FAMILY HISTORY: MORTON
THE FAMILY OF JOHN & MARY MORTON
CENSUS INFORMATION:
| 1851 CENSUS OF CLAUGHTON-ON-BROCK, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| John Morton | Head | Mar. | M | 32 | Farmer | Withnell, Lancashire |
| Mary Morton | Wife | Mar. | F | 35 | Farmer | Claughton, Lancashire |
| Robert Morton | Son | - | M | 9 | Scholar | Claughton, Lancashire |
| Barnaby Morton | Son | - | M | 7 | Scholar | Claughton, Lancashire |
| William Morton | Son | - | M | 6 | At Home | Claughton, Lancashire |
| Margery Morton | Dau. | - | F | 5 | At Home | Claughton, Lancashire |
| Alice Morton | Dau. | - | F | 2 | At Home | Claughton, Lancashire |
| Margaret Morton | Dau. | - | F | 0 | At Home | Claughton, Lancashire |
| Barnaby Baines | F.I.L. | Widower | M | 84 | Gardener | Claughton, Lancashire |
| Mary Poulton | Nurse | Unm. | F | 50 | Gardener | Claughton, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at Claughton Brow, Claughton. (H.O.107-2270, folio 233/2) |
| 2: | John's full occupation was a Farmer of 10 acres and Agricultural Labourer. |
| 3: | Margaret's age was listed as "under 1 month". |
| 4: | F.I.L. = Father-in-Law. |
| 5: | Mary Poulton, Barnaby Baines' nurse, was listed as Gardener? |
| 1861 CENSUS OF CLAUGHTON-ON-BROCK, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| John Morton | Head | Mar. | M | 41 | Farmer | Wheelton, Lancashire |
| Mary Morton | Wife | Mar. | F | 45 | Farmer's Wife | Claughton, Lancashire |
| Barnaby Morton | Son | Unm. | M | 17 | Farmer's Son | Claughton, Lancashire |
| William Morton | Son | Unm. | M | 16 | Farmer's Son | Claughton, Lancashire |
| Margery Morton | Dau. | - | F | 15 | Farmer's Dau. | Claughton, Lancashire |
| Alice Morton | Dau. | - | F | 12 | Scholar | Claughton, Lancashire |
| Margaret Morton | Dau. | - | F | 10 | Scholar | Claughton, Lancashire |
| Mary Morton | Dau. | - | F | 8 | Scholar | Claughton, Lancashire |
| Eliz'th Morton | Dau. | - | F | 5 | Scholar | Claughton, Lancashire |
| Ann Morton | Dau. | - | F | 1 | - | Claughton, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at Crab Tree Nook, Claughton-on-Brock. RG9-3153, folio 62/1) |
| 2: | Their eldest son Robert, who would have been about 19, may have been living and working elsewhere. |
| 1871 CENSUS OF CLAUGHTON-ON-BROCK, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| John Morton | Head | Mar. | M | 51 | Farmer | Wheelton, Lancashire |
| Mary Morton | Wife | Mar. | F | 55 | Farmer's Wife | Claughton, Lancashire |
| Robert Morton | Son | Unm. | M | 29 | Railway Guard | Claughton, Lancashire |
| Barnaby Morton | Son | Unm. | M | 27 | Farmer's Son | Claughton, Lancashire |
| Elizabeth Morton | Dau. | Unm. | F | 15 | Farmer's Daughter | Claughton, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at Claughton-on-Brock. (RG10-4227, folio 56/2) |
| 2: | The full address is somewhat confusing. The entry above is for Cross House Farm and there may have been more than one family living on the farm. |
| 3: | John's full occupation was Farmer of 10 Acres. |
| 1881 CENSUS OF CLAUGHTON-ON-BROCK, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| John Morton | Head | Mar. | M | 62 | Farmer | Chorley, Lancashire |
| Mary Morton | Wife | Mar. | F | 63 | Farmer's Wife | Claughton, Lancashire |
| Elizabeth Smith | Dau. | - | F | 25 | Ag Lab's Wife | Claughton, Lancashire |
| John Smith | Son-in-Law | - | F | 27 | Ag Lab | Preston, Lancashire |
| Mary Smith | Grandau. | - | F | 7 mos | - | Claughton, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at Crab Tree Farm, Claughton-on-Brock. (RG11-4259, Folio 64, page 17) |
| 2: | John's full occupation was Farmer of 10 acres. |
| 3: | Elizabeth Morton married John Smith in 1879. |
| 1891 CENSUS OF CLAUGHTON-ON-BROCK, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| John Morton | Father-in-Law | Widower | M | 72 | Gardener | Wheelton, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at St. Robert's Cottages, Claughton-on-Brock with his daughter Margaret and her husband John Wells. (RG12-3461, folio 48/1) |
| 1901 CENSUS OF CLAUGHTON-ON-BROCK, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| John Morton | Father | Widower | M | 82 | Estate Labourer | Wheelton, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at Crabtree Farm, Claughton-on-Brock which was by then the home of his son Barnaby Morton, who appears to have taken over the family farm. (RG13) |
| 3: | John's occupation was crossed out and the words "Ag Lab" for Agricultural labourer written above. |