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Household of Benjamin Morton (born 1820, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Morton, born in 1820 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 13 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Jane Morton, born in 1830 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Anney S (born 1857 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), John Dixon (born 1861 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Lucy (born 1863 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Willie (born 1869 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1872 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Sister, Mary Ann (born 1829 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Benjamin's Son In Law, William (born 1856 in York, Yorkshire, England), Benjamin's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Benjamin's Boarder, Joseph (born 1846 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Benjamin's Boarder, George (born 1855 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Benjamin's Boarder, George (born 1846 in Nottinghamshire, England).


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Benjamin Morton's household

Male

Benjamin

Morton

Head
Female

Jane

Morton

Wife
Female

Anney S

Morton

Daughter
Male

John Dixon

Morton

Son
Female

Lucy

Morton

Daughter
Female

Willie

Morton

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Morton

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Rider

Sister
Male

William

Sanderson

Son In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Taylor

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Murphy

Boarder
Male

George

Haigh

Boarder
Male

George

Moss

Boarder
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Morton

Head

Married

61

1820

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Morton

Wife

Married

51

1830

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Anney S

Morton

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John Dixon

Morton

Son

Single

20

1861

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Morton

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Willie

Morton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Morton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Rider

Sister

-

52

1829

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

William

Sanderson

Son In Law

Single

25

1856

York, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Taylor

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Murphy

Boarder

Single

35

1846

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

George

Haigh

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

George

Moss

Boarder

Single

35

1846

Nottinghamshire, England

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