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Household of James Mitchell (born 1831, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunoon & Kilmun, Argyllshire, 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 1831 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Mitchell, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Joseph J (born 1864 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland) and Mary M (born 1870 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Mary (born 1803 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Sarah (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Mitchell's household

Male

James

Mitchell

Head
Female

Mary

Mitchell

Wife
Male

Joseph J

Mitchell

Son
Female

Mary M

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Mary

Steel

Mother-In-Law
Female

Sarah

Cameron

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

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mitchell

Head

Married

50

1831

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Mitchell

Wife

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph J

Mitchell

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary M

Mitchell

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

Steel

Mother-In-Law

Widow

78

1803

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Sarah

Cameron

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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