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Household of John Mitchell (born 1841, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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 Mitchell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mitchell, born in 1841 in Merriott, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Mitchell, born in 1840 in Merriott, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1867 in Merriott, Somerset, England), Henry (born 1870 in Merriott, Somerset, England), Robert (born 1873 in Merriott, Somerset, England), Joseph (born 1877 in Merriott, Somerset, England) and Richard (born 1879 in Merriott, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Mother, Mary Sweet, born in 1801 in Merriott, Somerset, England.


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John Mitchell's household

Male

John

Mitchell

Head
Female

Eliza

Mitchell

Wife
Male

William

Mitchell

Son
Male

Henry

Mitchell

Son
Male

Robert

Mitchell

Son
Male

Joseph

Mitchell

Son
Male

Richard

Mitchell

Son
Female

Mary

Sweet

Step Mother
First name(s) John
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Merriott, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mitchell

Head

Married

40

1841

Merriott, Somerset, England

Eliza

Mitchell

Wife

Married

41

1840

Merriott, Somerset, England

William

Mitchell

Son

Single

14

1867

Merriott, Somerset, England

Henry

Mitchell

Son

Single

11

1870

Merriott, Somerset, England

Robert

Mitchell

Son

Single

8

1873

Merriott, Somerset, England

Joseph

Mitchell

Son

Single

4

1877

Merriott, Somerset, England

Richard

Mitchell

Son

Single

2

1879

Merriott, Somerset, England

Mary

Sweet

Step Mother

Widow

80

1801

Merriott, Somerset, England

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