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Household of William Morton (born 1842, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, Durham, 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 1842 in Haswell, Durham, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Morton, born in 1854 in Cassop, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Margaret A (born 1866 in Thornley, Durham, England), William (born 1870 in Thornley, Durham, England), John (born 1876 in Thornley, Durham, England) and Henry (born 1878 in Thornley, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Thomas Morton, born in 1855 in Thornley, Durham, England.


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William Morton's household

Male

William

Morton

Head
Female

Hannah

Morton

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Morton

Daughter
Male

William

Morton

Son
Male

John

Morton

Son
Male

Henry

Morton

Son
Male

Thomas

Morton

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Haswell, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Morton

Head

Married

39

1842

Haswell, Durham, England

Hannah

Morton

Wife

Married

27

1854

Cassop, Durham, England

Margaret A

Morton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Thornley, Durham, England

William

Morton

Son

Single

11

1870

Thornley, Durham, England

John

Morton

Son

Single

5

1876

Thornley, Durham, England

Henry

Morton

Son

Single

3

1878

Thornley, Durham, England

Thomas

Morton

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Thornley, Durham, England

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