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Household of David Mitchell (born 1837, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, Fife, 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.

David Mitchell and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Mitchell, born in 1837 in Dysart, Fife, consisted of 11 members. David was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Mitchell, born in 1845 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland. They had 8 children; Robert (born 1868 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland), Margaret Masterton (born 1869 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Isabella (born 1871 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Elizabeth Brown (born 1873 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), George (born 1875 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Sophia Masterton (born 1877 in Cleish, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), David Brown (born 1879 in Cleish, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and Helen Lawson (born 1881 in Cleish, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Mother-In-Law, Margaret Brown, born in 1816 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.


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David Mitchell's household

Male

David

Mitchell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Wife
Male

Robert

Mitchell

Son
Female

Margaret Masterton

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Brown

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

George

Mitchell

Son
Female

Sophia Masterton

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

David Brown

Mitchell

Son
Female

Helen Lawson

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Brown

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) David
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Mitchell

Head

Married

44

1837

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Wife

Married

36

1845

Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Mitchell

Son

-

13

1868

Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Margaret Masterton

Mitchell

Daughter

-

12

1869

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Mitchell

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth Brown

Mitchell

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

George

Mitchell

Son

-

6

1875

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Sophia Masterton

Mitchell

Daughter

-

4

1877

Cleish, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

David Brown

Mitchell

Son

-

2

1879

Cleish, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Helen Lawson

Mitchell

Daughter

-

0

1881

Cleish, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Margaret

Brown

Mother-In-Law

Widow

65

1816

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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