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Household of Alexander Mitchell (born 1840, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Mitchell, born in 1840 in Dysart, Fife, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Mitchell, born in 1839 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1864 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1866 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland), David (born 1868 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1877 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Mitchell's household

Male

Alexander

Mitchell

Head
Female

Janet

Mitchell

Wife
Male

Alexander

Mitchell

Son
Male

Robert

Mitchell

Son
Male

David

Mitchell

Son
Male

James

Mitchell

Son
Female

Agnes

Mitchell

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Mitchell

Head

Married

41

1840

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Mitchell

Wife

Married

42

1839

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Mitchell

Son

-

17

1864

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Mitchell

Son

-

15

1866

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

David

Mitchell

Son

-

13

1868

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

James

Mitchell

Son

-

5

1876

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Mitchell

Daughter

-

4

1877

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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