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Household of Matthew Morton (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rutherglen, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Morton, born in 1847 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Ellen Morton, born in 1850 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Alexander (born 1875 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1877 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Mother, Isabella Cameron, born in 1814 in East Kilbride.


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Matthew Morton's household

Male

Matthew

Morton

Head
Female

Ellen

Morton

Wife
Male

Alexander

Morton

Son
Female

Isabella

Morton

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Cameron

Mother
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Morton

Head

Married

34

1847

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Morton

Wife

Married

31

1850

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Morton

Son

-

6

1875

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Morton

Daughter

-

4

1877

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Cameron

Mother

Widow

67

1814

East Kilbride

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