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Household of John Morton (born 1833, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Morton, born in 1833 in Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Morton, born in 1834 in Leochel Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1865 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1875 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1868 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Georgina (born 1880 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Morton's household

Male

John

Morton

Head
Female

Jane

Morton

Wife
Male

James

Morton

Son
Female

Jane

Morton

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Morton

Daughter
Male

Robert

Morton

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Kellar

Niece
Female

Georgina

Mitchell

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Morton

Head

Married

48

1833

Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Morton

Wife

Married

47

1834

Leochel Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Morton

Son

-

16

1865

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Morton

Daughter

-

11

1870

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Morton

Daughter

-

8

1873

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Morton

Son

-

6

1875

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Kellar

Niece

-

13

1868

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Georgina

Mitchell

Boarder

-

1

1880

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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