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Household of Benjamin Morton (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 1843 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Morton, born in 1844 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Oliver (born 1866 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England), William H (born 1868 in Morley, Yorkshire, England), Martha J (born 1872 in Haigh, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England) and Mitchell (born 1880 in Liversedge, Yorkshire, England).


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Benjamin Morton's household

Male

Benjamin

Morton

Head
Female

Mary

Morton

Wife
Male

Oliver

Morton

Son
Male

William H

Morton

Son
Female

Martha J

Morton

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Morton

Daughter
Male

Mitchell

Morton

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Halifax, 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

38

1843

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Morton

Wife

Married

37

1844

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Oliver

Morton

Son

Single

15

1866

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

William H

Morton

Son

Single

13

1868

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Martha J

Morton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Haigh, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Morton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Mitchell

Morton

Son

Single

1

1880

Liversedge, Yorkshire, England

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