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Household of David Morton (born 1847, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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.

David Morton and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Morton, born in 1847 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, consisted of 5 members. David was the head of the household, married to Jessie F Morton, born in 1854 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Catherine F T (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Servant, Catherine Fairley, born in 1864 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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David Morton's household

Male

David

Morton

Head
Female

Jessie F

Morton

Wife
Male

James

Morton

Son
Female

Catherine F T

Morton

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Fairley

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Morton

Head

Married

34

1847

Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jessie F

Morton

Wife

Married

27

1854

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Morton

Son

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine F T

Morton

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Fairley

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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