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Household of James Mitchell (born 1847, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, 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 Mitchell and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mitchell, born in 1847 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Jane (born 1875 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Margaret Ann (born 1878 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Jane R Smith, born in 1865 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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James Mitchell's household

Male

James

Mitchell

Head
Female

Jane

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

James

Mitchell

Son
Female

Margaret Ann

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Jane R

Smith

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mitchell

Head

Widower

34

1847

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Mitchell

Daughter

-

6

1875

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Mitchell

Son

-

4

1877

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret Ann

Mitchell

Daughter

-

3

1878

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane R

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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