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Household of Gavin Morton (born 1839, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanark, Lanarkshire, 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.

Gavin Morton and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gavin Morton, born in 1839 in Loudoun, Ayrshire, consisted of 5 members. Gavin was the head of the household, married to Mary Morton, born in 1846 in Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Gavin's Servant, Janet (born 1858 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Gavin's Servant, Catherine (born 1860 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Gavin's Servant, Alexander (born 1866 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Gavin Morton's household

Male

Gavin

Morton

Head
Female

Mary

Morton

Wife
Female

Janet

Tervit

Servant
Female

Catherine

Hay

Servant
Male

Alexander

Lighton

Servant
First name(s) Gavin
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Gavin

Morton

Head

Married

42

1839

Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Morton

Wife

Married

35

1846

Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Tervit

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Hay

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Lighton

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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