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Household of Alexander Morton (born 1850, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Morton, born in 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Morton, born in 1850 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1875 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert B (born 1877 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Frederick G (born 1880 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Ellen Dick, born in 1862 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Morton's household

Male

Alexander

Morton

Head
Female

Mary

Morton

Wife
Male

John

Morton

Son
Male

Robert B

Morton

Son
Male

Frederick G

Morton

Son
Female

Ellen

Dick

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Morton

Head

Married

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Morton

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Morton

Son

-

6

1875

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert B

Morton

Son

-

4

1877

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Frederick G

Morton

Son

-

1

1880

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Dick

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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