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Household of John Morton (born 1817, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Teesdale, Durham, 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 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Morton, born in 1817 in Barnard Castle, Durham, consisted of 15 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Morton, born in 1819 in Barnard Castle, Durham, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1854 in Barnard Castle, Durham, England) and Ellen (born 1867 in Barnard Castle, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Anthony (born 1839 in Ireland), John's Boarder, William (born 1841 in Ireland), John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1831 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England), John's Boarder, Charles (born 1832 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), John's Boarder, Sarah (born 1842 in Carlisle, Durham, England), John's Boarder, John (born 1874 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England), John's Boarder, Robert (born 1870 in Durham, Durham, England), John's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1871 in Yorkshire, England), John's Boarder, Mary Ann (born 1863 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England), John's Boarder, Sarah (born 1881 in Barnard Castle, Durham, England) and John's Boarder, William (born 1879 in Denham, Yorkshire, England).


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John Morton's household

Male

John

Morton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Morton

Wife
Male

John

Morton

Son
Female

Ellen

Morton

Daughter
Male

Anthony

Gallongin

Boarder
Male

William

Thompson

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Edward

Boarder
Male

Charles

Mason

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Mason

Boarder
Male

John

Mason

Boarder
Male

Robert

Mason

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Mason

Boarder
Female

Mary Ann

Mason

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Mason

Boarder
Male

William

Mason

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Barnard Castle, Durham, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Morton

Head

Married

64

1817

Barnard Castle, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Morton

Wife

Married

62

1819

Barnard Castle, Durham, England

John

Morton

Son

Single

27

1854

Barnard Castle, Durham, England

Ellen

Morton

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Barnard Castle, Durham, England

Anthony

Gallongin

Boarder

Single

42

1839

Ireland

William

Thompson

Boarder

-

40

1841

Ireland

Thomas

Edward

Boarder

-

50

1831

Ripon, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Mason

Boarder

Married

49

1832

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Mason

Boarder

Married

39

1842

Carlisle, Durham, England

John

Mason

Boarder

Single

7

1874

Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Mason

Boarder

Single

11

1870

Durham, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Mason

Boarder

Single

10

1871

Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Mason

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Sarah

Mason

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Barnard Castle, Durham, England

William

Mason

Boarder

Single

2

1879

Denham, Yorkshire, England

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