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Household of Alexander Morton (born 1841, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Morton, born in 1841 in Irvine, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Mcl Morton, born in 1845 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Charles (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary P (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Edward J (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1858 in Duddington, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Jane (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
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Alexander Morton's household
Alexander
Morton
Head
Mary Mcl
Morton
Wife
Charles
Morton
Son
Mary P
Morton
Daughter
James
Morton
Son
Mary
Cunningham
Servant
Jane
Somerville
Servant
Edward J
Morton
Son
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Morton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Morton | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Mary Mcl | Morton | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Charles | Morton | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary P | Morton | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Morton | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | Cunningham | Servant | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Duddington, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jane | Somerville | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Edward J | Morton | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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