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Household of John Mitchell (born 1847)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mitchell, born in 1847 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Mitchell, born in 1847 in Cumberland, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1870 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Jennette (born 1871 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1873 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), James (born 1875 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Ellen (born 1877 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), William (born 1879 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Rachel (born 1881 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, David Burgess, born in 1863 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England.


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John Mitchell's household

Male

John

Mitchell

Head
Female

Mary

Mitchell

Wife
Male

John

Mitchell

Son
Female

Jennette

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Mary

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

James

Mitchell

Son
Female

Ellen

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

William

Mitchell

Son
Female

Rachel

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

David

Burgess

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mitchell

Head

Married

34

1847

Scotland

Mary

Mitchell

Wife

Married

34

1847

Cumberland, England

John

Mitchell

Son

Single

11

1870

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Jennette

Mitchell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Mary

Mitchell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

James

Mitchell

Son

Single

6

1875

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Mitchell

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

William

Mitchell

Son

Single

2

1879

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Rachel

Mitchell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

David

Burgess

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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