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Household of William Morton (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liberton, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Morton, born in 1840 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Morton, born in 1843 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Alexander (born 1869 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Archibald Clyde, born in 1860 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Morton's household

Male

William

Morton

Head
Female

Jane

Morton

Wife
Male

Alexander

Morton

Son
Male

William

Morton

Son
Male

Archibald

Clyde

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Morton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Morton

Head

Married

41

1840

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Morton

Wife

Married

38

1843

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Alexander

Morton

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Morton

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Clyde

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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