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Household of James Morriss (born 1831, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bedale, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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.

James Morriss and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Morriss, born in 1831 in Norfolk, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Morriss, born in 1834 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1877 in Leeming, Yorkshire, England), John D (born 1878 in Leeming, Yorkshire, England) and Samuel (born 1880 in Leeming, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1871 in Yorkshire, England) and James's Stepson, Joseph (born 1874 in Leyburn, Yorkshire, England).


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James Morriss's household

Male

James

Morriss

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Morriss

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Ashton

Step Daughter
Male

Joseph

Ashton

Stepson
Male

James

Morriss

Son
Male

John D

Morriss

Son
Male

Samuel

Morriss

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Morriss
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Norfolk, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Morriss

Head

Married

50

1831

Norfolk, England

Elizabeth

Morriss

Wife

Married

47

1834

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ashton

Step Daughter

Single

10

1871

Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Ashton

Stepson

Single

7

1874

Leyburn, Yorkshire, England

James

Morriss

Son

Single

4

1877

Leeming, Yorkshire, England

John D

Morriss

Son

Single

3

1878

Leeming, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Morriss

Son

Single

1

1880

Leeming, Yorkshire, England

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