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Household of William Morton (born 1837, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Morton, born in 1837 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Betsey Morton, born in 1838 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1868 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Mary A (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Frank (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Henry Brown, born in 1836 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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William Morton's household

Male

William

Morton

Head
Female

Betsey

Morton

Wife
Male

John

Morton

Son
Male

Fred

Morton

Son
Female

Mary A

Morton

Daughter
Male

Frank

Morton

Son
Male

Henry

Brown

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Morton

Head

Married

44

1837

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Betsey

Morton

Wife

Married

43

1838

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John

Morton

Son

Single

13

1868

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Morton

Son

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Morton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Frank

Morton

Son

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Brown

Lodger

Single

45

1836

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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