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Household of James Morton (born 1837, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, 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.

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 1837 in Loudoun, Ayrshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Morton, born in 1836 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Robert (born 1862 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Marrion N (born 1865 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1869 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Barbara W (born 1871 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1872 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1874 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and George (born 1875 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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James Morton's household

Male

James

Morton

Head
Female

Mary

Morton

Wife
Male

Robert

Morton

Son
Female

Marrion N

Morton

Daughter
Male

James

Morton

Son
Female

Mary

Morton

Daughter
Female

Barbara W

Morton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Morton

Son
Female

Jane

Morton

Daughter
Male

George

Morton

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Morton

Head

Married

44

1837

Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Morton

Wife

Married

45

1836

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Morton

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Marrion N

Morton

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Morton

Son

-

14

1867

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Morton

Daughter

-

12

1869

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Barbara W

Morton

Daughter

-

10

1871

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas

Morton

Son

-

9

1872

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Morton

Daughter

-

7

1874

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

George

Morton

Son

-

6

1875

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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