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Household of James Mitchelson (born 1852, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dysart, Fife, 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 Mitchelson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mitchelson, born in 1852 in Dysart, Fife, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Herriot Mitchelson, born in 1855 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; Andrew S (born 1878 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister-In-Law, Janet (born 1861 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland) and James's Brother-In-Law, Alexander (born 1864 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland).


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James Mitchelson's household

Male

James

Mitchelson

Head
Female

Herriot

Mitchelson

Wife
Male

Andrew S

Mitchelson

Son
Male

William

Mitchelson

Son
Female

Janet

Saunders

Sister-In-Law
Male

Alexander

Saunders

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Mitchelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mitchelson

Head

Married

29

1852

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Herriot

Mitchelson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Andrew S

Mitchelson

Son

-

3

1878

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

William

Mitchelson

Son

-

1

1880

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Saunders

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

20

1861

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Saunders

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

17

1864

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

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