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Household of James Mitchell (born 1842, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 1842 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Mitchell, born in 1842 in England. They had 2 children; William (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jessie (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Daniel Gillies, born in 1859 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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James Mitchell's household

Male

James

Mitchell

Head
Female

Janet

Mitchell

Wife
Male

William

Mitchell

Son
Female

Jessie

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

Daniel

Gillies

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mitchell

Head

Married

39

1842

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Janet

Mitchell

Wife

Married

39

1842

England

William

Mitchell

Son

-

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Mitchell

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Daniel

Gillies

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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