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Household of John Morton (born 1820, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in East Kilbride, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Morton, born in 1820 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane W Morton, born in 1837 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1857 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1864 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1866 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1871 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1874 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1876 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Hugh (born 1879 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Mary Fergueson, born in 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Morton's household

Male

John

Morton

Head
Female

Jane W

Morton

Wife
Female

Mary

Morton

Daughter
Male

William

Morton

Son
Male

John

Morton

Son
Female

Eliza

Morton

Daughter
Female

Ann

Morton

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Morton

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Morton

Son
Female

Mary

Fergueson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Morton

Head

Married

61

1820

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane W

Morton

Wife

Married

44

1837

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Morton

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Morton

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Morton

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Morton

Daughter

-

10

1871

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Morton

Daughter

-

7

1874

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Morton

Daughter

-

5

1876

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Morton

Son

-

2

1879

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Fergueson

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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