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Household of Matthew Morton (born 1814, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.
Matthew Morton and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Morton, born in 1814 in Girvan, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Helen Morton, born in 1829 in Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret Rain (born 1854 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1860 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland) and William (born 1862 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Visitor, Helen McIleuraith, born in 1862 in Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
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Matthew Morton's household
Matthew
Morton
Head
Helen
Morton
Wife
Margaret Rain
Morton
Daughter
Jane
Morton
Daughter
William
Morton
Son
Helen
McIleuraith
Visitor
| First name(s) | Matthew |
| Last name | Morton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 67 |
| Birth year | 1814 |
| Birth place | Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew | Morton | Head | Married | 67 | 1814 | Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Morton | Wife | Married | 52 | 1829 | Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
Margaret Rain | Morton | Daughter | Married | 27 | 1854 | Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Morton | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
William | Morton | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Helen | McIleuraith | Visitor | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
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