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Household of John Morton (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Morton, born in 1842 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Morton, born in 1841 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Andrew (born 1862 in -), David (born 1865 in -), Euphemia (born 1868 in -), Lowrie (born 1871 in -), Mary (born 1872 in -), Janet (born 1874 in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Lizzie (born 1877 in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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John Morton's household

Male

John

Morton

Head
Female

Janet

Morton

Wife
Male

Andrew

Morton

Son
Male

David

Morton

Son
Female

Euphemia

Morton

Daughter
Male

Lowrie

Morton

Son
Female

Mary

Morton

Daughter
Female

Janet

Morton

Daughter
Male

John

Morton

Son
Female

Lizzie

Morton

Daughter
Male

James

Morton

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Morton

Head

Married

39

1842

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Morton

Wife

Married

40

1841

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Andrew

Morton

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

-

David

Morton

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

-

Euphemia

Morton

Daughter

-

13

1868

-

Lowrie

Morton

Son

-

10

1871

-

Mary

Morton

Daughter

-

9

1872

-

Janet

Morton

Daughter

-

7

1874

Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

Morton

Son

-

5

1876

Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Morton

Daughter

-

4

1877

Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

Morton

Son

-

1

1880

Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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