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Household of James Morton (born 1827, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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 Morton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Morton, born in 1827 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Morton, born in 1830 in Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Alfred (born 1857 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1864 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Susan (born 1869 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Rebecca (born 1851 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James's Visitor, Fred (born 1872 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), James's Visitor, Charley (born 1874 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), James's Visitor, William (born 1876 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and James's Visitor, Annie Francies (born 1880 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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James Morton's household

Male

James

Morton

Head
Female

Sarah

Morton

Wife
Male

Alfred

Morton

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Morton

Daughter
Female

Susan

Morton

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Tempest

Visitor
Male

Fred

Tempest

Visitor
Male

Charley

Tempest

Visitor
Male

William

Hutchinson

Visitor
Female

Annie Francies

Hutchinson

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Morton

Head

Married

54

1827

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Morton

Wife

Married

51

1830

Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Morton

Son

Single

24

1857

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Morton

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Susan

Morton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Rebecca

Tempest

Visitor

Married

30

1851

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Fred

Tempest

Visitor

Single

9

1872

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Charley

Tempest

Visitor

Single

7

1874

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

William

Hutchinson

Visitor

Single

5

1876

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Annie Francies

Hutchinson

Visitor

Single

1

1880

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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