprietor		View details
1952-53	144	Farm	Richard M H Haddow & Gordon C Sim, farmers		proprietor	120	View details
1952-53	145	Farm House	Richard M H Haddow & Gordon C Sim, farmers		proprietor		View details
1947-48	135	Farm & House	James Morton Christie, Craig Terrace, Tayport		Peter D & Andrew M Peddie, farmers	180	View details
1942-43	141	Farm & House	James Morton Christie, Craig Terrace, Tayport		William S Adams, farmer	154-1-6	View details
1940-41	140	Farm & House	James Morton Christie, Craig Terrace, Tayport		Alexander Sherrit, farmer	171-1-6	View details
1937-38	145	Farm & House	James Morton Christie, Craig Terrace, Tayport		Alexander Sherrit, farmer	171-1-6	View details
1935-36	144	Farm & House	James Morton Christie, Craig Terrace, Tayport		Alexander Sherrit, farmer	171-1-6	View details
1932-33	142	Farm & House	James Morton Christie, Craig Terrace, Tayport		Alexander Sherrit, farmer	171-1-6	View details
1930-31	139	Farm & House	James Morton Christie, Craig Terrace, Tayport		Alexander Sherrit, farmer	171-1-6	View details
1927-28	176	Farm & House	James Morton Christie, farmer		proprietor	178	View details
1925-26	166	Farm & House	James Morton Christie, farmer		proprietor	178	View details	a
1922-23	154	Farm & House	James Morton Christie, farmer		proprietor	178	View details	a
1920-21	145	Farm & House	James Morton Christie, farmer		proprietor	170	View details	a
1917-18	144	Farm & House	James Morton Christie, farmer		proprietor	170	View details	a
1915-16	143	Farm & House	James Morton Christie, farmer		proprietor	170	View details	a
1912-13	141	Farm & House	James Morton Christie, farmer		proprietor	170	View details	a
1907-08	136	Farm & House	James Morton Christie, farmer		proprietor	170	View details	a
1905-06	128	Farm and house	Trs of late Major John D. B. Hay, Edinburgh per Melville & Lindsay, WS, 110 George St, Edinburgh	David Nicoll, farmer	same	184-5-6	View details	a
1903-04	132	Farm and house	Trs of late Major John D. B. Hay, Edinburgh per Melville & Lindsay, WS, 110 George St, Edinburgh	David Nicoll, farmer	same	178-3-8	View details	a
1901-02	157	Farm and house	Trs of late Major John D. B. Hay, Edinburgh per Melville & Lindsay, WS, 110 George St, Edinburgh	David Nicoll, farmer	same	161-14-3	View details	a
1900-01	156	Farm and house	Trs of late Major John D. B. Hay, Edinburgh per Melville & Lindsay, WS, 110 George St, Edinburgh	David Nicoll, farmer	same	161-14-3	View details	a
1899-00	148	Farm and house	Trs of late Major John D. B. Hay, Edinburgh per Melville & Lindsay, WS, 110 George St, Edinburgh	David Nicoll, farmer	same	161-14-3	View details	a
1897-98	134	Farm and house	Trs of late Major John D. B. Hay, Edinburgh per Melville & Lindsay, WS, 110 George St, Edinburgh	David Nicoll, farmer	same	161-14-2	View details
1896-97	134	Farm and house	Trs of late Major John D. B. Hay, Edinburgh per Melville & Lindsay, WS, 110 George St, Edinburgh	David Nicoll, farmer	same	160	View details
1895-96	132	Farm and house	Major John D. B. Hay, Edinburgh per Pagan & Osborne, Cupar	David Nicoll, farmer	same	160	View details
1894-95	189	Farm and house	Major John D. B. Hay, Edinburgh per W E Seath Esq., Cupar	David Nicoll, farmer	same	160	View details
1893-94	182	Farm and house	Major John D. B. Hay, Edinburgh per W E Seath Esq., Cupar	David Nicoll, farmer	same	160	View details
1892-93	187	Farm and house	Major John D. B. Hay, Edinburgh per W E Seath Esq., Cupar	Mrs Erskine Nelson or Sercombe	same	160	View details
1891-92	186	Farm and house	Major John D. B. Hay, Edinburgh per W E Seath Esq., Cupar	Mrs Erskine Nelson or Sercombe	same	160	View details
1890-91	181	Farm and house	Major John D. B. Hay, Edinburgh per W E Seath Esq., Cupar	Heirs of late Samuel Sercombe, farmer, per Erskine Sercombe	same	160	View details
