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Household of John Morton (born 1843, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 1843 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Morton, born in 1843 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jeannie (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Wilhelmina (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Flora (born 1838 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Servant, Annie (born 1862 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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John Morton's household

Male

John

Morton

Head
Female

Eliza

Morton

Wife
Female

Jeannie

Morton

Daughter
Male

Robert

Morton

Son
Female

Wilhelmina

Morton

Daughter
Female

Flora

Donaldson

Visitor
Female

Annie

McIver

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Morton

Head

Married

38

1843

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Morton

Wife

Married

38

1843

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jeannie

Morton

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Morton

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Wilhelmina

Morton

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Flora

Donaldson

Visitor

Widow

43

1838

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

McIver

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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