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Household of James Mitchell (born 1839, Ayrshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mitchell, born in 1839 in Sorn, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Mitchell, born in 1844 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1874 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1876 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Nelly (born 1878 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister-In-Law, Helen (born 1852 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's -, Bessie (born 1856 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Mitchell's household

Male

James

Mitchell

Head
Female

Janet

Mitchell

Wife
Female

Mary

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Nelly

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Helen

Henderson

Sister-In-Law
Female

Bessie

Henderson

-
First name(s) James
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mitchell

Head

Married

42

1839

Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Mitchell

Wife

Married

37

1844

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Mitchell

Daughter

-

7

1874

Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Mitchell

Daughter

-

5

1876

Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Nelly

Mitchell

Daughter

-

3

1878

Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Henderson

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

29

1852

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bessie

Henderson

-

Unmarried

25

1856

Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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