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Household of John Morton (born 1824, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Morton, born in 1824 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Morton, born in 1824 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1859 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Catherine J (born 1864 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Jeanie M (born 1867 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Elizabeth Russell, born in 1862 in Greenend, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Morton's household

Male

John

Morton

Head
Female

Annie

Morton

Wife
Male

Alexander

Morton

Son
Female

Catherine J

Morton

Daughter
Female

Jeanie M

Morton

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Russell

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Morton

Head

Married

57

1824

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Morton

Wife

Married

57

1824

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Morton

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine J

Morton

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jeanie M

Morton

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Russell

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Greenend, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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