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Household of John Morton (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, Lanarkshire, 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 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Morton, born in 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, James McConnechie, born in 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Morton's household

Male

John

Morton

Head
Female

Janet

Morton

Wife
Male

William

Morton

Son
Female

Marion

Morton

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Morton

Son
Male

John

Morton

Son
Female

Jessie

Morton

Daughter
Male

James

McConnechie

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Morton

Head

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Morton

Wife

Married

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Morton

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Morton

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Morton

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Morton

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Morton

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McConnechie

Boarder

Unmarried

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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