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Household of John Morton (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Morton, born in 1847 in Southowram, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Marie Louisa Morton, born in 1854 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Lewis John (born 1873 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England), Edith H (born 1875 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England) and Florence Daisy (born 1877 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Elizabeth Marsden, born in 1848 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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John Morton's household

Male

John

Morton

Head
Female

Marie Louisa

Morton

Wife
Male

Lewis John

Morton

Son
Female

Edith H

Morton

Daughter
Female

Florence Daisy

Morton

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Marsden

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Morton

Head

Married

34

1847

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Marie Louisa

Morton

Wife

Married

27

1854

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Lewis John

Morton

Son

Single

8

1873

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Edith H

Morton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Florence Daisy

Morton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Marsden

Servant

Single

33

1848

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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