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Household of John Mitchel (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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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 Mitchel and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mitchel, born in 1840 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Mitchel, born in 1845 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Ada (born 1869 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Clara (born 1870 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Edgar (born 1875 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Edith (born 1877 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Percy (born 1879 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Harry (born 1881 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Alice Townsend, born in 1862 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England.


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John Mitchel's household

Male

John

Mitchel

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Mitchel

Wife
Female

Ada

Mitchel

Daughter
Female

Clara

Mitchel

Daughter
Male

Edgar

Mitchel

Son
Female

Edith

Mitchel

Daughter
Male

Percy

Mitchel

Son
Male

Harry

Mitchel

Son
Female

Alice

Townsend

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Mitchel
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mitchel

Head

Married

41

1840

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Mitchel

Wife

Married

36

1845

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Mitchel

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Mitchel

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Edgar

Mitchel

Son

Single

6

1875

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Mitchel

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Percy

Mitchel

Son

Single

2

1879

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Mitchel

Son

Single

0

1881

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Townsend

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

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