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Household of William Morton (born 1808, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, 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 1808 in Kearsley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; Margaret (born 1841 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England), Mathew (born 1848 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1860 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England), James (born 1865 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England), William (born 1864 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England) and Kitty (born 1867 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England).


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William Morton's household

Male

William

Morton

Head
Female

Margaret

Morton

Daughter
Male

Mathew

Morton

Son
Male

Robert

Morton

Son
Male

James

Morton

Son
Male

Thomas

Morton

Son
Male

William

Morton

Son
Female

Kitty

Morton

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Morton

Head

Widower

73

1808

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Morton

Daughter

Single

40

1841

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Mathew

Morton

Son

Single

33

1848

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Robert

Morton

Son

Single

21

1860

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

James

Morton

Son

Single

16

1865

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Morton

Son

Single

12

1869

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

William

Morton

Son

Single

17

1864

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Kitty

Morton

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

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