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Household of John Morton (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Row, Dunbartonshire, 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 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth B Morton, born in 1847 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Archibald (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth M (born 1880 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and James H (born 1881 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Helen (born 1861 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jessie A (born 1865 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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John Morton's household

Male

John

Morton

Head
Female

Elizabeth B

Morton

Wife
Male

Archibald

Morton

Son
Female

Elizabeth M

Morton

Daughter
Male

James H

Morton

Son
Female

Helen

Morrison

Servant
Female

Jessie A

Carson

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

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth B

Morton

Wife

Married

34

1847

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Archibald

Morton

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth M

Morton

Daughter

-

1

1880

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James H

Morton

Son

-

0

1881

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Helen

Morrison

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jessie A

Carson

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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