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Household of William Morton (born 1832, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Richmond, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Morton, born in 1832 in Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elenor E Morton, born in 1839 in Holme, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Elenor E (born 1866 in Gayles, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1867 in Gayles, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1870 in Gayles, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1872 in Gayles, Yorkshire, England) and Ada (born 1874 in Gayles, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Governess, Mary (born 1853 in Perthshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Jane (born 1862 in Crook, Durham, England), William's Servant, Margaret (born 1867 in Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, George (born 1862 in Richmond, Yorkshire, England) and William's Servant, George (born 1866 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England).


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William Morton's household

Male

William

Morton

Head
Female

Elenor E

Morton

Wife
Female

Elenor E

Morton

Daughter
Male

William

Morton

Son
Female

Annie

Morton

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Morton

Son
Female

Ada

Morton

Daughter
Female

Mary

Smeaton

Governess
Female

Jane

Relf

Servant
Female

Margaret

Robinson

Servant
Male

George

Pearson

Servant
Male

George

Morley

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Morton

Head

Married

49

1832

Yorkshire, England

Elenor E

Morton

Wife

Married

42

1839

Holme, Yorkshire, England

Elenor E

Morton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Gayles, Yorkshire, England

William

Morton

Son

Single

14

1867

Gayles, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Morton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Gayles, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Morton

Son

Single

9

1872

Gayles, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Morton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Gayles, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Smeaton

Governess

Single

28

1853

Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Relf

Servant

Single

19

1862

Crook, Durham, England

Margaret

Robinson

Servant

Single

14

1867

Yorkshire, England

George

Pearson

Servant

Single

19

1862

Richmond, Yorkshire, England

George

Morley

Servant

Single

15

1866

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

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