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Household of William Morton (born 1842, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, London,Middlesex, 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.

William Morton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Morton, born in 1842 in Norwich, Norfolk, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Morton, born in 1843 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1861 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Emily (born 1865 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), Jane (born 1869 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), John (born 1875 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Arthur (born 1880 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).


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William Morton's household

Male

William

Morton

Head
Female

Jane

Morton

Wife
Male

William

Morton

Son
Female

Emily

Morton

Daughter
Female

Jane

Morton

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Morton

Daughter
Male

John

Morton

Son
Male

Arthur

Morton

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Norwich, Norfolk, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Morton

Head

Married

39

1842

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Jane

Morton

Wife

Married

38

1843

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

William

Morton

Son

Single

20

1861

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Emily

Morton

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Jane

Morton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Morton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

John

Morton

Son

Single

6

1875

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Morton

Son

Single

1

1880

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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