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Household of Benjamin Morton (born 1852, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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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.

Benjamin Morton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Morton, born in 1852 in Stainland, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Hannah Morton, born in 1851 in Holywell Green, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1872 in Holywell Green, Yorkshire, England), Sarah H (born 1877 in Holywell Green, Yorkshire, England) and Walter (born 1878 in Holywell Green, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Mother, Sarah (born 1829 in Holywell Green, Yorkshire, England) and Benjamin's Boarder, Fred (born 1880 in Lindley, Yorkshire, England).


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Benjamin Morton's household

Male

Benjamin

Morton

Head
Female

Hannah

Morton

Wife
Male

William

Morton

Son
Female

Sarah H

Morton

Daughter
Male

Walter

Morton

Son
Female

Sarah

Rawnsley

Mother
Male

Fred

Gill

Boarder
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Morton

Head

Married

29

1852

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Morton

Wife

Married

30

1851

Holywell Green, Yorkshire, England

William

Morton

Son

Single

9

1872

Holywell Green, Yorkshire, England

Sarah H

Morton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Holywell Green, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Morton

Son

Single

3

1878

Holywell Green, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Rawnsley

Mother

Widow

52

1829

Holywell Green, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Gill

Boarder

Single

1

1880

Lindley, Yorkshire, England

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