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Household of Alexander Mitchell (born 1821, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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.

Alexander Mitchell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Mitchell, born in 1821 in Argyllshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Mitchell, born in 1829 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Flora (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Euphemia F S (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Mary McNab, born in 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Mitchell's household

Male

Alexander

Mitchell

Head
Female

Mary

Mitchell

Wife
Male

John

Mitchell

Son
Female

Flora

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Euphemia F S

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Mary

McNab

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Mitchell

Head

Married

60

1821

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

Mitchell

Wife

Married

52

1829

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

Mitchell

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Flora

Mitchell

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Mitchell

Daughter

-

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Mitchell

Daughter

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Euphemia F S

Mitchell

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McNab

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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