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Household of James Morton (born 1821, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastwood, Renfrewshire, 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 1821 in Ayrshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Luis M Morton, born in 1839 in India. They had 5 children; Margaret R (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William W (born 1879 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Luis A H (born 1881 in Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1854 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Isabella (born 1862 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland) and James's Servant, Margaret (born 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Morton's household

Male

James

Morton

Head
Female

Luis M

Morton

Wife
Female

Margaret R

Morton

Daughter
Male

John

Morton

Son
Male

James

Morton

Son
Male

William W

Morton

Son
Male

Luis A H

Morton

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McCallum

Servant
Female

Isabella

Harper

Servant
Female

Margaret

Cowan

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place 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

60

1821

Ayrshire, Scotland

Luis M

Morton

Wife

Married

42

1839

India

Margaret R

Morton

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Morton

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Morton

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William W

Morton

Son

-

2

1879

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Luis A H

Morton

Son

-

0

1881

Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McCallum

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Isabella

Harper

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Cowan

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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