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MORTON

Morton in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

2959

0.1022

1.9124

Lancashire

1704

0.0492

0.9197

Lanarkshire

1511

0.1599

2.9923

London

1020

0.0349

0.6532

Ayrshire

793

0.3627

6.7863

County Durham

672

0.0773

1.4467

Derbyshire

534

0.1168

2.1845

Northumberland

500

0.1150

2.1523

Cheshire

460

0.0713

1.3346

Warwickshire

452

0.0613

1.1479

Surrey

435

0.0306

0.5718

Staffordshire

400

0.0406

0.7589

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

297

0.0759

1.4199

Nottinghamshire

268

0.0681

1.2734

Lincolnshire

266

0.0569

1.0655

Renfrewshire

240

0.1060

1.9835

Forfarshire (Angus)

211

0.0780

1.4587

Kent

201

0.0202

0.3773

Cumberland

192

0.0763

1.4283

Fife

187

0.1081

2.0232

Stirlingshire

184

0.1708

3.1951

Worcestershire

160

0.0419

0.7847

Essex

155

0.0269

0.5029

Norfolk

141

0.0314

0.5873

Northamptonshire

131

0.0477

0.8920

Perthshire

124

0.0946

1.7694

Leicestershire

122

0.0377

0.7047

Gloucestershire

118

0.0206

0.3853

Hertfordshire

117

0.0581

1.0871

Cambridgeshire

106

0.0573

1.0718

Dunbartonshire

98

0.1248

2.3356

Berkshire

92

0.0420

0.7850

Sussex

77

0.0156

0.2925

Dumfriesshire

68

0.1054

1.9715

Buckinghamshire

67

0.0379

0.7098

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

64

0.0126

0.2354

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

61

0.0289

0.5404

Hampshire

59

0.0099

0.1844

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

58

0.1499

2.8045

Devon

52

0.0086

0.1600

Oxfordshire

50

0.0277

0.5186

Shropshire

44

0.0174

0.3262

Somerset

43

0.0091

0.1711

Herefordshire

39

0.0326

0.6092

Bedfordshire

33

0.0218

0.4082

Wigtownshire

32

0.0825

1.5435

Cornwall

29

0.0088

0.1641

Argyll

28

0.0344

0.6442

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

26

0.0591

1.1058

Aberdeenshire

26

0.0096

0.1798

Wiltshire

26

0.0101

0.1883

Selkirkshire

25

0.0946

1.7698

Roxburghshire

22

0.0416

0.7779

Suffolk

20

0.0056

0.1052

Kirkcudbrightshire

18

0.0426

0.7964

Huntingdonshire

18

0.0310

0.5806

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

16

0.0145

0.2713

Westmorland

14

0.0218

0.4080

Peeblesshire

14

0.1019

1.9063

Berwickshire

13

0.0367

0.6875

Kinross-shire

12

0.1625

3.0403

Dorset

12

0.0063

0.1171

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

11

0.0164

0.3074

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

10

0.0085

0.1584

Clackmannanshire

10

0.0414

0.7755

Royal Navy

10

0.0287

0.5374

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

8

0.0137

0.2562

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

6

0.0112

0.2100

Buteshire

5

0.0282

0.5285

Inverness-shire

5

0.0057

0.1072

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

5

0.0064

0.1191

Kincardineshire

3

0.0084

0.1578

Isle of Man

3

0.0055

0.1035

Anglesey / Sir Fon

2

0.0039

0.0723

Banffshire

2

0.0033

0.0618

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

2

0.0025

0.0466

Channel Islands

2

0.0023

0.0432

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

1

0.0008

0.0152

Sutherland

1

0.0045

0.0833

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

1

0.0014

0.0263

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

1

0.0011

0.0202

Orkney

1

0.0031

0.0582

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Govan

Lanarkshire

398

0.1703

3.1868

Barony

Lanarkshire

362

0.1514

2.8326

Loudoun

Ayrshire

334

6.3522

118.8528

Sheffield

Yorkshire

268

0.2908

5.4407

Nether Hallam

Yorkshire

182

0.4647

8.6944

Manchester

Lancashire

167

0.1071

2.0043

Ecclesall Bierlow

Yorkshire

157

0.2666

4.9887

Aston

Warwickshire

157

0.0774

1.4480

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

154

0.0918

1.7175

Leeds

Yorkshire

142

0.0869

1.6253

Birmingham

Warwickshire

141

0.0574

1.0744

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

127

0.0807

1.5092

Liverpool

Lancashire

121

0.0575

1.0753

Islington London

London

114

0.0403

0.7533

Kilmarnock

Ayrshire

104

0.3997

7.4778

St Pancras London

London

99

0.0421

0.7877

Falkirk

Stirlingshire

96

0.3806

7.1215

Hunslet

Yorkshire

90

0.1994

3.7304

Salford

Lancashire

90

0.0883

1.6516

Brightside Bierlow

Yorkshire

88

0.1550

2.8998

Top male forenames

John Morton
William Morton
Thomas Morton
George Morton
James Morton
Joseph Morton
Henry Morton
Charles Morton
Robert Morton
Edward Morton
Arthur Morton
Alfred Morton
Samuel Morton
Frederick Morton
Albert Morton
Richard Morton
Walter Morton
David Morton
Harry Morton
Herbert Morton
Frank Morton
Benjamin Morton
Ernest Morton
Wm. Morton
Francis Morton
Fred Morton
Andrew Morton
Edwin Morton
Thos. Morton
Ralph Morton
Isaac Morton
Tom Morton
Matthew Morton
Daniel Morton
Alexander Morton
Percy Morton
Peter Morton
Edmund Morton
Hugh Morton
Willm. Morton
Geo. Morton
Chas. Morton
Frederic Morton
Sidney Morton
Joe Morton
Mark Morton
Christopher Morton
Jas. Morton
Willie Morton
Joshua Morton

Top female forenames

Mary Morton
Elizabeth Morton
Sarah Morton
Ann Morton
Jane Morton
Annie Morton
Alice Morton
Emma Morton
Ellen Morton
Eliza Morton
Hannah Morton
Margaret Morton
Emily Morton
Martha Morton
Maria Morton
Charlotte Morton
Clara Morton
Ada Morton
Louisa Morton
Fanny Morton
Harriet Morton
Florence Morton
Edith Morton
Isabella Morton
Lucy Morton
Kate Morton
Caroline Morton
Anne Morton
Agnes Morton
Eleanor Morton
Jessie Morton
Rose Morton
Frances Morton
Esther Morton
Harriett Morton
Catherine Morton
Susan Morton
Gertrude Morton
Rebecca Morton
Julia Morton
Minnie Morton
Amy Morton
Grace Morton
Amelia Morton
Ruth Morton
Ethel Morton
Laura Morton
Elizth. Morton
Matilda Morton
Helen Morton

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Annuitant
Cotton Weaver
Domestic Servant
Labourer
Housekeeper
Ag Lab
Joiner
General Labourer
Tailor
Laundress
No Occupation
General Servant
Woollen Weaver
Grocer
Charwoman
Stone Mason
Farmers Son
Bricklayer
Carpenter
Carter
File Cutter
Agricultural Labourer
Wife
Errand Boy
Milliner
Cotton Winder
Dress Maker
Iron Moulder
Blacksmith
Clerk
Shoemaker
Butcher
Worsted Weaver
House Keeper
Tailoress
None
Servant
Drapers Assistant
Farm Labourer
General Serv
Cook
Housemaid
Draper
Lead Miner
Plasterer
Laborer
Farmers Wife