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Household of Joel Morton (born 1827, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, Lancashire, 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.

Joel Morton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joel Morton, born in 1827 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. Joel was the head of the household, married to Ann Morton, born in 1837 in Langley, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Edwin G (born 1866 in Tonge, Lancashire, England), Mary J (born 1869 in Tonge, Lancashire, England), Francis H (born 1871 in Tonge, Lancashire, England), Ellen M (born 1875 in Tonge, Lancashire, England), Lydia E (born 1877 in Tonge, Lancashire, England) and Margaret Ann (born 1863 in Tonge, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Ann, born 1881 in Tonge, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joel's Son In Law, Thomas Taylor, born in 1856 in Tonge, Lancashire, England.


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Joel Morton's household

Male

Joel

Morton

Head
Female

Ann

Morton

Wife
Male

Edwin G

Morton

Son
Female

Mary J

Morton

Daughter
Male

Francis H

Morton

Son
Female

Ellen M

Morton

Daughter
Female

Lydia E

Morton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Taylor

Son In Law
Female

Margaret Ann

Taylor

Daughter
Female

Ann

Taylor

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Joel
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joel

Morton

Head

Married

54

1827

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Ann

Morton

Wife

Married

44

1837

Langley, Cheshire, England

Edwin G

Morton

Son

Single

15

1866

Tonge, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Morton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Tonge, Lancashire, England

Francis H

Morton

Son

Single

10

1871

Tonge, Lancashire, England

Ellen M

Morton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Tonge, Lancashire, England

Lydia E

Morton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Tonge, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Taylor

Son In Law

Married

25

1856

Tonge, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ann

Taylor

Daughter

Married

18

1863

Tonge, Lancashire, England

Ann

Taylor

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Tonge, Lancashire, England

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