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Household of Benjamin Morton (born 1839, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 1839 in Alnwick, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Morton, born in 1837 in North Shields, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; Emma C W (born 1872 in Sunderland, Durham, England), John (born 1874 in -), Annie T (born 1876 in -) and Eleanor E (born 1878 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Servant, Eliza Jane Hay, born in 1861 in -.


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Benjamin Morton's household

Male

Benjamin

Morton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Morton

Wife
Female

Emma C W

Morton

Daughter
Male

John

Morton

Son
Female

Annie T

Morton

Daughter
Female

Eleanor E

Morton

Daughter
Female

Eliza Jane

Hay

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Alnwick, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Morton

Head

Married

42

1839

Alnwick, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Morton

Wife

Married

44

1837

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Emma C W

Morton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Morton

Son

Single

7

1874

-

Annie T

Morton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

-

Eleanor E

Morton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

-

Eliza Jane

Hay

Servant

Single

20

1861

-

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