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Household of John Morton (born 1816, Armagh)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, 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 Morton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Morton, born in 1816 in Armagh, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Morton, born in 1833 in Armagh, Ireland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1860 in Armagh, Ireland), James (born 1858 in Armagh, Ireland), John (born 1867 in Neston, Cheshire, England), Peter (born 1871 in Neston, Cheshire, England) and Sarah (born 1862 in Armagh, Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Frank (born 1851 in Armagh, Ireland) and John's Lodger, Patrick (born 1861 in Louth, Ireland).


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John Morton's household

Male

John

Morton

Head
Female

Sarah

Morton

Wife
Female

Margaret

Morton

Daughter
Male

James

Morton

Son
Male

John

Morton

Son
Male

Peter

Morton

Son
Female

Sarah

Morton

Daughter
Male

Frank

Mc Alavy

Lodger
Male

Patrick

Riley

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Armagh, Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Morton

Head

Married

65

1816

Armagh, Ireland

Sarah

Morton

Wife

Married

48

1833

Armagh, Ireland

Margaret

Morton

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Armagh, Ireland

James

Morton

Son

Single

23

1858

Armagh, Ireland

John

Morton

Son

Single

14

1867

Neston, Cheshire, England

Peter

Morton

Son

Single

10

1871

Neston, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Morton

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Armagh, Ireland

Frank

Mc Alavy

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Armagh, Ireland

Patrick

Riley

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Louth, Ireland

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