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Household of Ben Mitchell (born 1824, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, England

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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.

Ben Mitchell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ben Mitchell, born in 1824 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. Ben was the head of the household, married to Hannah Mitchell, born in 1833 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary H (born 1869 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1871 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and Charles (born 1878 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Ben's Niece, Sophia (born 1847 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England) and Ben's Lodger, John (born 1835 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England).


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Ben Mitchell's household

Male

Ben

Mitchell

Head
Female

Hannah

Mitchell

Wife
Female

Sophia

Rose

Niece
Female

Mary H

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Wrigley

Son
Male

Charles

Rose

Son
Male

John

Kay

Lodger
First name(s) Ben
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ben

Mitchell

Head

Married

57

1824

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Mitchell

Wife

Married

48

1833

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Sophia

Rose

Niece

Single

34

1847

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Mary H

Mitchell

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Wrigley

Son

Single

10

1871

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Charles

Rose

Son

Single

3

1878

Ashton, Lancashire, England

John

Kay

Lodger

Widower

46

1835

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

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