1889-90	174	Farm and house	Major John D. B. Hay, Edinburgh per W E Seath Esq., Cupar	Samuel Sercombe, farmer	same	160	View details
1885-86	158	Farm and house	Major John D. B. Hay, Edinburgh per W E Seath Esq., Cupar	Samuel Sercombe, farmer	same	210	View details
1881-82	90	Farm of Morton	Major John D. B. Hay, Edinburgh	same	Samuel Sercombe, farmer	240	View details	lease: 19-56 yrs
1878-79	96	Farm of Morton	John D. B. Hay Esq., Edinburgh	same	Thos. Simpson & Sons, James, William, & Thomas jun	230-9-4	View details	lease: 19-56 yrs
1875-76	95	Farm of Morton	John D. B. Hay Esq., Edinburgh	same	Thos. Simpson & Sons, James, William, & Thomas jun	232-12-4	View details	lease: 19-56 yrs
1871-72	91	Farm of Morton	John Hay, Edinburgh		Thomas Simpson & sons: Thomas, James, William	200	View details
1867-68	85	Farm of Morton	John Hay, Charlotte Street, Edinburgh		William Wilkie, farmer	253-10-0	View details
1865-66	87	Farm of Morton	John Hay, Charlotte Street, Edinburgh	said William Wilkie	William Wilkie, farmer	239-10-0	View details	lease 19 - 57 years
1864-65	80	Farm of Morton	John Hay, Charlotte Street, Edinburgh		William Wilkie, farmer	235-10-0	View details	lease 19 years
1860-61	35	Morton Farm	John Hay, Charlotte Sq, Edinburgh		William Wilkie, farmer	259	View details
1855-56	75	Farm of Morton	John Hay, Charlotte Sq, Edinburgh	William Wilkie	said William Wilkie	259	View details

Early taxation records (either at this exact location or an earlier one)

Date	Taxpayer	Taxable items	Duty paid	Tax	Source ref	Note
18 Nov 1798	Andw. Wyllie, Morton	Duties on houses	2s. 6d.	Consolidated schedules	E326/15/11/18
18 Nov 1798	Andw. Wyllie, Morton	Duty on 6 horses used in husbandry or trade, or mules	£1 16s.	Consolidated schedules	E326/15/11/18
18 Nov 1798	Andw. Wyllie, Morton	Total	£1 18s. 6d.	Consolidated schedules	E326/15/11/18
2 Oct 1797	Andw. Wylie, Morton	6 horses, 6 liable for duty	13s. 6d. + 2s. 8.4d.	Farm Horse Tax	E326/10/9/31
8 Oct 1797	Andrew Wylie Morton	1 horse	10s. + 1s. + 10s.	Horse Tax	E326/9/29/123
2 Oct 1797	Andrew Wylie, Morton	6 horses, 6 liable for duty at 2 shillings each	12s. 0d.	Farm Horse Tax	E326/10/2/303
4 Aug 1794	Andrew Wylie Morton	1 horse	10s. + 1s.	Horse Tax	E326/9/26/123
10 Aug 1787	John Scot in Morton U.h. 1 H.			House & Window Tax	E326/1/48/78
28 Jul 1786	John Scott in Morton	1 house	1s.	House & Window Tax	E326/1/48/54
19 Sep 1785	John Scott in Morton	1 house	1s.	House & Window Tax	E326/1/48/32
4 Aug 1784	John Scott in Morton	1 house	1s.	House & Window Tax	E326/1/48/9
22 Jul 1783	John Scot in Morton	1 house	1s.	House & Window Tax	E326/1/47/124
24 Jul 1782	John Scot in Morton	1 house	1s.	House & Window Tax	E326/1/47/102
23 Jul 1781	John Scot in Morton	1 house	1s.	House & Window Tax	E326/1/47/78
9 Aug 1780	John Scot in Morton	1 house	1s.	House & Window Tax	E326/1/47/56
24 Aug 1779	John Scott in Morton	1 house	1s.	House & Window Tax	E326/1/47/32
19 Aug 1778	John Scott at Morton	1 house	1s.	House & Window Tax	E326/1/47/9
27 Jul 1777	John Scott at Morton	1 house	1s.	House & Window Tax	E326/1/46/101
- - 1776	Mr John Hay at Morton	U.h. 7 wind.		House & Window Tax	E326/1/46/77
- - 1776	John Scott at [Kirktown]	1 house	1s.	House & Window Tax	E326/1/46/77	[should be Morton]
3 Aug 1775	Mr John Hay of Morton	1 house, 7 windows	1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/46/54
3 Aug 1775	John Scott at [Morton]	1 house	1s.	House & Window Tax	E326/1/46/54
30 Jul 1774	Mr John Hay of Morton	1 house, 7 windows	1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/46/33
30 Jul 1774	John Scott at [Morton]	1 house	1s.	House & Window Tax	E326/1/46/33
15 Jul 1773	Mr John Hay of Morton	1 house, 7 windows	1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/46/11
