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Household of James Mitchell (born 1816, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Montrose, 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 1816 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Poustie Or Mitchell, born in 1820 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Ann (born 1849 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1862 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1865 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jessie (born 1868 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Grandson, Andrew Mitchell, born in 1873 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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James Mitchell's household

Male

James

Mitchell

Head
Female

Mary

Poustie Or Mitchell

Wife
Female

Ann

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

William

Mitchell

Son
Female

Jessie

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Mitchell

Grandson
First name(s) James
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mitchell

Head

Married

65

1816

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Poustie Or Mitchell

Wife

Married

61

1820

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Ann

Mitchell

Daughter

Unmarried

32

1849

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Mitchell

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Mitchell

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Mitchell

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Andrew

Mitchell

Grandson

-

8

1873

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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