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Household of James Morton (born 1839, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, Cheshire,Lancashire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Morton, born in 1839 in Stockport, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Hannah Morton, born in 1838 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Alice (born 1863 in Stockport, Lancashire, England), Emily (born 1873 in Cheshire, England), Edward (born 1878 in Stockport, Cheshire, England) and Arthur (born 1881 in Stockport, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Niece, Sarah (born 1860 in Eccles), James's Brother In Law, Joseph (born 1850 in Stockport, Cheshire, England) and James's Nephew, James (born 1865 in Stockport, Cheshire, England).


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James Morton's household

Male

James

Morton

Head
Female

Hannah

Morton

Wife
Female

Alice

Morton

Daughter
Female

Emily

Morton

Daughter
Male

Edward

Morton

Son
Male

Arthur

Morton

Son
Female

Sarah

Morton

Niece
Male

Joseph

Thornley

Brother In Law
Male

James

Swindells

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Stockport, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Morton

Head

Married

42

1839

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Morton

Wife

Married

43

1838

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Alice

Morton

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Stockport, Lancashire, England

Emily

Morton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Cheshire, England

Edward

Morton

Son

Single

3

1878

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Arthur

Morton

Son

Single

0

1881

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Morton

Niece

Single

21

1860

Eccles

Joseph

Thornley

Brother In Law

-

31

1850

Stockport, Cheshire, England

James

Swindells

Nephew

Single

16

1865

Stockport, Cheshire, England

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