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Household of William Morton (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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.

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 1836 in Ossett, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Betty Morton, born in 1836 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; George Wm (born 1861 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England), Joshua J (born 1868 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1870 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England), Edna (born 1873 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England), John D (born 1874 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England) and Hedley (born 1878 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England).


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William Morton's household

Male

William

Morton

Head
Female

Betty

Morton

Wife
Male

George Wm

Morton

Son
Male

Joshua J

Morton

Son
Female

Alice

Morton

Daughter
Female

Edna

Morton

Daughter
Male

John D

Morton

Son
Male

Hedley

Morton

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Morton

Head

Married

45

1836

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Betty

Morton

Wife

Married

45

1836

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

George Wm

Morton

Son

Single

20

1861

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Joshua J

Morton

Son

Single

13

1868

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Morton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Edna

Morton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

John D

Morton

Son

Single

7

1874

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Hedley

Morton

Son

Single

3

1878

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

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