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Household of James Mitchell (born 1852, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shettleston, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mitchell, born in 1852 in Ayr, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Mitchell, born in 1854 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1874 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1876 in Loanhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1878 in Loanhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1880 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1866 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Archibald Stevenson, born in 1863 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Mitchell's household

Male

James

Mitchell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Wife
Male

James

Mitchell

Son
Male

Andrew

Mitchell

Son
Female

Margaret

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

William

Mitchell

Son
Male

Archibald

Stevenson

Servant
Male

James

Stevenson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mitchell

Head

Married

29

1852

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Wife

Married

27

1854

Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Mitchell

Son

-

7

1874

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Mitchell

Son

-

5

1876

Loanhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Mitchell

Daughter

-

3

1878

Loanhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Mitchell

Son

-

1

1880

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Stevenson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Stevenson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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