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Household of William Morton (born 1827, 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.

William Morton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Morton, born in 1827 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Morton, born in 1828 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Joseph (born 1846 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1859 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Ellen (born 1863 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Henry Staniforth, born in 1850 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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William Morton's household

Male

William

Morton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Morton

Wife
Male

Henry

Staniforth

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Morton

Son
Female

Mary

Morton

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Morton

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Morton

Head

Married

54

1827

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Morton

Wife

Married

53

1828

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Staniforth

Boarder

Single

31

1850

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Morton

Son

Single

35

1846

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Morton

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Morton

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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