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Household of John Mitchell (born 1849, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, Lancashire, 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 1849 in Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Deborah Mitchell, born in 1853 in Twelveheads, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; William J (born 1869 in Bissoe, Cornwall, England), Richard F (born 1873 in Bethel, Caernarvonshire, Wales), Jane (born 1877 in Lancashire, England), Thomas Hy (born 1879 in Lancashire, England) and Benjamin (born 1881 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, John Paull, born in 1861 in Redruth, Cornwall, England.


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John Mitchell's household

Male

John

Mitchell

Head
Female

Deborah

Mitchell

Wife
Male

William J

Mitchell

Son
Male

Richard F

Mitchell

Son
Female

Jane

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

Thomas Hy

Mitchell

Son
Male

Benjamin

Mitchell

Son
Male

John

Paull

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Mitchell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mitchell

Head

Married

32

1849

Cornwall, England

Deborah

Mitchell

Wife

Married

28

1853

Twelveheads, Cornwall, England

William J

Mitchell

Son

Single

12

1869

Bissoe, Cornwall, England

Richard F

Mitchell

Son

Single

8

1873

Bethel, Caernarvonshire, Wales

Jane

Mitchell

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lancashire, England

Thomas Hy

Mitchell

Son

Single

2

1879

Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Mitchell

Son

Single

0

1881

Lancashire, England

John

Paull

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Redruth, Cornwall, England

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