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Household of James Mitchell (born 1833, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forfar, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mitchell, born in 1833 in Alford, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elspeth Mitchell, born in 1823 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret N (born 1870 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander D (born 1857 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Daughter-In-Law, Elizabeth (born 1855 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1878 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James's Grandson, James (born 1880 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Mitchell's household

Male

James

Mitchell

Head
Female

Elspeth

Mitchell

Wife
Female

Margaret N

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

Alexander D

Mitchell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Granddaughter
Male

James

Mitchell

Grandson
First name(s) James
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mitchell

Head

Married

48

1833

Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elspeth

Mitchell

Wife

Married

58

1823

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret N

Mitchell

Daughter

-

11

1870

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander D

Mitchell

Son

Married

24

1857

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Daughter-In-Law

Married

26

1855

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Mitchell

Grandson

-

1

1880

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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