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Household of Samuel Morton (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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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.

Samuel Morton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Morton, born in 1847 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Morton, born in 1851 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Emily (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William Alfd (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Florence (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Boarder, William Jenkinson, born in 1801 in Okehampton, Devon, England.


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Samuel Morton's household

Male

Samuel

Morton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Morton

Wife
Female

Emily

Morton

Daughter
Female

Ada

Morton

Daughter
Male

William Alfd

Morton

Son
Female

Florence

Morton

Daughter
Male

William

Jenkinson

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Morton

Head

Married

34

1847

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Morton

Wife

Married

30

1851

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Morton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Morton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William Alfd

Morton

Son

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Morton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Jenkinson

Boarder

Widower

80

1801

Okehampton, Devon, England

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