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Household of Elizabeth Mitchell (born 1823, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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.

Elizabeth Mitchell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elizabeth Mitchell, born in 1823 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Elizabeth was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Jane, born 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Elizabeth's Boarder, William (born 1851 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland), Elizabeth's Boarder, David (born 1874 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth's Boarder, William (born 1873 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth's Boarder, John (born 1876 in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Elizabeth Mitchell's household

Female

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Head
Female

Jane

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

William

Dempsay

Boarder
Male

David

Dempsay

Boarder
Male

William

Dempsay

Boarder
Male

John

Dempsay

Boarder
First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Head

Widow

58

1823

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Mitchell

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Dempsay

Boarder

Widower

30

1851

Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland

David

Dempsay

Boarder

-

7

1874

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Dempsay

Boarder

-

8

1873

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Dempsay

Boarder

-

5

1876

New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

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