15 Jul 1773	John Scott at [Barns kirton]	1 house	1s.	House & Window Tax	E326/1/46/11	[should be Morton]
19 Jul 1772	Mr John Hay of Morton	1 house, 7 windows	1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/45/161
19 Jul 1772	John Scott at [Morton]	1 house, 7 windows	1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/45/161
31 Aug 1771	Mr John Hey of Morton	1 house, 7 windows	1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/45/140
31 Aug 1771	John Scott at Morton	1 house, 7 windows	1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/45/140
23 Aug 1770	Mr John Hay of Morton	1 house, 7 windows	1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/45/121
23 Aug 1770	John Scott at Morton	1 house, 7 windows	1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/45/121
18 Aug 1769	John Hay of Morton	1 house, 14 windows	£1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/45/102
.. Sep 1768	John Hay of Morton	1 house, 14 windows	£1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/45/82
20 Sep 1767	John Hay of Morton	1 house, 14 windows	£1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/45/58
25 May 1767	John Hay in Morton	1 house, 14 windows	10s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/45/35
29 Jun 1766	John Hay in Morton	1 house, 14 windows	2s. 11d. + 0 + 5s. 10d. (windows) + 5d. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/45/12
3 Dec 1765	John Hay in Morton	1 house, 14 windows	3s. 6d. + 0 + 7s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/44/224
9 Jul 1765	John Hay in Morton	1 house, 14 windows	3s. 6d. + 0 + 7s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/44/196
29 Mar 1765	John Hay of Morton	1 house, 14 windows	3s. 6d. + 0 + 7s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/44/166
11 Jun 1764	John Hay of Morton	1 house, 14 windows	3s. 6d. + 0 + 7s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/44/136
10 Feb 1764	John Hay of Morton	1 house, 14 windows	3s. 6d. + 0 + 7s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/44/107
27 May 1763	John Hay of Morton	1 house, 14 windows	3s. 6d. + 0 + 7s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/44/75
8 Feb 1763	John Hay of Morton	1 house, 14 windows	3s. 6d. + 0 + 7s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/44/46
15 Jun 1762	John Hay of Morton	1 house, 14 windows	3s. 6d. + 0 + 7s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/44/13
- Feb 1762	John Hay of Morton	1 house, 14 windows	3s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/43/222
26 Jun 1761	John Hay of Morton	1 house, 14 windows	3s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/43/190
early 1761	John Hay of Morton	1 house, 14 windows	3s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/43/154
2 Aug 1760	John Hay of Morton	1 house, 14 windows	3s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/43/115
2 May 1760	John Hay of Morton	1 house, 14 windows	3s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/43/80
21 Jul 1759	John Hay of Morton	1 house, 14 windows	3s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/43/43
2 Mar 1759	John Hay Esqr	1 house 14 windows	4s. 0d.	House & Window Tax	E326/1/42/311
29 Jun 1758	Jno Hay Esqr	1 house 14 windows	4s. 0d.	House & Window Tax	E326/1/42/299
24 Nov 1757	John Hay Esqr	14 windows	3s. 6d.	Window Tax	E326/1/42/280
23 Jun 1757	John Hay Esqr	14 windows	3s. 6d.	Window Tax	E326/1/42/271
16 Nov 1756	John Hay Esqr	14 windows	3s. 6d.	Window Tax	E326/1/42/262
15 May 1756	John Hay Esqr	14 windows	3s. 6d.	Window Tax	E326/1/42/245
15 May 1755	John Hay Esqr	16 windows	14s. 3d.	Window Tax	E326/1/42/229
15 May 1754	[-] Hay Esqr	16 windows	12s. 0d.	Window Tax	E326/1/42/216
May 1753	John Hay Esq	14 windows	3s. 6d.	Window Tax	E326/1/42/191

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