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Household of John Morton (born 1839, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Morton, born in 1839 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Morton, born in 1843 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Mary Elizabeth (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, William Brian, born in 1807 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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John Morton's household

Male

John

Morton

Head
Female

Mary

Morton

Wife
Male

William

Morton

Son
Male

John

Morton

Son
Male

Charles

Morton

Son
Male

Samuel

Morton

Son
Male

Alfred

Morton

Son
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Morton

Daughter
Male

William

Brian

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Morton

Head

Married

42

1839

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Morton

Wife

Married

38

1843

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Morton

Son

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Morton

Son

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charles

Morton

Son

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Morton

Son

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Morton

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary Elizabeth

Morton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Brian

Lodger

Widower

74

1807

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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