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Household of Alexander Mitchell (born 1838, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 1838 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Christina F Mitchell, born in 1840 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Christina F (born 1864 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Helen Black (born 1866 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1868 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet F (born 1870 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth F (born 1874 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Finlay F (born 1876 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Mitchell's household

Male

Alexander

Mitchell

Head
Female

Christina F

Mitchell

Wife
Female

Christina F

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Helen Black

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Janet F

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth F

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

Finlay F

Mitchell

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Mitchell

Head

Married

43

1838

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Christina F

Mitchell

Wife

Married

41

1840

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Christina F

Mitchell

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Helen Black

Mitchell

Daughter

-

15

1866

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Mitchell

Daughter

-

13

1868

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet F

Mitchell

Daughter

-

11

1870

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth F

Mitchell

Daughter

-

7

1874

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Finlay F

Mitchell

Son

-

5

1876

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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