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Household of William Morton (born 1806, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 1806 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet H Morton, born in 1808 in Carlisle, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 grandchildren; Jessie H (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen Reid (born 1864 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Daughter In Law, Helen (born 1842 in Carlisle, Lancashire, England), William's -, David (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Eliza Ann (born 1862 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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William Morton's household

Male

William

Morton

Head
Female

Janet H

Morton

Wife
Female

Helen

Bow

Daughter In Law
Female

Jessie H

Morton

Grand Daughter
Female

Helen Reid

Morton

Grand Daughter
Male

David

Bow

-
Female

Eliza Ann

Newby

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 75
Birth year 1806
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Morton

Head

Married

75

1806

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet H

Morton

Wife

Married

73

1808

Carlisle, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Bow

Daughter In Law

Married

39

1842

Carlisle, Lancashire, England

Jessie H

Morton

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen Reid

Morton

Grand Daughter

Single

17

1864

Sunderland, Durham, England

David

Bow

-

Single

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza Ann

Newby

Servant

Single

19

1862

Sunderland, Durham, England

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