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Household of John Morton (born 1840, Kinrossshire)

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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Morton, born in 1840 in Cleish, Kinrossshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Ann Morton, born in 1845 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane Ann (born 1875 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas F (born 1879 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Grandfather, James C Morton, born in 1813 in Wormit, Fife, Scotland.


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John Morton's household

Male

John

Morton

Head
Female

Jane Ann

Morton

Wife
Male

John

Morton

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Morton

Daughter
Female

Jane Ann

Morton

Daughter
Male

Thomas F

Morton

Son
Male

James C

Morton

Grandfather
First name(s) John
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Cleish, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Morton

Head

Married

41

1840

Cleish, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Jane Ann

Morton

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

Morton

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Morton

Daughter

-

8

1873

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane Ann

Morton

Daughter

-

6

1875

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas F

Morton

Son

-

2

1879

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James C

Morton

Grandfather

Widower

68

1813

Wormit, Fife, Scotland

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