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Household of David Mitchell (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, 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.

David Mitchell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Mitchell, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Isobel (born 1873 in Crosshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David J (born 1876 in Langside, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Robert A (born 1878 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1845 in Argyllshire, Scotland), David's Sister-In-Law, Kate (born 1853 in Argyllshire, Scotland), David's Niece, Kate (born 1873 in Crosshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David's Servant, Jessie (born 1864 in Fauldhouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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David Mitchell's household

Male

David

Mitchell

Head
Female

Isobel

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

David J

Mitchell

Son
Male

Robert A

Mitchell

Son
Female

Mary

Young

Sister-In-Law
Female

Kate

Evans

Sister-In-Law
Female

Kate

Evans

Niece
Female

Jessie

Steel

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Mitchell

Head

Widower

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isobel

Mitchell

Daughter

-

8

1873

Crosshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David J

Mitchell

Son

-

5

1876

Langside, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert A

Mitchell

Son

-

3

1878

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Young

Sister-In-Law

Widow

36

1845

Argyllshire, Scotland

Kate

Evans

Sister-In-Law

Married

28

1853

Argyllshire, Scotland

Kate

Evans

Niece

-

8

1873

Crosshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Steel

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Fauldhouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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