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Household of John Morton (born 1824)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Morton, born in 1824 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Morton, born in 1830 in Millom, Cumberland, England. They had 4 children; Mary Ann (born 1855 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Jane (born 1855 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), John James (born 1863 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1870 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, George Corless, born in 1861 in Scorton, Lancashire, England.


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John Morton's household

Male

John

Morton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Morton

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Morton

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Jane

Morton

Daughter
Male

John James

Morton

Son
Male

Robert

Morton

Son
Male

George

Corless

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Morton

Head

Married

57

1824

Scotland

Elizabeth

Morton

Wife

Married

51

1830

Millom, Cumberland, England

Mary Ann

Morton

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Jane

Morton

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Ashton, Lancashire, England

John James

Morton

Son

Single

18

1863

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Robert

Morton

Son

Single

11

1870

Ashton, Lancashire, England

George

Corless

Servant

Single

20

1861

Scorton, Lancashire, England

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