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Household of William Morton (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, 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 1838 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Morton, born in 1838 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; George W (born 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Mary J (born 1867 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Bertha (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Keturah (born 1859 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son In Law, John H Helshaw, born in 1858 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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William Morton's household

Male

William

Morton

Head
Female

Jane

Morton

Wife
Male

George W

Morton

Son
Female

Mary J

Morton

Daughter
Female

Alice

Morton

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Morton

Daughter
Male

John H

Helshaw

Son In Law
Female

Keturah

Helshaw

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Sheffield, 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

43

1838

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Morton

Wife

Married

43

1838

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

George W

Morton

Son

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Morton

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Morton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Bertha

Morton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John H

Helshaw

Son In Law

Married

23

1858

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Keturah

Helshaw

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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