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Household of John A Mitchell (born 1840, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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.

John A Mitchell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John A Mitchell, born in 1840 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. John A was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Mitchell, born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; George (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John L (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John A's Step Son, William (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John A's Step Daughter, Isabella (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John A's Boarder, Peter (born 1850 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John A Mitchell's household

Male

John A

Mitchell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Wife
Male

William

Garget

Step Son
Female

Isabella

Garget

Step Daughter
Male

George

Mitchell

Son
Male

John L

Mitchell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

Peter

Garget

Boarder
First name(s) John A
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John A

Mitchell

Head

Married

41

1840

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Wife

Married

34

1847

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Garget

Step Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Garget

Step Daughter

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Mitchell

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John L

Mitchell

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

Garget

Boarder

Unmarried

31

1850

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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