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Household of Alexander Morton (born 1834, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maryhill, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Morton, born in 1834 in Galston, Ayrshire, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Morton, born in 1835 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Hugh (born 1858 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Morton's household

Male

Alexander

Morton

Head
Female

Margaret

Morton

Wife
Male

Hugh

Morton

Son
Male

John

Morton

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Morton

Daughter
Male

Robert

Morton

Son
Female

Agnes

Morton

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Morton

Son
Male

Matthew

Morton

Son
Male

Walter

Morton

Son
Female

Margaret

Morton

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Morton

Head

Married

47

1834

Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Morton

Wife

Married

46

1835

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Morton

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Morton

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Morton

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Morton

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Morton

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Morton

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Morton

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Morton

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Morton

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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