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Household of John Morton (born 1845, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Morton, born in 1845 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Morton, born in 1847 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1876 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Lizzie (born 1877 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland) and Jane (born 1880 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, James (born 1861 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Boarder, William (born 1857 in Perthshire, Scotland).


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John Morton's household

Male

John

Morton

Head
Female

Margaret

Morton

Wife
Male

John

Morton

Son
Female

Lizzie

Morton

Daughter
Female

Jane

Morton

Daughter
Male

James

Steven

Boarder
Male

William

Robertson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Morton

Head

Married

36

1845

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Morton

Wife

Married

34

1847

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Morton

Son

-

5

1876

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Lizzie

Morton

Daughter

-

4

1877

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Morton

Daughter

-

1

1880

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

James

Steven

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Robertson

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Perthshire, Scotland

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