MORTON Arthur George

Name	Arthur George MORTON
Country Of Origin	Australia
Born	1870
Died	1931
Birth/ Baptism	Born approx. 1 July 1870, Victoria
Parents	unknown
Apprenticeship	unknown
Skills	Watchmaker, Jeweller
Work Locations	Strahan, Gormanston, Deloraine, Smithton, King Island, Devonport
Street Address
Marriage/Spouse	30 October 1895, at the bride’s residence, Launceston, to Eva Ellen Laws
Arrival
Other	Early 1890s: Strahan Approx. 1897: Gormanston Approx. 1900: Deloraine 1909-approx. 1914: Watchmaking business at Smithton 1909 (part): King Island 1915: Devonport October 1915: Accepted for war service at the front with the Remount Unit. 1919: Returned home from overseas service (Devonport). Approx. 1929–1931: Watchmaker, Cobram, Victoria
Death	11 March 1931, Melbourne Hospital, Victoria
References
Tasmania Post Office Directory (Wise) 1890-1894. TAHO: RGD37/1/54 no439 Marriage 1895. Web: Ancestry: Australia City Directories, Tasmania Post Office Directories (Wise) 1905, 1909, 1915; Australia Electoral Rolls 1914, 1919. Findmypast: Australia City Directories, Tasmania Post Office Directories (Wise) 1905; Australia Electoral Roll 1916. National Archives of Australia, Series B2455, Service No. 1120. Zeehan & Dundas Herald 16 December 1893; The Examiner (Launceston) 20 March 1897; North West Advocate & Emu Bay Times 16 June 1900, 11 August 1900; Circular Head Chronicle 13 October 1909; North West Post 27 September 1915, 11 October 1915; Cobram Courier 17 October 1929, 19 March 1931.