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Household of James Morton (born 1843, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maidstone, Kent, 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 Morton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Morton, born in 1843 in Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eleanor Morton, born in 1838 in Merionethshire, Wales. They had 6 children; Annie C (born 1874 in Dolphinholme, Lancashire, England), James L (born 1875 in Dolphinholme, Lancashire, England), Hugh L (born 1876 in Glyndyfrdwy, Merionethshire, Wales), Sylvanus E (born 1878 in Glyndyfrdwy, Merionethshire, Wales), Thomas L (born 1880 in Christleton, Cheshire, England) and Eleanor J (born 1881 in Bearsted, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister In Law, Jane (born 1836 in Merionethshire, Wales) and James's Servant, Jane (born 1865 in Kent, England).


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James Morton's household

Male

James

Morton

Head
Female

Eleanor

Morton

Wife
Female

Annie C

Morton

Daughter
Male

James L

Morton

Son
Male

Hugh L

Morton

Son
Male

Sylvanus E

Morton

Son
Male

Thomas L

Morton

Son
Female

Eleanor J

Morton

Daughter
Female

Jane

Pugh

Sister In Law
Female

Jane

Weaver

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Morton

Head

Married

38

1843

Cheshire, England

Eleanor

Morton

Wife

Married

43

1838

Merionethshire, Wales

Annie C

Morton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Dolphinholme, Lancashire, England

James L

Morton

Son

Single

6

1875

Dolphinholme, Lancashire, England

Hugh L

Morton

Son

Single

5

1876

Glyndyfrdwy, Merionethshire, Wales

Sylvanus E

Morton

Son

Single

3

1878

Glyndyfrdwy, Merionethshire, Wales

Thomas L

Morton

Son

Single

1

1880

Christleton, Cheshire, England

Eleanor J

Morton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bearsted, Kent, England

Jane

Pugh

Sister In Law

Single

45

1836

Merionethshire, Wales

Jane

Weaver

Servant

Single

16

1865

Kent, England

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