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Household of Alexander Morton (born 1820, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Alexander Morton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Morton, born in 1820 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella Morton, born in 1820 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Isabella (born 1854 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1855 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William K (born 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth S (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Charles J (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Mary A (born 1862 in Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Benjamina (born 1850 in Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Morton's household

Male

Alexander

Morton

Head
Female

Isabella

Morton

Wife
Female

Isabella

Morton

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Morton

Son
Male

William K

Morton

Son
Female

Elizabeth S

Morton

Daughter
Male

Charles J

Morton

Son
Female

Mary A

Milne

Servant
Female

Benjamina

Pollock

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Morton

Head

Married

61

1820

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Morton

Wife

Married

61

1820

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Morton

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Morton

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William K

Morton

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth S

Morton

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles J

Morton

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary A

Milne

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland

Benjamina

Pollock

Servant

Married

31

1850

Midlothian, Scotland

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