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Household of James Morton (born 1851, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Morton, born in 1851 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Morton, born in 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jessie (born 1873 in Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Catharine (born 1873 in Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and David (born 1879 in Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Alexander (born 1849 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James's Boarder, Robert (born 1864 in Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James's Visitor, Mary (born 1862 in Ireland) and James's Boarder, Margaret (born 1865 in Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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James Morton's household

Male

James

Morton

Head
Female

Mary

Morton

Wife
Female

Jessie

Morton

Daughter
Female

Catharine

Morton

Daughter
Male

James

Morton

Son
Male

William

Morton

Son
Male

David

Morton

Son
Male

Alexander

Gray

Boarder
Male

Robert

Gray

Boarder
Female

Mary

Shaw

Visitor
Female

Margaret

Robe

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Morton

Head

Married

30

1851

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Morton

Wife

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Morton

Daughter

-

8

1873

Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Catharine

Morton

Daughter

-

8

1873

Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Morton

Son

-

6

1875

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Morton

Son

-

4

1877

Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

David

Morton

Son

-

2

1879

Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gray

Boarder

Unmarried

32

1849

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Gray

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Shaw

Visitor

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

Margaret

Robe

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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