Hugh Morton
Marine Engineer and Shipbuilder of Leith
c.1813 Born in Leith, son of Samuel Morton and Emily Gordon[1]
1838 Married Elizabeth Burton Glover
1851 Hugh Morton 38, Engineer Employing 16 Boys 74 Men, lived Leith with Eliza Morton 36[2]
1861 Master Engine Smith & Iron Shop Employing 51 Men Boys & Children (?)[3]
1870 Offered membership of the Institution of Naval Architects
1871 Engineer & Iron Ship (sic)[4]
1878 Died aged 65[5]in Edinburgh, engineer and iron ship builder[6]