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Household of James Mitchell (born 1851)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mitchell, born in 1851 in , consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Mitchell, born in 1855 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Margaret (born 1824 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and James's Visitor, Margaret (born 1858 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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James Mitchell's household

Male

James

Mitchell

Head
Female

Catherine

Mitchell

Wife
Female

Margaret

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

James

Mitchell

Son
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Mother-In-Law
Female

Margaret

McLachlan

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mitchell

Head

Married

30

1851

England

Catherine

Mitchell

Wife

Married

26

1855

Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

Mitchell

Daughter

-

2

1879

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Mitchell

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Mother-In-Law

Widow

57

1824

Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

McLachlan

Visitor

Unmarried

23

1858

Argyllshire, Scotland

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