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Household of John Morton (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Morton, born in 1836 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Morton, born in 1840 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 9 children; Sam (born 1859 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Esther Ann (born 1863 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1865 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), John Hy (born 1869 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Betsy (born 1871 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), William Ed (born 1873 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1875 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Patience (born 1877 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Robinson (born 1879 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).


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John Morton's household

Male

John

Morton

Head
Female

Sarah

Morton

Wife
Male

Sam

Morton

Son
Female

Esther Ann

Morton

Daughter
Female

Ada

Morton

Daughter
Male

John Hy

Morton

Son
Female

Betsy

Morton

Daughter
Male

William Ed

Morton

Son
Male

James

Morton

Son
Female

Patience

Morton

Daughter
Male

Robinson

Morton

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Morton

Head

Married

45

1836

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Morton

Wife

Married

41

1840

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Sam

Morton

Son

Single

22

1859

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Esther Ann

Morton

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Morton

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

John Hy

Morton

Son

Single

12

1869

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Betsy

Morton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

William Ed

Morton

Son

Single

8

1873

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

James

Morton

Son

Single

6

1875

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Patience

Morton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Robinson

Morton

Son

Single

2

1879

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

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