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Household of William Morton (born 1831, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, Scotland
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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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Morton, born in 1831 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Morton, born in 1837 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Lizzie (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Nellie (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister-In-Law, Jessie (born 1831 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William's Servant, Charlotte (born 1861 in -).
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William Morton's household
William
Morton
Head
Eliza
Morton
Wife
Lizzie
Morton
Daughter
James
Morton
Son
David
Morton
Son
William
Morton
Son
Nellie
Morton
Daughter
Jessie
Williamson
Sister-In-Law
Charlotte
Inglis
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Morton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Morton | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Eliza | Morton | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Lizzie | Morton | Daughter | - | 16 | 1865 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Morton | Son | - | 15 | 1866 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
David | Morton | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William | Morton | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Nellie | Morton | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jessie | Williamson | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 50 | 1831 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Charlotte | Inglis | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | - |
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