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Household of John Morton (born 1822, Durham)

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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Morton, born in 1822 in Barnard Castle, Durham, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Morton, born in 1830 in Market Harborough, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; John T (born 1862 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Grace E (born 1865 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1872 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1857 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Mary Hannah (born 1860 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; John Wm, born 1880 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son In Law, Edwin (born 1859 in Sandon, Essex, England) and John's Son In Law, Fred (born 1860 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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John Morton's household

Male

John

Morton

Head
Female

Mary

Morton

Wife
Male

John T

Morton

Son
Female

Grace E

Morton

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Morton

Son
Male

Edwin

Harrison

Son In Law
Female

Elizabeth A

Harrison

Daughter
Male

John Wm

Harrison

Grand Son
Male

Fred

Johnson

Son In Law
Female

Mary Hannah

Johnson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Barnard Castle, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Morton

Head

Married

59

1822

Barnard Castle, Durham, England

Mary

Morton

Wife

Married

51

1830

Market Harborough, Yorkshire, England

John T

Morton

Son

Single

19

1862

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Grace E

Morton

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Morton

Son

Single

9

1872

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Edwin

Harrison

Son In Law

Married

22

1859

Sandon, Essex, England

Elizabeth A

Harrison

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

John Wm

Harrison

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Johnson

Son In Law

Married

21

1860

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary Hannah

Johnson

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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