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Household of James Mitchell (born 1831, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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 1831 in Kinneff, Kincardineshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet S Mitchell, born in 1833 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Catherine (born 1842 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), James's Servant, Betsy (born 1857 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Rachel (born 1845 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Mitchell's household

Male

James

Mitchell

Head
Female

Janet S

Mitchell

Wife
Female

Catherine

Dunnett

Servant
Female

Betsy

Bowie

Servant
Female

Rachel

Kilgour

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mitchell

Head

Married

50

1831

Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Janet S

Mitchell

Wife

Married

48

1833

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Dunnett

Servant

Unmarried

39

1842

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Betsy

Bowie

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Rachel

Kilgour

Servant

Widow

36

1845

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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