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Household of John Morrison (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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.

John Morrison and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Morrison, born in 1847 in Dumbarton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Morrison, born in 1849 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1874 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Derbyshire, England) and Martha (born 1879 in Chorley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Margery (born 1816 in Ayrshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, John (born 1816 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Morrison's household

Male

John

Morrison

Head
Female

Mary

Morrison

Wife
Male

John

Morrison

Son
Male

Thomas

Morrison

Son
Female

Martha

Morrison

Daughter
Female

Margery

Hamilton

Mother In Law
Male

John

Murray

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Morrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Dumbarton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Morrison

Head

Married

34

1847

Dumbarton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Morrison

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Morrison

Son

Single

7

1874

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Morrison

Son

Single

4

1877

Derbyshire, England

Martha

Morrison

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Margery

Hamilton

Mother In Law

Widow

65

1816

Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Murray

Boarder

Single

65

1816

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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