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Household of James Boyd Mitchell (born 1838, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, 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.

James Boyd Mitchell and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Boyd Mitchell, born in 1838 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, consisted of 13 members. James Boyd was the head of the household, married to Helen Mitchell, born in 1843 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Samuel (born 1864 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Janet G (born 1870 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Martha (born 1871 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1877 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1880 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James Boyd's Servant, Maggie (born 1861 in Argyllshire, Scotland), James Boyd's Servant, Mary (born 1859 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland), James Boyd's Servant, Barbara (born 1867 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland) and James Boyd's Servant, Duncan (born 1862 in Southend, Argyllshire, Scotland).


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James Boyd Mitchell's household

Male

James Boyd

Mitchell

Head
Female

Helen

Mitchell

Wife
Male

Samuel

Mitchell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Janet G

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Martha

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Mitchell

Son
Female

Ellen

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Maggie

McNeill

Servant
Female

Mary

Cuthbertson

Servant
Female

Barbara

McGeachy

Servant
Male

Duncan

Connar

Servant
First name(s) James Boyd
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James Boyd

Mitchell

Head

Married

43

1838

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Helen

Mitchell

Wife

Married

38

1843

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Samuel

Mitchell

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Argyllshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Daughter

-

14

1867

Argyllshire, Scotland

Janet G

Mitchell

Daughter

-

11

1870

Argyllshire, Scotland

Martha

Mitchell

Daughter

-

10

1871

Argyllshire, Scotland

Alexander

Mitchell

Son

-

7

1874

Argyllshire, Scotland

Ellen

Mitchell

Daughter

-

4

1877

Argyllshire, Scotland

Catherine

Mitchell

Daughter

-

1

1880

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Maggie

McNeill

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

Cuthbertson

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Barbara

McGeachy

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Duncan

Connar

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Southend, Argyllshire, Scotland

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