FAMILY HISTORY: MORTON
THE LIFE OF JAMES MORTON
| After the death of his parents James Morton and some of his siblings went to live with members of his mother's family. What little I know about James' life is based of the following Census Returns. I have not yet found his burial record or any evidence of a marriage. |
| 1881 CENSUS OF COUPE GREEN, WALTON-LE-DALE, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| James Morton | Nephew | Unm. | M | 16 | Farm Servant | Walton-le-Dale, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living with his Uncle John Turner at Coupe Green, Walton-le-Dale. (RG11-4242, folio 77) |
| 2: | His full occupation was listed as "Farm Servant (in door)". |
| 1901 CENSUS OF SAMLESBURY, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| James Morton | Servant | Unm. | M | 35 | Horseman on Farm | Walton-le-Dale, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at (?) Wilcock (?) Farm, Samlesbury. (RG13-3958, folio 14/2) |
| 2: | James was living and working on the farm of Ann Coupe, a widow, and her family. |
| 3: | The name of the farm was impossible to decipher on the Census Return. |