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Household of James Morton (born 1848, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, Lanarkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Morton, born in 1848 in Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Maggie Morton, born in 1849 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary M (born 1877 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Nephew, Alexander (born 1867 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, Thereisa (born 1846 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, John (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Visitor, Jane (born 1861 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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James Morton's household

Male

James

Morton

Head
Female

Maggie

Morton

Wife
Female

Mary M

Morton

Daughter
Male

James

Morton

Son
Male

Alexander

Tough

Nephew
Female

Thereisa

Smith

Boarder
Male

John

Smith

Boarder
Female

Jane

Humphreys

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Morton

Head

Married

33

1848

Ayrshire, Scotland

Maggie

Morton

Wife

Married

32

1849

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary M

Morton

Daughter

-

4

1877

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Morton

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Tough

Nephew

-

14

1867

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thereisa

Smith

Boarder

Married

35

1846

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Smith

Boarder

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Humphreys

Visitor

Unmarried

20

1861

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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